Gav's EV Conversion 1 - Towing the Donor Car

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The journey to convert an old gas car to electric starts here!

I'm getting sick of paying for gas so I decided to do something about it.

I'm not much of a mechanic but after doing casual research for some time, I decided I could convert a car to run on electricity by myself.
No gas/hybrid oil-burning nonsense - just pure electric all the way!

Follow me through the exciting changeover from gas to electric through these videos.
It's going to be many many months before the car is converted, so get comfortable.

EV's are quite uncommon in NZ, in fact I know of only two in the entire country. I'm looking forward to being the third.

The first step was to purchase a donor car. I found a 1987 Mitsubishi Tredia with a seized engine but otherwise in good condition for $180. After towing it home, we then had to figure out a way to get it up the drive and into the garage to begin removing the planet-killer bits under the bonnet.

In the next video we start taking it apart...

I can't wait to get that "EV Smile" that electric car owners talk about so much.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Electric
• Car
• Vehicle
• Conversion
• Gas
• New
• Plymouth
• Zealand
• Tow
• Mitsubishi
• Tredia

[athlonz2007]

ahah if we convert a car in quebec it will be 100% ecologic because there is i think like 1 coal power thing and all the rest are hydroelectric so :) i would like to convert but llol i dont have a car

[cant7think7clearly]

Good for you! We're quite similar down here.

70% of New Zealand's electricity is generated by renewable resources which is great! It makes EVs a very clean option in NZ.

[DeLorean4]

About ten years ago I had my mother (driving a Volvo 240 Stationwagon) tow my Father's 1987 Volvo 740 Turbo Sedan. We almost crashed into a car.

Oh yeah... and a ditch, all at the same time.

[cant7think7clearly]

Yeah I was a bit worried about that myself. Explaining to the insurance company that I ran up the back of my own car would have been interesting...

[zagyex]

Your gilfriend (?) sounds if she was Hungarian : ).

[MPaulHolmes]

I learned a lot from your videos! I'm going to do the same!!!!!  Thank you.

[stonerace19]

Yep, them chicks from the East will stand behind ya!

[ahyi99]

what enjin?

[zeblezeb]

or maybe french ?

[28killers]

dude u are sooo tight....i want to convert my 240sx into full electric but without the tranny. i stole the idea from matt grams electric car...not on purpose though, i always wanted something different

[CA3B20A3G]

lol the guy in the mitsi should of stuck it in first gear & held the clutch in, then once yous got up to speed, he should of let the clutch out to see if the motor would unsieze or the wheels lock up lol. or break something in the drive train

[GentleManSteve65]

I downloaded all your Videos and joined them together into one big file and watched it. Here in the USA we have single Solar cell to charge a Car batter. Have you ever thought about making a solar charging station with single solar cells and putting them together like you did the batter chargers to charge the car by sunlight as well?

[ronthereddragon]

damn that was a hell of a ride for thatcar if you have one that works why you need two if i may ask?