Build Your Own Electric Car, Part 1

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Build Your Own Electric Car: Cheap, part 1, as presented by Ben Nelson at the Mother Earth News Fair, Sept. 25, 2010.
Nelson shows how you can build your own car on a small budget with no background in electronics or engineering.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Mother Earth Fair
• Mother Earth News
• Ben Nelson
• Electric Car
• Geo Metro
• Electro-Metro
• DIY
• How To

[ETsonggalaxy]

The video shows a guy talking and talking , NO action with illustration , or demos STEP by STEP to build an electric car. POOR video caz talking is NOT enough

[BenjaminNelson]

@ETsonggalaxy

This is a video of a lecture. Please look at other videos on this youtube channel for many "hands-on" videos.

[spedshift]

How do I find out how to build one

[BenjaminNelson]

@spedshift

One way is to go to 300MPG.org and purchase a copy of the instructional video, BUILD YOUR OWN ELECTRIC CAR.

[MrIpodcollector]

im 16 and want to convert a car to electric but my dad says its a waste of money so how much would it be to convert a car?

[BenjaminNelson]

@MrIpodcollector

That's a bit like asking how much a house costs.... It depends.

I built my own simple electric car for about $1300 total. You can easily spend lots of money on an electric car, but it you put in the work yourself, and make use of used and homebuilt parts, it can be done on not too large of a budget.

[bigdotof]

This is great! I have an old geo metro that I want to convert

[BenjaminNelson]

@shithustler420

I've looked at the statistics on my YouTube videos. The biggest single segment of viewer is 55 year old Males.

I think that that age still has a bit of the earlier spirit of DIY and hands-on repairs. Cars now seem to be all computer controlled. The electric car conversions seem to appeal to guys who come from the age of carburators and points.

[BenjaminNelson]

@DHMIII

I designed the BUILD YOUR OWN ELECTRIC CAR: CHEAP DVD as an intro for people who don't know where to start. You can find that at 300MPG dot org

Also, check out books on EV conversion at your local library. There are quite a few good ones out there right now.

[DHMIII]

Ben, this truly inspired me!!! Looking for garage space to rent right now, craigslist has a couple of non-running cars, electronic warehouse for dc motor nearby, going to order the controller from the link you recommended... My main issue, I have nooo idea what i'm doing or where to find the expertise to help me pull the engine [and other stuff i need to keep] and a machinist to help me with the coupler and mounting plate. But I am soooo ready to do this.. not giving up.