http://ecomodder.com/blog/3-dirt-cheap-diy-electric-cars-part-25/ Wrench smart - driver smarter - save fuel Tue, 22 May 2012 13:00:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://ecomodder.com/blog/3-dirt-cheap-diy-electric-cars-part-25/comment-page-1/#comment-3968 William McCracken Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:52:04 +0000 http://ecomodder.com/blog/?p=646#comment-3968 I have no doubt a car could be built for cheap when the materials for it are donated/given away. However, small expenses add up fast and sometimes ya just gotta buy retail. I would urge anyone who wants to convert an EV to take on a smaller project first. Perhaps take an introductory automotive course or convert a motorcycle. That way, experience can be gained and tools collected to make a full size EV project more likely to succeed. I have no doubt a car could be built for cheap when the materials for it are donated/given away. However, small expenses add up fast and sometimes ya just gotta buy retail. I would urge anyone who wants to convert an EV to take on a smaller project first. Perhaps take an introductory automotive course or convert a motorcycle. That way, experience can be gained and tools collected to make a full size EV project more likely to succeed.

]]> http://ecomodder.com/blog/3-dirt-cheap-diy-electric-cars-part-25/comment-page-1/#comment-3912 Speeding in a DIY Electric Car? No Biggie! | Hypermiling, Fuel Economy, and EcoModding News - EcoModder.com Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:57:42 +0000 http://ecomodder.com/blog/?p=646#comment-3912 [...] you’ve read the EcoModder blog for a while, you’ve definitely seen Ben Nelson’s Electro-Metro as well as some of his other projects. If you’ve been on the forum, you’ve definitely [...] [...] you’ve read the EcoModder blog for a while, you’ve definitely seen Ben Nelson’s Electro-Metro as well as some of his other projects. If you’ve been on the forum, you’ve definitely [...]

]]> http://ecomodder.com/blog/3-dirt-cheap-diy-electric-cars-part-25/comment-page-1/#comment-3612 Kevin Sat, 06 Dec 2008 16:38:16 +0000 http://ecomodder.com/blog/?p=646#comment-3612 The batteries do not release carcinogenic vapors. I worry about science education in this country. Unless you have some pretty strange body chemistry, a little bit of hydrogen isn't going to hurt you. In fact, sealing lead acid batteries inside a trunk would be a very bad idea. The hydrogen could build up, highly flammable hydrogen. The batteries do not release carcinogenic vapors. I worry about science education in this country. Unless you have some pretty strange body chemistry, a little bit of hydrogen isn’t going to hurt you. In fact, sealing lead acid batteries inside a trunk would be a very bad idea. The hydrogen could build up, highly flammable hydrogen.

]]> http://ecomodder.com/blog/3-dirt-cheap-diy-electric-cars-part-25/comment-page-1/#comment-3606 noyfb Sat, 06 Dec 2008 10:48:41 +0000 http://ecomodder.com/blog/?p=646#comment-3606 The batteries for these cars need to be in a compartment sealed away from the passenger compartment. Batteries put off toxic vapor that will cause cancer over a few years of constant breathing. Trunks are not sealed either. Get some bondo and glue and paint and seal those trunks up , then ventilate them from underneath. You should even put a small computer fan in there to help it. The batteries for these cars need to be in a compartment sealed away from the passenger compartment. Batteries put off toxic vapor that will cause cancer over a few years of constant breathing. Trunks are not sealed either. Get some bondo and glue and paint and seal those trunks up , then ventilate them from underneath. You should even put a small computer fan in there to help it.

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