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new guy thinking about building an EV.
A few years ago I read an article about a guy that built an electric truck with a bed full of batteries. I thought the idea was great but I was over it as fast as I read the article. Now just the other day I somehow stumbled upon this site and started reading about all of your EV conversions. I was shocked to find a lot of you doing these conversions on such small budgets. This also got me to thinking. I have a 93 Honda accord manual transmission DX which has manual seats, mirrors, locks and Windows. Weighs in at just over 2700 pounds. This car has 268,000 miles in it and is now in need of an engine replacement (which I have already). I know this isn't the ideal car to do this EV conversion to but it is what I have to work with at the moment and would love to do this. No, I'm now determined to do this! It will mostly be a dedicated drive to work car. I live in southern Pennsylvania and my commute to work is 25 miles each way with some hills.
I'm good with cars but a lot of your electrical terms have me completely lost. I can fabricate anything needed and put everything together but will need help knowing what parts to use. I would love to hear some of your suggestions on what route to go here. What I have in mind us a basic cheaper setup that will work for my needs to start with and then over a coupme years time upgrade to better equipment.
If this is a success for me, I'm sure we will then put together an EV for my dad and a few friends with shorter commuted also.
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