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I have a wonderful project truck that I’m just tearing into. I was hoping to maybe get it stated and back down the road as she was in her glory days, but that is looking less and less likely as I peel back the layers of time that have assaulted her. So I figure if I have to do a heart...

I have the dream of building an electric powered cafe racer bike. I´m completely a noob in the EV theme but I´m passionate about completing my dream and I was trying to get suggestions for batteries and motors. I want to have at least a range of 100 km or 62 miles and a top speed of about 80...

​Hi, DIY Electric Forums, My name is Jamie, I'm a high school junior from Colorado, and I'd like to do my first electric car conversion at the end of this summer. However, it's a really huge project, and I'll likely need some advice, as well as some experienced people to check my planning...

Hey, guys! I don't know much about auto mechanics but I'm pretty passionate about not paying sales tax on gas (agorist)! I'm hoping to get about a fifty mile range, just enough to get around town. As far as performance goes, I'm not too concerned with acceleration or crazy 'muscle' specs. I...

My skill level: Noob with cars, great with bicycles. Range:200+miles Performance: similar to toyota Camry: fairly gutless but still reasonable. $10k Parts Considered: Generator: I read that "A figure of around 35kw/1000kg has been proven to be adequate for safe highway overtaking and hill...

I've been wanting to take on a new automotive project and I am leaning toward doing an EV conversion for a full size 4-door 4 wheel drive pickup. Once built, the plan it to make it my daily driver to/from work and for errands around town. Once I have the kinks out and feel confident, I'll take...

Hi folks, Well, I'm going to take the plunge! I've run the numbers and an EV makes all the sense in the world. I live 3 miles from work an EV will satisfy 95% of my driving needs. I also have the advantage of working for a battery company and can get a really good price on deep cycle...