Most people nowadays are considering doing an electric car motor conversion because of the undeniably continuous oil price hikes that we are faced with. Aside from the rising fuel prices, fossil fuels are beginning to become depleted and our environment is also slowly deteriorating due to massive carbon emissions from cars which contribute to global warming.
Electric cars are different from gasoline-powered vehicles in terms of their sources of power. Gasoline-powered vehicles, from the name itself, are powered by gasoline. These conventional vehicles have a gasoline engine which is replaced by an electric motor in electric cars. The electric motor is perhaps the single most important part of the electric car. There are principally two main types of motors for the electric car conversion – the AC and the DC conversion systems.
The basic electric car conversion kit comes with a motor, a battery, and a control mechanism. The batteries can be charged using the energy generated by the original engine of the car or by plugging the car in a separate wall outlet.
The idea of retrofitting your existing car to run on electricity is quite a simple process, which involves the removal of the internal combustion engine in order for it to be replaced with an electric motor. Since the engine is gone, all the connecting or associated components such as the gas tank, fuel lines, radiator, fuel pump, and exhaust pipe are to be removed as well. The motor is connected directly to the existing transmission unit. A series of deep cycle batteries are used to power the electric motor. To supply sufficient power to the motor, ten to fifteen units of lead acid batteries may be necessary.
Performing an electric car motor conversion is not that difficult. You can always refer to electric car kits to give you the correct procedures and complete electric car conversion instructions.
Because of the growing environmental concerns, continuously increasing oil prices, and impending shortage of conventional fuels, people have been looking for alternative sources of energy. For some people, especially for those who are well-off, it may be easy to buy brand new hybrid or electric cars. But for the majority who cannot afford to do so or even those who do not want to do so, there is a way for them to keep their present car while still drawing the benefits of an electric vehicle. This, of course, is done by using gas to electric cars conversion kits.
There are some people who think that electric car kits are not very efficient. They even think that they adversely affect your present car’s mechanism. However, the truth is in fact the opposite – they are very efficient. The continuing advancements in conversion kit technologies allows for more benefits or advantages in using these kits.
Cars which are fitted with electric car kits deliver speeds that are at par with most non-electric and standard electric cars. There is no reason to believe that these cars are very slow. They come with very good cruising speeds, which can save you a lot of time and money.
The major advantage of using electric cars is that they not only significantly reduce your fuel costs, but they also provide a totally pollution-free driving experience. As we all know, one of the major contributors to the rising level of carbon in the atmosphere is carbon emission from cars, which aggravates global warming. There is just clean emission coming out from electric cars, contributing to zero smog. You can drive your electric car with ease and comfort, confident that you are not causing the environment any harm.
Electric cars are environment-friendly means of transportation that are very worthy of investing in.
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“Who Killed The Electric Car?” explores the creation, limited commercialization, and subsequent destruction of the battery electric vehicle in the United States, specifically the General Motors EV1 of the 1990s. The film explores the roles of automobile manufacturers, the oil industry, the US government, the Californian government, batteries, hydrogen vehicles, and consumers in limiting the development and adoption of this technology.
A lot of Energy is lost, with each conversion. I mean that the more steps you take, then the more energy will be needed to drive the conversion process? Also producing more CO2. This link has (plausible, alarming)FIGURES for waste at each step. His idea: producing fuel oil by reacting hydrogen with coal (hydrocracking) would be much less wasteful, than liquifying the hydrogen, and using it as a fuel. Or converting it to electricity , and charging electric cars with it.
http://www.recoverybydiscovery.com/hydrogen.htm
Compressed air might be more practical than batteries, since the volume increases faster than the weght. The article doesn't discuss the energy lost compressing air, I think it'd be at least as much as charging a battery. but the tank wouldn't cost as much ,wear out as fast, be so affected by cold, and not a toxic mess.
The article discusses using waste heat from an electricity – generating power plant, to increase hydrogen electrolisis efficiency to 50%. also, the waste heat would be a big saving on the "hydrocracking" process.
The alternative to finding a practical method of powering our civilisation is to wait for most people to die, and then there will be enough land for the remainder to become subsistence farmers. It seems obvious to me that hydrogen and batteries will never be practical. the article explains it well.
i agree about drilling ANWR, and using nuclear power. Imagine the oil that the navy has saved, with nuclear powered ships. Those nuclear aircraft carriers only need to refueled once in their lifetime. I disagree about the CO2 hazards, and think it'd be a real shame to let AGW, or the fantasy of hydrogen fuel distract us.
“Who Killed The Electric Car?” explores the creation, limited commercialization, and subsequent destruction of the battery electric vehicle in the United States, specifically the General Motors EV1 of the 1990s. The film explores the roles of automobile manufacturers, the oil industry, the US government, the Californian government, batteries, hydrogen vehicles, and consumers in limiting the development and adoption of this technology.
Hi, my name is Ken Davis. I grew up working on cars, and have always been comfortable under the hood. I also care about the environment, and was searching for some way I could do my part to help fight global warming. Saving some money on my gas bill wouldn't hurt either. A friend suggested I take a look at converting one of my cars to run on electricity, and gave me some tips about how to get started. I put together this blog to share my experience.
