Regardless of what anybody tells you it is possible to build your own electric car. I\'m going to outline the basic steps that are needed so that you have a basic understanding on how to build your own electric car. If you\'re thinking that it\'s going to be too hard and you won\'t be able to do it that\'s untrue. As long as you have some basic DIY skills and can hold a screwdriver you\'ll be...
I find it quite funny that the price of oil is almost near the price it was over 4 years ago. If I remember correctly we were paying quite a bit less for gasoline as well. What they are telling us is that it now takes quite a bit more money to produce gasoline so we won\'t be paying lower prices ever again.
That\'s why I did a gas to electric car conversion. I was a little bit scared at...
So you\'re looking to convert your truck to electric. The good news is that it\'s quite a bit easier for you. Doing an electric car conversion means you\'re limited by how many batteries you can fit inside the hood or in the trunk. With a truck it\'s much easier because you can stick a bunch of batteries into the bed of the truck and still have quite a bit of storage space. In addition, you can...
With the current rise in energy prices and people looking to save money living off the grid has become a popular alternative. The current recession does offer us some relief, but this is only temporary and at most can only last a year or two. When the economy is back under control energy prices are going to go higher than we\'ve ever seen them go. Now is the time to think about living off the...
With gas prices still skyrocketing through the roof, and projections for gas prices to only go further up many people are looking to convert their gas car to electric. I know that gas prices have fallen recently due to the recession, but this is really only a temporary state for gas prices... once everything settles down again they\'re going to skyrocket once again. The great thing about an...
That\'s right, it\'s easier than you think to start living off the grid. For example, it used to cost well over $50,000 to put solar panels on your house, but now that cost is down to around $10,000. This is partly due to new technologies making the manufacturing process cheaper and higher production also decreases the cost. If you\'re really brave you can build your own solar panels for about...
Many people are now looking to do their own electric vehicle conversions because they have now learned that they\'re not as hard as they thought and they\'re quite a bit cheaper than buying an electric car. The great thing about doing an electric vehicle conversion is that no one will know you\'re driving an electric car unless they listen really closely.
You will also be able to brag to...
After 16 years of living off the grid I now have a wealth of information to share with you. After a lot of writing about different topics I realized I don\'t have a tips and tricks for living off the grid. These are just some basic tips that will help you achieve your dream. If you keep them in mind while you are trying to make the switch I\'m sure you will succeed.
The biggest tip I can...
The heart of any electric car conversion is the batteries. Without the batteries your car or truck isn\'t going to go anywhere.
It\'s important to find the right kind of batteries though. You are going to need a type of battery called a deep cycle battery. What this means is that the battery is designed to be discharged almost completely and it will continue to hold charge when you recharge...
Now that living off the grid is such a hot topic with todays energy prices more and more people are asking me questions about how they too can live off the grid.
My story begins 16 years ago when my parents decided they wanted to get out of the day to day grind that many people experience. I admit I was very excited about the idea of moving and building all of our own stuff as this is...
