Changing a car into an EV

[onthecuttingedge2005]

Then I guess I feel better.

Thanks d3
Jerry

[z.monkey]

Converting a fossil fuel vehicle to EV is not that difficult.  In this months design News Magazine there is an article about drag racers going electric.

http://www.designnews.com/article/277418-Drag_Racing_Goes_Electric.php

Plasma Boy Racing, White Zombie Dragster...
http://www.plasmaboyracing.com/whitezombie.php

Blue Meanie Dragster...
http://www.plasmaboyracing.com/bluemeanie.php

I am getting started on my EV transport by buying an old golf cart.  Then I'll build it into a streetable machine over time.  The real crux of a reliable EV transport is keeping the batteries (or supercap arrays) charged.  I figure this is where an electrical free energy generator comes into play.  Most of the EV transport is pretty mundane stuff, but the magic happens when we keep it going with free energy...

[TheOne]

they are some video about it on youtube, the EV drag car beat all the others!

[FreqShift]

These guys have the answer to the layman electric car:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcqeQFgPs5o

They made an electric Jeep that uses  20,  6v golf cart batteries.

Then, they keep the batteries charged, while driving, with a 17500 watt generator that uses 90% hydrogen / 10% gasoline.

They claim the generator efficiency goes up 300% using the 90% hydrogen.

The electric Jeep normally gets 50 miles per charge, but with the hybrid generator attached, the Jeep can go 1200 miles using ten gallons of gasoline.

This is exciting stuff !!!

These guys are selling these systems NOW !

They will also convert ANY generator you 'drop ship' to them to the hybrid hydrogen system for $1500 -- so long as the generator can output at least 30 amps to jump start the hydrogen system.

I found 'many' brand new 10000 watt generators for around $800  (search google shopping)

Now, I found that many people are easily converting their gas cars to electric at this website:

  http://www.evalbum.com/

Here is a question for smarter people than me:

Why did the guys who made the electric Jeep put batteries in the Jeep?

This adds expense and extra weight to the Jeep.

  If the generator is keeping the 20 golf cart batteries topped off with charge all the time, then the Jeep's electric motor must be using somewhere around 15000-17000 watts power when running.  (small electric cars use around 5000-10000 watts)

Why not just use the generator to directly power the Jeep?

Is there a reason why they keep the batteries?

Diesel electric Train engines are setup this way, without batteries. So how is the Train industry doing it?

[IotaYodi]

Diesel electric Train engines are setup this way, without batteries

Actually they do. Its for starting the engine. The generator then keeps the batterys charged as well as supplying electricity to the rest of the train. Locomotives usually are not shut down except for maintenance. The diesel generator is what supplys the electric power for lighting,Ac ,heating and refrigeration.

Why not just use the generator to directly power the Jeep?

This is a load factor. Charging batterys uses less amps. The more amps used the more fuel is used up. You would quickly use up a normal battery system with the amount of weight a vehicle weighs. The hydrogen conversion on a gasoline generator may work if the generator is built tough enough. The longevity of the generator would be key to feasibility.