I want to Build / Convert an Electric Car - The Dream Begins

OK, so I am all hepped up on this dream of building an electric car.

I am not an engineer. I am not a mechanic. I am very possibly in over my head.

I need a place to gather and store my research as I go, seeing as I truely don't know what I am doing. (I like to think I'm a pretty smart guy, but that remains to be seen.) A blog seemed like a good place to do so, as it may attract folks to help me out

Gas is at an average of $4.25 today in Las Vegas. Who wouldn't want an electric car, huh?

Again, I am at the tip of my research. Let's talk about some of the things I want to accomplish...

• Four Passenger Vehicle


• Range of 50 miles per charge


• Top Speed of 65


• $10,000 all inclusive budget


• I really want to do a Ford Bronco II

Lofty goals? At this point I am unsure.

What I do know is that my current vehicle averages 17.6 miles per gallon and as an 18 gallon tank- That's 316.8 miles for about $76. If I used a tank of gas per week, that's 45 miles per day - about what I'm looking for in an EV. If I'm correct - thats about $4000/ year - just in gasoline. Never mind all of the other maintenence/repairs in an older gas engine.

Ford Bronco II photo courtesy of The Ranger Station