Start Here: Convert It! by Michael P. Brown

Upon the recommendation of many other EV (Electric Vehicle) websites and blogs, I purchased theis book - Convert It! by Michael P. Brown with Shari Prange.

Thank you!

It is easy to see why this is the book to start with. A very straight forward 125 or so page. Just what I needed at this stage of the game.

The subtitle is "A Step-by-Step Manual for Converting an Internal Combustion Vehicle to Electric Power" ... (somehow I didn't notice this when I was shopping)...and that is exactly how what it is!

From the removal of the original gas engine, to maintaining your electric vehicle ... its all there.



I started out trying to read it cover to cover ... but I got so excited that I began skipping around ... batteries, suspension, wiring .. etc. I will soon settle down and read it from one end to the other.

I was initially concerned that the info would be outdated - as it was originally published in 1989, and my copy was published in 1993 - but it is all there. The one thing I believe to be different is the the fact that over the past 15 years parts have become more readily available and very possibly cheaper.

Get it. Get Started. Enjoy!

This is exciting. Very, very exciting.

Electric Car Conversion - Where to Begin ... Books

Electric Car Conversion Books

OK, I have been hopping around from site to blog trying to get my head around this whole electric car conversion thing. Due to the homegrown, grassroots nature of the electric car movement there are some really great sites out there, with a lot of information.

Which, for a guy like me, just make the process that much more confusing. I need an overview, then some really great specifics.

Looks like I need a book or 2 ... or 10.

Of course, the one book I saw that I really wanted won't be published until October. Not a whole lot of help there, but considering how "green" I am I'm thinking almost any book will do.

Oddly, many of the (what seem to be, anyway) most popular books on the subject are over 15 years old. Part of me feels that they will be somewhat outdated due to the pace at which technology moves ... the other part of me knows that any information I can get my hands on at this point will helpful.

Below are a handful of the books I keep coming across in my search. Has anyone out there read them? Any reviews? Does anyone out there who has done a home conversion have anything that they can recommend? Please.