| Have you thought about converting your car to run | | | | all the parts - including the batteries - to convert a |
| on electricity? A lot of people are doing it. If you are | | | | car can be found locally for a very low cost and |
| one of them you may have come across some of | | | | sometimes even for free. The time and effort spent |
| the many electric car conversion kits being sold | | | | locating parts is easily paid for by the cost savings. |
| on-line by various retail outlets. Before you buy one | | | | Electric motors are very durable. A reconditioned |
| though, you should know about a much cheaper | | | | motor will outlive any car you put it in. Why buy a |
| alternative that is just as reliable. | | | | new one for 10 times the cost? The same is true for |
| Kits work fine. The parts are all new and the | | | | batteries. Reconditioned deep cycle batteries will last |
| instructions provided by the seller are usually | | | | a long time and you might be surprised how easy |
| adequate to complete yourself. Kits are very | | | | they are to find. |
| expensive though. Consumers will spend about | | | | Either way you go on this project, the work you |
| $7,000 on average for a kit powerful enough to run | | | | have to do is pretty much the same for both |
| a small car. They will also spend another $1000 for | | | | methods. A kit car and a DIY car both go together |
| batteries, which aren't included in the kit. | | | | the same way so the extra money you spend on a |
| Now what if you could convert the same car for | | | | kit isn't going to buy you any time or convenience. |
| under $500? You can get the same power and range | | | | Check out our recommended DIY electric car guide |
| for a little over 5% of what you would spend on a | | | | and see if it won't save you a lot of money on your |
| kit project with no additional work. | | | | conversion project. |
| If you know where to look and what to search for, | | | | |