If you are an electric car enthusiast, you will be considering retrofitting your gasoline driven gas car into an electric vehicle on your own. Before you do so, it is recommended for you to get some electric vehicle plans. You do not want to start a DIY electric conversion project without a road map. Generally, an electric vehicle blueprint will show you the entire electric connection diagram.
In an electric car retrofitting process, what we are doing is to remove the internal combustion engine and all its associated components such as gas tank, radiator, fuel pump and fuel distribution lines and replacing them with a DC electric motor and batteries. You will need a minimum of 20 batteries to supply the power needed for the electric motor. The existing drive train such as the transmission, clutch system and drive shaft can still be utilized. One thing you have to figure out is how to place all the batteries pack. Most probably you have to construct a custom metal rack to hold the batteries in place.
An electric car with a full charge is capable of traveling about 150 miles. The actual mileage will depend on the weight of the car, the driving condition, the speed of the car and also the condition of the batteries. If you were to install more batteries, you would extend the mileage of the electric vehicle. However, additional batteries will add more dead weight on the car thus affecting its breaking and steering system. It is a good idea to go for a balanced system.
If you are not familiar with automotive engineering, all the information above may not make any sense to you. In this case, if you still want to enjoy the benefits of an electric car, you can send it to a mechanic to be retrofitted. What you should do is to understand some basic knowledge of the conversion process. This is to safeguard you from being charge for unnecessary parts and work done. There are many electric car conversion guides that you can purchase from the internet.