Monday, June 7, 2010

Understanding How Electric Car Conversion Kits Work

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Electric car conversion kits have become quite popular nowadays. Many people are turning to these kits in order to save money. Oil prices are continuously increasing and eventually, our oil reserves will run out. People are also considering the effects of carbon emission on the environment as well and cars are considered the number one contributors to the rising level of carbon in our atmosphere. This will further aggravate global warming. The recent global economic meltdown has also pushed people to switch to electric cars to save money.

There are two types of conversion kits. The first one involves the replacement of the gas engine with an electric drive system. The second type involves installing the same electric drive system without removing the gas engine completely. All electric conversion kits always come with a control mechanism, a battery, and an electric motor. These batteries can either be charged using the present gas engine or you can always plug it into a wall outlet.

A number of people still believe that electric cars are not efficient and are very slow. They also believe that it would be bad for their car's mechanism to run on electricity. These beliefs are not up to date and are not really true. In fact, electric cars are very efficient and clean. They also come with very good cruising speed and can save you a lot of time and money. These benefits are now all possible because of recent advances in electric car technology.

The greatest advantage of electric cars is that you can considerably reduce your fuel cost and even bring it to as low as zero. By using these electric car kits, you are able to do your part in helping the environment. If you install the electric car system without removing your gas engine, then you will have best of both worlds. For example, when you do run out of gas, you can always shift to your electric drive system until your reach the next fuel station or vice versa when you run out of electricity.

However, there is one thing to remember when installing these electric car kits. Before you are going to start this venture, you must ensure that you have sufficient mechanical skills and knowledge. Obviously, you will need to know which parts to remove and which not to remove, especially if you are replacing the entire gas engine. If you do not have the knowledge and skill, then you can always ask help from a relative or friend who do have mechanical skills and understand how electric car conversion kits work.

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