Instructables: exploring - stepbystep - workshop - electric-vehicles - car - popular http://www.instructables.com Sun, 19 May 2013 04:41:08 PDT BLOX v1.01 Homemade 100 HP Motor Controller for an Electric Car http://www.instructables.com/id/Homemade-100-HP-Motor-Controller-for-an-Electric-C/
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DIY Plug-In Hybrid Car http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Plug-In-Hybrid-Car/
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Build your own Electric Car! http://www.instructables.com/id/Build-your-own-Electric-Car/
Build your own Electric Car! - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FA2/Y1O3/FNFPUAD6/FA2Y1O3FNFPUAD6.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FA2/Y1O3/FNFPUAD6/FA2Y1O3FNFPUAD6.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FA2/Y1O3/FNFPUAD6/FA2Y1O3FNFPUAD6.SMALL.jpg bennelson The "Electro-Metro" Project. Can't afford a Nissan Leaf? No Problem! Build a cheap electric car yourself by removing the the car engine, replacing it with a forklift motor, and adding batteries. I have plenty of videos about this project at: http://www.youtube.com/user/BenjaminNelson and 300MPG.o...
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