I got to chatting to a guy a litle while ago and we ended up discussing EV conversions....(Of course...doesn't everyone?) He was pretty excited about the idea and especialy the fact that you could buy the required parts off the shelf. I directed him to this site saying
" everything you need to know is on there or there is someone to ask"
I ran into him today and he said "bugger that!...Have to be a rocket scientist to work it out!"
" I had a good look at that site and couldn't understand HALF of it! I'll wait till it's a bit easier"
Now I ask PLEASE read this post before replying..It is meant to be complimentary NOT derogotory!
The level of knowledge amongst the members of this forum is staggering. It is thanks to you guys and those like you around the world that EV conversions of the calibre we have now are even possible. The only problem I see is that newbies looking at this site are bewildered by all the techno-talk and maybe turned off by it. I have fallen victim to this in a small way by thinking my EV bike was going to cost me over 10 grand! It dawned on me recently that ...I don't need to have the latest and greatest "GA12345 batteries coupled to a busted aholetwist with a titanium dooviwhatisit" to have an EV bike...It can be done with dodgy flooded lead and a DC starter motor! Any improvement on that is all good! ( before you say it..I know it wouldn't work)
You guys have been there and done it....Made your mistakes and had your wins...Your experience in invaluable to those just getting into it.
The problem as I see it is that newbies reading these posts might get scared off! I know the tech talk scares the be-geezus outa me!
What I would like to propose is a "Newbie section" Maybe all the guys on here with the experience could each nut out an entry level conversion for "x" car and "x" bike and post it., If people want to improve on them they can delve into the rest of the forum and take their chances

The results could be collated into a list of conversion options...I know each conversion is as different as the cars and the individual doing it but surely we could come up with some generic stff we can all agree on?
So what do you think guys??? Maybe our esteemed administrators could make a new heading to put everyones posts under or sort them into something useable?
Asbestos jacket on ...ready for a flaming
