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DIY Hybrid Car
Robert Q. Riley Enterprises, LLC The Robert Q. Riley Enterprises, LLC. is a product design and development consultancy, which specializes in transportation products. The official website for the company has several resources available for wanting a DIY project with a hybrid car conversion, including a discussion forum. The website also has a download section with free software and plans. The site also provides technical and how-to information on intellectual property, one-off construction techniques, automotive design, and alternative energy technologies. Convert It! by Michael Brown This book is not about hybrid cars, but rather about doing an gasoline car to electric car conversion. The book was first published in 1989 but has been updated in 1990, and later in 1993. This book aims to be a step-by-step book for converting your car to battery power. The book includes component selection, wiring techniques, advice on battery boxes, and so on advice about doing the work. Available from major booksellers such as amazon.com. Build Your Own Electric Vehicle by Bob Brant This book is also about converting a gas-powered car to electric vehicle. The book is an illustrated guide that explains step by step how to build an inexpensive EV from a kit or convert an existing internal combustion engine. The book also contains a history of electric vehicles, written in 1993. The book also goes into details in giving descriptions of each EV components: motor, drive train, controllers, power supplies, chargers, and chassis, and how to put them all together to make a working vehicle.
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