The second edition of Build Your Own Electric Vehicle is an updated version of the original book by Bob Brant. While it covers such things as environment, politics and history, most importantly, the book covers the information you need to start an electric car project. I'd recommend that you read this before you start your conversion, then use it as a reference book when you go shopping for components. It brings you up to date on the many improvements that have been made in EV technology over the past decade. The information is both general and specific, and some is already outdated. There is plenty of math to help you to understand the reasons for the different options and decisions that need to be made, but if you do not need that form of understanding, the book gives a summary after each section of the best choices. This book will guide you through the EV building process, whether doing it yourself, if you have the mechanical skills, or knowing what should be done if someone else will be doing the job.
If only I had this book 29 years ago !!
John
