Here's a brief introduction to our project - Oli and I keep looking to the left because that's the way we're politically inclined. Also, the car is to the left of us and we looked at it to work out what to say.
We are converting an old Daihatsu Handivan to electric in an attempt to prove that electric vehicles (EV's) are an affordable, viable solution to urban commuting.
Like we mention in the video, none of us have even worked on a car before.
Our budget is $1000 for the build. We have spent $400 so far on the car and motor, but plan to make some of this back by selling off the engine, fuel tank and exhaust for scrap metal.
Our next task is to recondition the electric motor and mount it to the existing drivetrain of the car. Then we need to find batteries. Then we need to get an engineers certificate to say the car is safe to drive. Then we need to fork out around $700 to have the car registered.
It won't be super quick or easy, but things have gone smoothly enough so far, and we're optimistic that it's going to work.
Stay tuned for our next video: Us tearing the internal combustion engine out of the car.
We are located in Melbourne Australia. If you would like to know more or can offer any help please get in touch.
