on my birthday this year 2006, i decided to become environmental friendly. i want to contribute in my own little way to preserve this fragile earth we live in, that has given so much to us more than being just a passive host location
during my last trip home to cebu, i couldnt secure a service car. so happily settled to use the electric bike of my sister ed.
what a surprise! it was fun to use. quiet. vibration free. smoke free. and best of all did not require fueling up!
i just had to make sure it was connected to the charger every night.
but the dust and the smog in my small city always caused allergic cough.
ohhhh! its like being a fish in an aquarium without a filtering system. really. we pollute the very same air we breathe. i hate the thought. but this is what i have been doing together with millions of other conventional ICE internal combustion motorists.
so i decided i will find or build my own electric car.
perhaps this is the reason why i got into my course of electro mechanics in hi school and college.
i have searched the internet for the current designs and would like to build an electric car that looks like the one in the posted pix.
and as if by chance, i found out that a relative of mine is into marketing and co-manufacturing electric bikes!
they make the designs and have these developed and manufactured in china where it is much cheaper.
lo and behold, i have access to technical support, as well as possible parts.
i am now considering to use the in wheel motor which will eliminate the need for any transmission.
it also looks like i can now find a good lithium ion battery which will become the heart of the electric car.
so here goes!
i want to build my own electric car which i will drive on christmas of 2007!
im now actively soliciting the support of all you good folks out there, especially the technically savvy: electronic controls for speed regulation, charging systems, electronic speed differential system for the front wheels- so that turning will not be a problem even for MY four wheel all power electric car, hehehe and more
let me know.
i can feel the support of everyone and of the universe in general headed my way!
im ready to go for it!
