Homemade Electric Car Maker Builds in his Garage

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#electriccar #tesla #batteries

[@fenderstratguy]

This guy is a tremendous ambassador for electric cars. He is technically competent, entertaining, and IMO extremely persuasive. If there were an electric car company that needed a marketing director/consultant, he would be an awesome pick. Even as a paid spokesperson.

[@thromgard]

As someone who loves to work with machine and steel, watching him in one day convert that BEAUTIFUL little truck into electric was orgasmic! I am now very confident that I can now do this to my old car.

[@steveclunn8165]

, I first found out about John's blue meanie on the EVDL discussion list about 20 years ago. John is a very talented writer. I had converted my Volkswagen into an electric pick up with golf cart batteries and back then many things had to be cobbled together from existing technologies not related to cars. John was a master of finding things that worked and was at the Forefront of making Fast electric cars back then. I believe anybody that has been in the electric car world for 20 years probably knows him. I had the pleasure to meet him a few times. He has helped many people in the past convert their gas cars to Electric with information that was freely shared on the internet. Thank you John for all you've done.

[@adelcamac8681]

Steve Clunn. I 'd like talk to him . Can you help me .

[@steveclunn8165]

@@adelcamac8681 about what?

[@adelcamac8681]

@@steveclunn8165 how convert a gas car to electric . ? Information .

[@_ShaDynasty]

@7:24 he is describing the Tesla. Not sure when this was made, but his prediction came true.

[@CrAzYDr1veR]

+Jason schmidt 1998

[@akilla214u2c]

That's right. but Tesla is not yet affordable for common persons

[@TheObsessedGardener]

Jason schmidt Holy cow. 1998. This guy is a legend. Almost 20 years on and we still have idiots claiming evs are crap. EVs should be the norm while ice cars should be what you hire or borrow on the weekend or holidays like you would when you hire a jet ski or novelty craft.

[@DIRTDIVER882]

Jason schmidt ,yea teslas seem really nice, however average blue collar ppl like myself with z family and around 60k a year income still cannot afford one. Unless of course i refinance my families home for a vehicle thats definitely going to depreciate IMMEDIATELY,and guaranteed to break down eventually !!! If it wasn't for the RIDICULOUS prices i would have two of them right now. I suppose until the make them affordable i'll be driving my f150 and GMC trucks, which aren't bad products but i do realize & admit i wld much rather hsve a nice reliable electric pick up .

[@MylesV]

The Chevy Bolt is $36,000 and goes 240 miles (not to be confused with the Volt which is an extended range electric and only goes 50 miles EV). It'll only be a few years before they depreciate and are available used.

[@Hopeforpeace]

I really like how they use the older cars, nice lines. i think they look cool.

[@chazsmith4351]

Love this and glad to have had a few opportunities to meet and chat with you Mr. Whelen, your have done so much to advance this technology and with such a happy fun spirit and so many of your (what many folks probably thought were pie in the sky predictions, thankfully are now happening en mass. Charge on buddy!

[@Ian-Hall]

How things have changed in 7 years. Battery tech etc.

[@stevencorrea9722]

Ian Hall Lucent technology has a 400-mile battery wow wish I could have one

[@KeithsReviews]

This video is more like 20 years old.

[@beniamino939]

You're 5 years behind.

[@jamesmcfarland2636]

This was the 90s I believe, listen to the old guys than as well lol batteries have came light years and still gaining 😊

[@Ian-Hall]

I made the comment 7 years ago Dick.@@beniamino939

[@gregrichey840]

"It takes 8 hours to charge" Statistically the average car sits parked 96 percent of the time.

[@Imtrappedintheinternetsendhelp]

Also that was 20 years ago on lead acid. However fast you can charge your phone is how fast your car charges these days

[@PrasadJachak]

This man is really best at what he does..His cars runs with electricity as well as his high enthu....

[@Sputz3]

This guy was ahead of his time. Especially when talking about eating up big bad looking muscle cars! 😂 They wasn’t ready for EV! 🚀💪

[@igweogba6774]

so cool. And they said the one man inventor was finished

[@Buildalternativeenergy01]

A homemade electric car will free us from The Big Oil Cartels stranglehold. While we all struggle to scrimp and save, the big oil companies rake in billions in profits at our expense. We need to break their grip on us and become less dependent on them.

[@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker]

@Itsmeeman1 Thank you for your comment. I just checked by searching my channel, allinaday, and found it with no problem. I do not understand why you did not. Best regards to you, David Hoffman-filmmaker

[@ProtectABedTV]

This is absolutely fantastic... kudos.. well done!

[@Marco-cz2qu]

GIVE THIS MAN A TESLA!!

[@inissity2]

I love this, it is one of the tones of freedom to me.

[@ravenshadow1969]

I love this video. This was the same thing I was telling my stepmom way back in 1988 and she looked at me like I was an alien. I also told her one day solar panels would be the rage and I was right. Now if I ever get a mini cooper I would like to have it converted to an all electric EV Car.

[@isntitobvious1]

The key to this WHOLE thing is the Ultra capacitor! If they would release this product, cars as we know them would ALL be electric!

[@vitordelima]

And cars, airplanes, helicopters, boats, motorcycles and trains are basically still the same thing since the 60's. What an exciting future, right?

[@ivankoran]

he's bringing them back to life and giving them the power to bring honor to thier name

[@Azcarsinfo]

I can't belive that the conversion was made in only one day

[@144Donn]

For a change, a prophetic statement is coming to fruition. Tesla is leading and forcing other manufacturers to dig deeply into their creativity to bring upon the EV revolution. We are finally here!

[@xxtravisxxify]

Driving an electric vehicle is really so awesome.

[@TheMuskokaman]

All the suits who bring the negative spin in blows me away!

[@philockalips]

much respect to this guy and his electric cars, he could make a good business off of this... wish you could hook me up

[@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker]

Thank you for your response Gordon. Actually, since I have been doing this now for more than 10 years, I have tried every approach and it seems as though the fairest one to me and to my customers is to make the price such that you buy one of my films if you really want to have it. I spend most of my time either looking for money to make the next film or on KZbin setting up and communicating with folks like yourself. If I was a rich man, I would spend most all of my time in production.

[@thuphat1123]

The top 1%'s worst nightmare. A self sustainable guy like Jon with little need for their money. I love how the people in this mini documentary try to remind us why we need their crappy cars when we really dont.

[@UniverseOfAtoms]

Amazing piece of ev history. What an awesome dude. I want to steal his hat

[@dhymers]

Blue Meanie looks a little different now :) Great vid thanks for posting.

[@music01234567]

Nice video! I have not seen this one with John Wayland. Thanks!

[@tonyboyle354]

David, if you can pull that car into a station, change the batteries quickly with a hydraulic system, and pull back out into the highway within one minute, then no gas car could beat you. High efficiency, deep cycle lithium rechargeable batteries would be developed which would use copper rail contacts. These batteries would weigh a lot, but that weight would push the battery down against the copper rail contacts, making the system stable, and the contact constant.

[@MarySilva-pj6uk]

wow great job!

[@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker]

I thank you for your comment but I thought I would take the time, sometime useful and sometime useless, to let you know that I am an independent filmmaker who made this film on my own nickel. 7 months of my time. I make a living and I make more films by selling my films. What would you sell a film for that you spent 7 months making? David Hoffman-filmmaker

[@ONENESS201224]

THANK YOU... GREAT GREAT WORK!!!

[@MTXSHO9732vV8SHO]

This Electric Car builder reminds me of Jay Leno. Since his cars are fast he might even get a request from Leno, he's into that sort of thing it seems.

[@kazmanianman]

thanks for posting this

[@stevemann4256]

Very very nice! I WANT ONE OF THESE!!!!!

[@frankwelch3941]

DO YOU MAKE EL CARS FOR PEOPLE? hOW MUCH DO YOU CHARGE?

[@radiofun232]

Very well done. Now a good bunch of solar panels and all is ready for the future.

[@DeLorean4]

That has got to be the sexiest EV ever. I was very close to purchasing a 1964 Ford Cortina for mine, but stuck with my 1995 Lada Samara.

[@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker]

@Itsmeeman1 No. if you were speaking to the folks in the film, I am not in touch with any of them. I made the documentary quite a while ago and have no communication with anyone in the film and wished that they would get involved and answer the questions that you and other interested parties raise area and unfortunately I cannot help. Best regards-David Hoffman-filmmaker

[@karenkordes2210]

I remember my old high school auto mechanics textbook with a diagram from the SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) that depicted the various energy losses from a gasoline-powered car. I remember that 30% went right out the tailpipe! Of course there were other losses. But the one thing that I do remember was that only 15% of the energy in gasoline gets to the wheels!! Pretty pathetic.

[@Tahmmo]

wow, I'm must say I am impressed. Not with the car it self,, but him rebuilding a car into one in one day,, That was f great. . We solve problems faster than I thought.

[@pcarlson1979]

John Wayland is a visionary. Full stop.

[@biff1tannen]

Very Nice. Want to do this with my 00 Ford excursion 😄

[@hellcat1988]

The best part of a car like this using standard batteries is that you can now swap in the new batteries that use li-on tech from places like Lithionics that can fully recharge in under an hour and have WAY more power.

[@PuFu_Channel]

I just LOVE his CAP!!)))))

[@pol1250]

Go on with your work !!

[@thecrism1]

We are a nation of car/ truck lovers...... Do we realize that "OPEC" does not love us back??

[@MarcPro]

dude. what a great thing u did.

[@jasongmb]

I would drive it to work and back. Perfect, I want one!!

[@lukenash3772]

This is fantastic

[@casualguy393]

2:05 "All you can hear is the other cars making lots of noise." 2:10 Dodge Charger drives by. "VROOOOOOOOOM!" Too funny

[@999benhonda]

LOL, nice catch. Iove a good engine rumble, what gearhead doesn't? But I have to admit that a lightweight car with an electric motor has some appeal. I almost never drive more than 30 miles a day, so a EV would work well for me. Maybe just put some playing cards on the wheels for some engine noise, lol

[@casualguy393]

RCPro Driver Thanks hahaha. Cards would sound pretty nice I s'pose ;) I was read your other comment about the pollution, and wanted to add in that those who live where there is ample sun could probably charge their cars with the purchase a some solar panels. I'm not electrician, so I don't know how many they would need, but it would be something to consider. As a fellow gear head, I do loves me some displacement. But I am no dummy, electric is the way to go. I'd love to build my own EV out of an original Mini Cooper. It's too bad Aptera closed down though ;(

[@casualguy393]

matt1618john146 Matt, I agree that some kind of noise is needed to prevent people from walking out in front of electric cars. I've been pretty close to getting hit by electric cars here in Japan several times, not only because they are so quiet, but also because roads are smaller in Japan and thereby cars are driven much closer to pedestrians. Now, my head is constantly on a swivel when getting hit is a distinct possibility.

[@lrmodranoel]

who ever does not like it, must be involved with regular cars

[@Max-rs3mh]

I would definitely look into buying one for fun but isn't there a way you can put some sort of alternator or generator to charge it while driving

[@Zamboro]

Battery supplies energy to move the car. Car movement drives the alternator. That puts some energy back into the battery, but not more than is taken from the forward motion of the car. Even under perfect conditions you only recover the same amount you took away from the car with the alternator, so it doesn't extend the range any.

[@kevinbarton9052]

Great idea for this man. Perhaps he can try that with a 1977 Chevy Chevette as a suggestion if I can find this kind of cheep-skate car.

[@RetiredLE]

It would be great to get a list of items that were used such as the make model of the electric motor, the make of battery packs, any adapters, wiring, controllers, etc that were used. Sort of like a kit list. Also associated cost would be handy as well.

[@rbaisey8628]

This is amazing

[@seanmccarthy8311]

Nice work! Another thing EV naysayers fail to mention is how we don't have to spend trillions, and lose countless lives in wars over oil.

[@maxwellvangulinja]

Sean McCarthy sure man

[@GDMHificationranpitc]

Shssss don't say that out loud

[@steveclunn8165]

Glad to hear someone else say this other than me

[@koitorob]

I've always had the same thought. Diesel/electric locomotives work in this way. They have a bloody great big diesel engine that produces electricity for the equally huge electric motors. I've always thought that having a small diesel powered generator would be the obvious easy way to extend the range of the car

[@xXCrimsonVirtueXx]

He should try putting the batteries in the center of the car for evenly distributed weight, adding solar panels to the roof, and putting a small wing turbine in the head grill just for those little emergency times. Also, it would give it a much longer run time and make it go faster. I'm 12 years old :D

[@DodongWerkzPh]

oil industries will hunt this guy!

[@ambassador.to.Christ]

+richard cero Why would they whenTesla is king of the EV

[@cpufreak101]

oh don't worry, tesla is under attack, some states, such as Texas, have the sale of all new Tesla cars banned throughout the state

[@DodongWerkzPh]

yeah

[@OrionFyre]

The reason is a long held method of trying to combat monopolies and a pretty thing argument to "keep money in the community". The laws forbid manufacturers from selling directly to consumers, but must sell through third party dealerships. Ultimately these things will fail because no one likes the dealership and their underhanded tactics and public pressure will change.

[@Naiemaa]

I could’ve wrote the same comment too, however few years after that video and your comment it’s clear now that it is tesla and electric car that is going to be haunting Oil industries and the ICE car... for good

[@TheCoolfez]

Infrastructure has to catch up. Actually there are plans for charging stations. For example, one idea that is kicked around is to have battery packs that are already precharged and when you pull up into a charge station, you put in your old battery pack and plug in the new fresh battery pack. I can even see it being like a vending machine type of deal!

[@JCImageInc.]

Cool little segment, but I have a few critiques. Mathew Wald says that you can't plug in anywhere, that's malarkey. Even then, when this doc. was produced, no special plugs were needed, you can plug in anywhere there is an outlet. Also, there is not necessarily a smoke stack involved with EV charging. With the increasing prevalence in clean, green, and renewable electricity sources, the stack has been taken out. However, we still do rely on significant amounts of coal to produce our electricity. Hopefully we can continue to change that and save ourselves in the process. EV's rock!

[@AllAlaskan907]

Most efficient way to do this would be to put an onbord Generator. Set it up to where you can plug it in like he has it but if you also have an onboard generator to help keep the batterys charged up after they start running low, I wish I had the money to do this to a truck. I think it would take some work but to build an offroad Electric truck, would take alot of work but I think it is possible to do and would be pretty cool.

[@bearforry3569]

Excellent 👍

[@frankbritt2172]

Troy reed had the answer to solve any electric cars problem "the battery charging disadvantage"

[@JamesBiggar]

@SoldierK4 and not a bad idea either, but the alternator would have to suit the charge demand of the battery bank (if it isn't a 12V system). no big deal, just a few extra mods

[@dborrelli74]

Even 30mi range could be very useful.I could drive my 18 miles to work,plug it in all day at my shop,then drive it home and plug it in with energy to spare.Sure I can't drive 120mi to visit my parents,but imagine of my ICE powered vehicle only came out during those circumstances?Keep in mind that sustained highway speed driving is the most green and equipment friendly way to drive an ICE vehicle. Also, even coal powerplants produce less pollution per KW or HP than an ICE. Good Job!

[@drackula1985]

You gotta love the hat!

[@LawnWrangler323]

there's no carbon emissions if you're charging it from your own solar panels.

[@Sohave]

And carbon emissions are still less than those of a normal ICE car if you are charging it from the grid.

[@japanlovely8177]

japan more sophisticated in electric car maker

[@stevencorrea9722]

+Japan Lovely of course they are I learn from the best The Americans

[@stevencorrea7982]

Thordur Hogna don't give me that Fukushima even though the sick sadistic Americans cost it happen Dane wigington geoengineering

[@strongholds12]

Steven Correa actually they don't. Americans are way behind

[@OrganicTexas]

What's the battery issue w/ the Chevy Volt? I'll have to check out the Citrogen electric.

[@Metal-Possum]

"Gives up the ability to refuel it anywhere" Oh yes, because I just so happen to have a petrol bowser in my garage, at my friend's place, at work, in every room of my house, etc... The thing people don't realise, is that energy distribution for electric vehicles has been put in place over 100 years ago, and it's just the fast chargers that need to be installed. No more carrying explosive fuels on trucks, processing them, losing them to vapours... etc

[@danconstanciojr8476]

John Whalen: Here's an idea for more power. Use the wheel cylinders as a small turbine to bring up the juice to increase or add more power for other amenities.

[@justinmalakai200]

yeah a dynamo system to put charge back into the battery or a second battery to swap over to would be ideal.

[@Zamboro]

Battery supplies energy to move the car. Car movement drives the alternator. That puts some energy back into the battery, but not more than is taken from the forward motion of the car. Even under perfect conditions you only recover the same amount you took away from the car with the alternator, so it doesn't extend the range any.

[@justafanmarvel9669]

Zamboro it would decrease it actually.. regen brakes though do give back some wasted energy.

[@mi2285mi]

Hi David Can you tell me where from you got the electric motor and the specs of it and how many volts does it use? Thanks Martin

[@nephilymbass1]

Cool to watch some of these old videos. Can't wait to see if the next generation hybrids are decent. I really think the Mitsubishi evolution 11 hybrid will be the breaking point where I could actually want to drive a hybrid. We get our power from coal here so I don't agree with the pollution stuff.

[@pauldrakecomet]

Fantastic

[@trimx302]

@ho33es honestly, it would be nice to have for everyday use. for the routine "30 minutes to work" and "30 minutes home" person. sure, when you want to take a much longer trip, use your regular car and dish out the money, but this guy is still an inventor and i find it amazing. i don't need trunk space to drive to and from work, and i doubt most people do.

[@SuperGrgur]

6:57 OMG! IT's beautiful!!!

[@kanatuna97]

Love this stuff,how many solar panels would substain the batterys

[@modelnutty6503]

it'd be expensive now, but super capacitors may end up being the fast charging high voltage-current output electric cars will want. if 50-60 miles of storage takes 3-4 minutes to full charge, it's almost competing with the time to fill a gas tank.

[@Zamboro]

That's not real technology. If you research it. Tesla never made any "magnet motor generator". Dynamo means something different than you think, and unlimited energy violates the law of conservation. The so called "free energy magnetic motor" is however a well known investor scam.

[@FiveTwoSevenTHR]

Does he have to use the clutch to stop and go? What about shifting? I'm looking to build one of these and would love if I can shift gears and such as I love manual transmissions. Also what range can I expect out of these?

[@luismash9199]

Excellent video. How or which electric motor type do you use; a DC one or AC and what size for what level of voltage.

[@goukwapanzy]

What a massive difference 9 years makes. All the fossil fuel vehicle manufacturers WILL go out of business if the do not switch to making electric vehicles - like really soon. The ones with their heads in the sand will definitely go the way of the dodo birds. John Weiland (Weyland) had amazing foresight about electric cars - "250 to 300 miles of range". I hope that he is still alive to see what Tesla has done so far and what they are planning to do.

[@guille666justice5]

i love you man!!!!! it's amaazing!!

[@kaviahlypokito]

very good sr...

[@manoman0]

Driving a SUV for other than intended purposes is another issue. In the US Trucks like the F250, Suburban and RAM make absolutely sense.

[@spanky522]

What kind of heater do they use in the winter months?

[@jaquezelawhorn6982]

I think u did a great job working on an electric car

[@djkenny1202]

I would so love to turn my 92 VWGTI or my 87 Sprint Turbo into one of these.

[@WANDERER0070]

how do you run the heater and defroster in the winter???

[@w1975b]

well, for someone who wants to make an OCCASIONAL long distance trip, just rent a freaking gas car! For most of your life, unless you have a certain type of job, etc, you don't need a car that goes hundreds of miles on a tank of gas so an electric car will work for you.

[@cpufreak101]

yeah, for my mother, her line of work can involve her driving 100+ miles in a moments notice (homecare nurse/instructor) and although she doesn't do it much now, she's still on reserve and might have to travel up to 200 miles on some destinations, so for her, EV isn't there yet, no "oh wait gotta charge for 3 hours" when someone's dying on ya, however for me, i never really have anywhere far to go, daily maybe i'd drive 10 miles max, school, work, home. maybe another 60 miles if i choose to go to the mall, maybe 100 miles if i visit my grandparents, because of that i'm considering an EV (looking at finding a used S-10 conversion) and i mean only reason i have to go long distance would be a vacation, and in that case i just use my SUV, hell could even trailer the EV for use after i get there

[@justafanmarvel9669]

wjb722 that's not true my friend I drive 100 miles a day to get back and forth to work as do many many people where I live... an elecrric car would be great but It has to go at least 200 miles to a charge to be a consideration for a gas car replacement

[@ghanninen]

@gyrtaz what would you suggest for cheaper end motors? thankx

[@phillipzx3d]

As long as you're not hauling additional weight of a charging system with you. A "range extender" mounted on a small motorcycle trailer would be fine, as you could disconnect from it when you don't need it. Your post brings up something else we need...lightweight turbo-diesels.

[@jonq8714]

I want that Datsun pickup!

[@alonzomonroe8998]

What parts do you need for the electric car..I want do a mustang project ...

[@puppymew]

@allinaday What model car is that? It looks really nice :D

[@williamkennedy5492]

Whats the interior heat/ cooling , what do you use ?

[@creamyfilling102]

sure temperature won't effect the motor performance, but what do you suppose it does to the batteries?

[@dyeaton1]

What ele tric motor works well in the conversion?