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At the Rocky Mountain Sustainable Living Fair in Fort Collins, Colorado this past weekend, I met with Justin Dunn and Luc Nadeau of Evolve Electrics. These two guys co-own the company and are very active promoters of electric vehicle conversions.

Read More: EVolve - The Electric Vehicle Conversion Kit Experts in Colorado

A guy in New Zealand named Gavin Shoebridge decided to convert a car into an electric vehicle. His neighbors thought he was nuts, but he decided to go through with it. He didn’t know a single thing about EV or conversions, but that rarely stops most of those who undertake this kind of thing. Right?

Read More: New Zealand’s Kiwi EV Conversion Project Completed

There are conversion options for all kinds of changeovers for your vehicle. CNG, biodiesel, propane, and others are all easily had and have been for some time. What about full-electric conversion, though?

Read More: Full, Professional Electric Vehicle Conversions…Free?

This is the final installment of our 3-part series on the Gas2Electric package of EV conversion books from George Christodoulou. In our past reviews, we covered the two main books in the package, Gas2Electric and Build Your Own Electric Car or Truck. In this review, we’ll be covering the bonus materials included in the package.

Read More: Electric Car Conversion Guide Review: Gas2Electric (Part III)

In the earlier review (Part I), I covered George Christodoulou’s Gas2Electric e-book. That is actually the short version of the book, which contains mainly the information missing from most EV conversion manuals. As I mentioned in that review, that book is just part of a complete package of books that come in one purchase ($49).

Read More: Electric Car Conversion Guide Review: Gas2Electric (Part II)

No, the book isn’t in several parts, but this review is. Why? Because this book isn’t just one book, but a virtual book case of volumes in one set. The Gas2Electric book itself is only 41 pages long, but it’s only one of several that come with the purchase of this electric conversion manual. So I’m going to review the whole set.

Gas2Electric is authored by George Christodoulou and is informative and useful, especially for the first-timer who wants to know all of the basics first. The book is written in plain English with no jargon or complicated schematics. The author is European, but seems to have a grasp of English as a first language—unlike some others I’ve read.

Read More: Electric Car Conversion Guide Review: Gas2Electric (Part I)

Todd Stiers, from Berkeley, California, wanted to make an electric vehicle. He thought about converting a car, but decided to do a motorcycle instead. Considering he didn’t have a motorcycle license, had no experience riding one on the street, and didn’t own a bike to convert, that was pretty gutsy.

His blog at tronbikes.com details his odyssey from day one (July 7, 2007) to present. The bike has gone through several versions and changes since then, but he first had it operational in November of 2007.

Read More: The TronBike: Kawasaki Ninja Electric Motorcycle Conversion

I’ll admit, I love instructables.com. I spend a lot of time there looking at all kinds of things. I even got my workbench plans there, as well as plans for a new chicken coop, and now: plans for a new bike to motorbike conversion. And by motor, of course, I mean electric motor.

Read More: DIY Electric Motorcycle: The 48V Electric Flat Tracker

One of our favorite websites is ecomodder.com, which features a lot of awesome, green, do-it-yourself stuff for modifying existing automobiles to make them more efficient. The site now has a great 5-part series on some DIY electric cars that people have built.

Read More: Ecomodder’s Dirt Cheap DIY Electric Cars

Currently in production, “Revenge of the Electric Car” promises to cover all things plug-in vehicle related. From the giants of the auto industry to the DIY converters to the small startup manufacturer, the film promises to cover electric cars from top to bottom, inside and out.

Read More: Revenge of the Electric Car Documentary Coming in 2010