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Dismantling the Kona

Posted on March 29, 2023

Electric Vehicle Conversion Part Two.

In Part Zero and Part One, I took the long way around on an EV conversion project by purchasing this crashed Hyundai Kona Electric for parts:

Kona in the driveway with bonnet and doors open

Disclaimer

This post series is an incomplete informational account and does not constitute any kind of training or "how …

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Salvaging a Kona

Posted on March 07, 2023

Electric Vehicle Conversion: Part One

At the end of Part Zero I had vague but ambitious goals to convert a diesel Peugeot 406 into an electric vehicle. Most of the necessary parts were collected, apart from a high voltage battery. This plan got scrapped! What happened?

Crashed Kona Electric sitting in my driveway with the front smashed in and a damaged flat tyre

I bought this 2019 …

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Electric Vehicle Conversion (Part Zero)

Posted on January 30, 2023

Disclaimer: This is post is 100% about stuff I didn't do. Please lower your expectations accordingly.

Expectations lowered? Great!

Mitsubishi Outlander front inverter motor/generator HV connections

My own electric vehicle

I've been interested in DIY electric vehicle conversions ever since I found out they were a thing - probably around 2007 when lithium batteries were still rare, exotic …

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