Battery Vehicle Society

I've searched for the name of this company on here, and didn't find anything.

They seem to have quite a comprehensive list of motors...

http://www.comlec.co.uk/index.php?optio ... icle&id=11

I live in Oxford. I must admit, I'm purely throwing ideas up in the air at the moment - trying to collect as much information as I can before I even think about building anything. I'm on a mini forum too, picking their brains. If I were to keep the car below 400kg, I do know there are far fewer lega...

Thanks for all the advice, and no offense taken. I acknowledge I don't know quite as much as the experts on this subject, which is why I'm asking these questions! I'm reluctant to modify an existing car, as I won't be able to incorporate the ideas I have. I'm also not in a great hurry to start this ...

Well, I really wanted to build an EV based on a GRP shell of the "classic" mini. I've been doing lots of research, but still do not know the safety implications... Do I need to strengthen the GRP shell? Do I need to fit a steel subframe? Would a roll-cage suffice? Does it need a crumple-zo...

The benefit is light-weight is obvious, so that pointed me towards a quadricycle.

I just thought the safety rules were a little less restrictive for them?

If you were building an out-and-out car, then there's all sorts of safety implications, aren't there?

Well, I have a full-licence (I think I mentioned I usually drive to work), but I really want to reduce my motoring costs, and pollutant. As I only live 7 miles from work, I figured an electric car would suit me. I believed the G-Wiz and Revo are classified as quadricycles, so I just thought that mig...

Hello all, I've some questions, and figured this would be the best place to ask... I've been pondering building my own electric vehicle a lot recently as I travel only 7 miles to work, and hate using my petrol car (I cycle, but only when the weather is nice!). I have lots of ideas, but my main conce...