Learning about EV's, where do you start?

Good question, its one I asked on the Australian Electric Vehicle Association's forum. Somebody suggested looking up EV's on the wikipedia, which was indeed a great place to start reading about Electric Vehicles. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_vehicle

Having read all that I was keen to find out how other people built their own EV's and what were the problems associated with doing this for the first time? What car is the best to convert? Which ones to steer clear of? How much will this cost? and what do I need to know before I can get it registered for the road here in South Australia? The requirements between states seems to be different.

I found a good article about "choosing a good vehicle for EV conversion" written by Bob Batson, at http://e-volks.com/gpage1.html. This site belongs to Wilderness EV a company in Utah, USA home of the Electric Volks Wagen. You can purchase complete vehicles from them or conversion kits to do your own. Its a good read.

One of the members of the AEVA forum has written a blog outlining every step he has taken to build his own EV from the ground up. Thats what I am currently working my way through at the moment. http://a4x4kiwi.blogspot.com/