A non-exhaustive list of useful EV conversion links.

Communities

National organizations, clubs, advocacy groups, and online forums.

• Electric auto association:     USA national organization for owners of, and parties interested in, all types of electric automobiles.  There are many regional chapters.
• Plug in America:   National advocacy group pushing for adoption of electric vehicles through policy and regulation.
• diyelectriccar.com:   Probably the best EV conversion centric forum site on the web.
• evdl:   The electric vehicle discussion list.   Probably the oldest gathering of EV nerds out there.  Many of the “famous” old timers in the EV conversion world hang out here.
• ecomodder.com/forum/fossil-fuel-free.html:   The ecomodder site is not specifically for electric cars but has good information about efficiency modifications that apply to any vehicle as well as EV specific sections.
• electricforum.com:   Another EV forum site,  not specifically for conversions.
• austinev.org/evalbum:   Well known album site for people to post information about their EV conversions, such as I did.

Chassis Selection

Information that is helpful and sometimes hard to find relating to chassis selection and used cars.

• http://ecomodder.com/wiki/index.php/Vehicle_Coefficient_of_Drag_List:   A list of chassis drag coefficents/CdA information for many vehicles.
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automobile_drag_coefficient:   More drag coefficients.
• http://www.mayfco.com/tbls.htm:  Yet more drag coefficients.
• edmunds.com:   One of many commercial sites where you can get used car information such as curb weight, used car pricing, specifications, etc.
• kbb.com:  Another commercial site you can use to research used cars.

Parts

There are many manufacturers and resellers of EV Conversion parts.   These are ones that I have either dealt with directly or which I know have good reputations.  There are other good ones I am undoubtedly missing, but also a few flaky or fly by night ones,  so of course use your judgement.

• manzanitamicro.com:    USA based designer and manufacturer of Chargers, BMS, and Zilla line of DC controllers, and accessories for same.   Makes direct sales.  Also reseller of lithium batteries.
• elithion.com:  BMS manufacturer.  Retail sales through distributors.
• kta-ev.com:   General EV parts and batteries.
• evolveelectrics.com:   General EV parts and batteries.
• evparts.com: General EV parts, including parts for E-bikes, E-motorcycles, and off road vehicles.
• cloudelectric.com: General EV parts, including parts for E-bikes, E-motorcycles, and off road vehicles.
• thunderstruck-ev.com:   General EV parts and Batteries.
• metricmind.com:   High End, OEM grade AC drives, chargers, and other EV components.

News

Again this just scratches the surface.

• greencarreports.com:    News site for green driving issues.
• http://www.fueleconomy.gov/:   EPA site for fuel economy and related issues.
• plugincars.com:  EV news site
• evworld.com:   EV news site