# Build your own electric car

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**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [May 22, 2007, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/build-your-own-electric-car/29712 "2007-05-22T13:02:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 8:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/build-your-own-electric-car/29712/13 "2007-05-23T20:12:20Z")

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AC is the ticket for efficiency, but AC controllers cost thousands of dollars. The auto-decel features of an AC controller would be great for brake life as well. Of course you could do that with a DC controller, just “plug it” where you flip the motor in reverse and the controller will slowly slow it down and then go the other direction.

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