Likewise . . . but only when connected to some machine I've designed and its all working as expected
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I have several cars that out perform it in acceleration, certainly in road holding and handling, and one, the old 91 Pug 106 1100cc that outperforms all of them on the evening commute as it fits in the gap on the back road against on-coming traffic - but none of them cause that involuntary grin on start-up.i have to agree about the noise a V8 makes nothing better, ive had my my fair share of V8 buggies, but they are just so slow
Although none of them have a big enough fuel tank to trigger the petrol pump cut-out as the Dodge did at 99 quid at Asda the other day . . . yet, anyway . . the 8 gallon Caterham tank is only 30 quid away from it these days . . .
fuel tank ? what is this strange thing you speak of !! im hoping to plug my buggy into the solar panels when it wants a refill lol
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It's normally the controller and the batteries that are the power bottleneck rather than the motor. The £600 for a controller seems remarkably cheap, double check if you can get the full spec on it and what it is related to deliver power wise in what conditions, you might find that paying more for a controller and batteries pays off rather than putting more money into a larger motor. Don't forget to think about a battery management system for controlling the charging if you end up going with anything other than lead acid batteries.
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Think you're going to struggle to get batteries and a BMS and charging system for £600! There's a lot of competition for the batteries now, not only from people doing EV conversions but also building powerwall type systems at home.
I priced up doing an EV conversion of the car that's in my avatar, the biggest cost to have reasonable range was the batteries, the total conversion cost was going to be along the lines of £20k! EV conversions are not cheap!
I priced up doing an EV conversion of the car that's in my avatar, the biggest cost to have reasonable range was the batteries, the total conversion cost was going to be along the lines of £20k! EV conversions are not cheap!
The fairly small motor for £1500 seems expensive. I guess that is new, but there's not a lot to go wrong with a s/h motor.
That motor probably cannot take the axial load of a chain-drive sprocket, so you will need a layshaft?
A lot of conversions use s/h parts from EVs that have been broken, and the motors typically include reduction gear, and diffs too. For example, the rear drive unit from a Mitsubishi Outlander:
or a Lexus RX450h hybrid:
These units are powerful, and cheap. You can get an awful lot of hardware for very little money:
That motor probably cannot take the axial load of a chain-drive sprocket, so you will need a layshaft?
A lot of conversions use s/h parts from EVs that have been broken, and the motors typically include reduction gear, and diffs too. For example, the rear drive unit from a Mitsubishi Outlander:
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These units are powerful, and cheap. You can get an awful lot of hardware for very little money:
Lexus RX 450h 2016-2020 Complete Rear Suspension ,axle ,diff, driveshaft Strut | eBay
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That’s exactly the conclusion I came to as well when I looked at it. Some cost you can’t cut. Much as I would have loved it as a project, for things like setting the energy recovery braking, ant-wheelspin etc..
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This is why I've never progressed an EV conversion for my land rover series.
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yea, when I looked at an EV setup for the buggy I gave up once the estimated bill was north of 30k and still had more parts to go
hi this is the controller they sell to go with that 20kw motor the HPC 700H
it just seems the easiest option as the motor and controller come together wit a wiring loom, but if its no good then i will have to look at something else
The fairly small motor for £1500 seems expensive. I guess that is new, but there's not a lot to go wrong with a s/h motor.
That motor probably cannot take the axial load of a chain-drive sprocket, so you will need a layshaft?
A lot of conversions use s/h parts from EVs that have been broken, and the motors typically include reduction gear, and diffs too. For example, the rear drive unit from a Mitsubishi Outlander:
or a Lexus RX450h hybrid:MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 2013-21 2.0 HYBRID AUTO REAR DIFF DIFFERENTIAL F1E1A-2-B5Z | eBay
Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 2013-21 2.0 HYBRID AUTO REAR DIFF DIFFERENTIAL F1E1A-2-B5Z at the best online prices at eBay! Free delivery for many products.www.ebay.co.uk
These units are powerful, and cheap. You can get an awful lot of hardware for very little money:
Lexus RX 450h 2016-2020 Complete Rear Suspension ,axle ,diff, driveshaft Strut | eBay
Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Lexus RX 450h 2016-2020 Complete Rear Suspension ,axle ,diff, driveshaft Strut at the best online prices at eBay! Free delivery for many products!www.ebay.co.uk
as you say far more bits for your money there but its way to big and the suspension would be useless imagine trying to squeeze that into a quad
hi the £600 was just for a controller
i found this guy on youtube, its very close to what i had in my head, theres a whole series on building it , this one is wiring it up
hes used a 55kw ME1616 Brushless motor and a Kelly controller so that might be an option but looking at the complexity of setting it up maybe not lol
hes used a 55kw ME1616 Brushless motor and a Kelly controller so that might be an option but looking at the complexity of setting it up maybe not lol
