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Impressive! I wonder how much energy is being consumed during those races. 2,000wh/mile???JohnC said:Have you seen the white zombie?
http://vimeo.com/19651664
McDesign said:I'm thinking something like the EMC motor and Curtis controller combo from Electric Motorsport - the 85HP max for acceleration should be fine; 35 HP continous should let me Interstate cruise at 70.
Batteries will be Iron-phosphate; we're finally getting into some at work and have a long association with BYD.
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Agree!SamTexas said:That's way too high. Typical Ecar consumes 250wh/mi. So you'd need 25Kwh for a 100 miles range.McDesign said:It seems that for Lead-Acid, I'd need about 90KWh; with lithium maybe 70KWh. $Tens of thousands either way!
Isn't that more expensive than a Nissan Leaf? It would make sense to go ahead with it anyway IFF the expected result is far superior than the Leaf. But that appears to be a tall (if not wishful) order.McDesign said:So - we're looking at more than $40 K here!
McDesign said:Here's an interesting reality-check of the whole EV conversion idea for those who might be new at looking at it. This is a complete quote from a reputable company for all of the pieces I will need to peform my EV conversion.
There are two caveats - I still need to make / source a motor mount plate to adapt to the Honda transaxle - say $1000-2000. Secondly, I'll use GBS 3rd-Gen instead of ThunderSky batteries - they are better and ~450 lbs lighter, but add about $4000 to the total.
So - we're looking at more than $40 K here!
SamTexas said:Given all the disadvantages of Lead Acid, I'd completely rule it out unless I want to build a very low speed vehicle (a la golf cart) or a one with an extremely short range (10 or less miles). But who would want such a vehicle?