several members of EVADC have sorta done that. took a BugE, beefed it up, Li batts, heavier duty everything. Check with Jo Reyes at "thegreencommuter" in Takoma Park, maryland, usa
--- On Sun, 12/23/12, L. Chris Hager <[email protected]> wrote: > From: L. Chris Hager <[email protected]> > Subject: [EVDL] Anyone converted an under-1000 lb (incl batteries) 2 or > 3-wheeler? > To: [email protected] > Date: Sunday, December 23, 2012, 4:29 PM > I posted more or less this same Q > over a year ago, got no useful answers. I want to convert > a (very) small Brit-made sports car, late 1950s era, called > a Berkeley. Original weight was only 680 lb; with motor and > gas tank out, it's around 600. Has anyone converted a > large motorcycle or (more likely) a 3-wheeler of similar > weight? I'm intending lithium batteries, to keep the > weight down, maybe as low as 850 lb total. If you've done > a light-weight conversion, please give some specifics. Not > looking for a drag-racer (as some electric motorcycles), but > a road-worthy vehicle, capable of occasional 65 to 70 mph > peak speed, cruising over a half hour at 55-ish, or a useful > range between charges of 50-plus miles. Will be happy to > hear of use of fork-lift motors, as they should be low > cost, freeing up more $ for the lithiums. > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20121223/84ad30fd/attachment.htm> > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
