I have taken a Prius transaxle apart and I can tell you that by myself I can lift the block of the engine and I have also wrestled the transaxle minus the largest (MG2) motor on and off a truck bed with just my two hands, so the combination with some external components such as air intake and exhaust will probably come to around 300 lbs. IIRC the rating for the Classic (which I took apart) is 15kW for the MG2, but the newer Prii have higher ratings for the transaxle mostly due to higher operating voltage, (500 iso 300V) so you can get at least 25 to 30 kW from it, more if you cool it better (these motors are splash-cooled without external cooler, so there is a lot to gain there, especially for continuous duty) Since there are thermal sensors in the motors, it is trivial to monitor their health.
Cor van de Water Chief Scientist Proxim Wireless office +1 408 383 7626 Skype: cor_van_de_water XoIP +31 87 784 1130 private: cvandewater.info www.proxim.com This email message (including any attachments) contains confidential and proprietary information of Proxim Wireless Corporation. If you received this message in error, please delete it and notify the sender. Any unauthorized use, disclosure, distribution, or copying of any part of this message is prohibited. -----Original Message----- From: EV [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of tomw via EV Sent: Friday, October 23, 2015 9:19 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [EVDL] EVLN: GM Would Be Smart To Launch An e-Pickup Truck Before Tesla Yes, the sheet steel shroud adds weight, but not near as much as the generator itself, which the car engine doesn't have. I don't know the weight of the Prius powertrain. Is it capable of the 50kW continuous estimated for the full size pickup? PM would definitely increase the continuous power rating. Its easier for a 10kW, they only weigh around 300 lb. -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Re-EVLN-GM-Would-Be-Smart-To-Launch-An-e-Pickup-Truck-Before-Tesla-tp4678263p4678295.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at 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 Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
