Probably the same story. Problem is, I don't want a Tesla. I don't want a 4 door and I want a convertible. If I'm going to spend that kind of money, I'm going to get what I want. Ideally it will eventually be AWD with a motor for each wheel. Because I got a good deal on the donor car (low mileage C5 Corvette with a knock in the motor), I will have what I want for less than what a used Tesla goes for if I go the dual DC motor route. Half of a used Tesla cost if I go dual turbo ICE. I want a race car I can drive on the street as a daily driver. Difficult to do with an ICE because they get radical, temperamental and loud at the 750+ hp level. Fun toy but stretching the definition of "daily driver".
Finally, there's gonna be nothing like being able to say "Yes, I designed it and built it myself!" Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 13, 2016, at 7:23 PM, Mike Nickerson <[email protected]> wrote: > > I can see why Tesla might have some input on enabling a drive train for a > salvage Tesla that had been repaired. The story I heard was that Tesla > wanted to inspect the repairs before enabling the drive system. (Might be a > different story.) > > However, if you have that problem with a conversion, that is a good hint that > you have too many bits of the original vehicle left. If you take it down to > the raw motor and controller, the parts of the system that Tesla uses to > control and enable the drive train will be gone. Of course, that means A LOT > of reverse engineering. That is what Jack Rickard at EVTV is doing. > > As others have said, you would be better off just buying a Tesla P85D with > the money. That will get you guaranteed performance, good reliability, and > good resale value. Battery, motor, and controller systems in the 700 hp (500 > kW) range are really hard and expensive; especially one off. > > My two bits. As full disclosure, I have a Honda Civic del Sol conversion and > a Tesla P85. The Tesla is awesome. The conversion isn't being driven much > any more. > > Mike _______________________________________________ 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)
