*There's a constant debate on the EV list (a list which I sadly had to admit I don't have time for any more) about running clutchless.
I'm not planning to use the stock trans and clutch, I'd rather use the space for batteries. However I keep thinking that the second thing you reach for when the throttle jams (after the kill switch) is the clutch. The stock clutch lever is already in a familiar place I just need something lighter and simpler than the stock wet clutch. Could be a much more basic device since you don't need to slip it on takeoff, maybe a dog clutch rigged as a mechanical disconnect. A lot of the car conversions have big contactor cut-outs to cut the power to the motor in case of a run-away, I don't know if a mechanical cut-out would be easier or cheaper.
Andrew in Ann Arbor
