I suggest you study Mate Rimac's development of a $10^6 sports car:
http://www.rimac-automobili.com/
He started out building series dc powered bmw's for racing (you can find his
build thread on diyelectriccar, circa 2009), then built up his group to
build a 4 AC motor supercar, designing his own
I've heard good things about this book
http://www.amazon.com/ICE-Free-Electric-technology-converters/dp/0957149506
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You can't let geography or technology be obstacles if you want to develop the
kind of car you are targeting. It has to be exceptional in performance,
design, quality, and fit and finish. You are competing with the likes of the
i8 and Rimac Automobili. You have to fly to meet the people you need to
Very impressive effort. Looks like they have all their ducks in a row.
Very nice car. Very well thought out design.
I was impressed that he was willing to throw out pretty much the entire
original design (DC) and start the new design (AC) from a blank sheet of
paper.
The sign of an excellent
Just wondering, why do you prefer the imiev? Seems strange to me.
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> On Jan 13, 2016, at 7:54 AM, Willie2 via EV wrote:
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> I should mention that I prefer to drive my imiev over the Tesla when the
> imiev range allows. I'm up to 7k miles on the imiev in
>... buying a used Leaf is a great solution...
> ... I have always liked the prospects of truck conversions.
Is that like hacking the rear of the Leaf to add a truck bed?
Or hacking a truck to install the Leaf drive?
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From: Bobby Keeland via EV Date: 1/12/2016 8:40 PM
(GMT-06:00) To: ev@lists.evdl.org Subject: [EVDL] Books on converting a car to
ev?
I plan to buy a new ev
Bobby, Some how I didn't send the photo?
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From: "Bobby Keeland via EV"
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Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2016 6:40:12 PM
Subject: [EVDL] Books on converting a car to ev?
I plan to buy a new ev when the range is high
Yes I tend to agree that buying a used Leaf is a great solution for most of
us (I did the 3 year lease), it is also a great experience to build your
own project. I have been part of several of these as well over the past 2
decades. I have always liked the prospects of truck conversions. Mostly
Good morning Bob. Well I'm going to just jump right to the point. Don't. Go
down to your nearest Nissan dealer and look at all the Leaf lease returns and
pick out a beauty. For probably 10-12K. You will have a vehicle 5-10 times
better than the first one you could build. Well maybe. But
On 01/13/2016 07:16 AM, via EV wrote:
Good morning Bob. Well I'm going to just jump right to the point. Don't. Go
down to your nearest Nissan dealer and look at all the Leaf lease returns and
pick out a beauty. For probably 10-12K. You will have a vehicle 5-10 times
better than the first
With the introduction of multiple good options in the retail market
(leaf volt, bolt soon, bmw, tesla and other minor players) I agree that
buying a new or used EV is a much better value proposition than
converting a car.
The only places where I can see a conversion having value are:
1. To
On 01/13/2016 08:03 AM, jackinausti...@gmail.com wrote:
Just wondering, why do you prefer the imiev? Seems strange to me.
I have little use for the excessive Tesla performance; it's a thrill but
not really relevant for day to day transportation. The imiev is easier
to get into and out of.
I was thinking more along the lines of taking the Leaf parts and rearranging /
repackaging them into pickup truck usage. As an example, an AC motor and
controller from EV sources would be $7K or more. I've seen a used Tesla motor
and controller for $5K. I'm sure a Leaf motor and controller
Hi Bob,
Build you own electric vehicle by Bob Brant. It is available at Amazon and
on Kindle. It gives excellent pointers, even if some of the info is dated.
The beauty of electric vehicles is that typically, each of the basic
components can be changed or updated with little regard to the others
On Tue Jan 12 18:40:12 PST 2016 ev@lists.evdl.org said:
>In the near term I am considering the conversion of
>my 1951 Chevy pickup to ev, probably with it's own solar panels. I could
>also charge it from the solar panels that power my house. Can anyone
>recommend fairly up-to-date books that are
I plan to buy a new ev when the range is high enough, and they don't cost
as much as a Tesla S. In the near term I am considering the conversion of
my 1951 Chevy pickup to ev, probably with it's own solar panels. I could
also charge it from the solar panels that power my house. Can anyone
On Tue Jan 12 21:46:18 PST 2016 ev@lists.evdl.org said:
>One, start with goals. How far do you want to be able to drive? What
>kind of acceleration? How steep a hill? Do you need to tow anything?
>Or carry a heavy load uphill?
Very definitely!
>Then do the math. There are various
With the risk of sticking my foot in my mouth, as I have not built my
own EV, I'd like to make a few suggestions.
One, start with goals. How far do you want to be able to drive? What
kind of acceleration? How steep a hill? Do you need to tow anything?
Or carry a heavy load uphill?
And
Bob Brant's book does a good job of helping work through the power and energy
requirements and lining them up with EV components. It really does pay to get
a system and parts that meet your requirements, but without too much extra.
Otherwise your conversion could cost as much as a Tesla.
The
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