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The video doesn't give anything away. I also would like to see some performance figures as "Thermal and acoustic performances have been improved compared to the original car" doesn't say much. The idea is good though...
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The video puts me right off
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yeah the video is trying a bit too hard.
I've been thinking about doing an electric mini for a while but don't think it is worth while until battery technology improves massively as for a decent range the battery pack will be massively heavy and take up far too much space sacrificing boot and passenger space and the weight will ruin handling.
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I see what your saying Gaz, however, all that will quickly be forgotten about when it’s so easy to pick up guys at the airfield!
Seriously though, battery and motor technology is moving so quickly at the moment, it really would be a waste taking on a conversion now. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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I like the idea of an Electric Mini but I'd like to see it with all 4 wheels driven
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I'd love to build an electric mini just for going to work and back, that link above looks good, would like some more info on the electric motor side of things.
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me to love to build one ...
need to break a tesla up
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http://www.everything-ev.com/index.p...roducts_id=521
K series Adapter plate for Electric Motor - could be of interest to K series guys and those using Watson frames ![]()
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I've been looking at this for a couple years now. The easiest route would be to mate the electric motor to a regular transmission. This would keep servicing as close to standard as possible and you can play with the gearing.
I work at an electric lift truck dealer so motors are easy to find! As others mentioned batteries are the draw back. I would like to look further into adding a generator to top up or extend the range (kinda like the Chevy volt). Need to finish my current build first tho !! |
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I couldn't help thinking more about those K series adapter plates .. MGF frames front and rear, 2 Metro CVT boxes and two e-motors = 4wd electric twini-Mini - only problem is where would you put the cells ?
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