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I was thinking along the lines of ... there goes the cargo compartment. The yellow tubing I would guess is for venting of the battery gases just in case they get cooked but that doesn't explain why the main section does not have the venting tubes, just the foam blocks which appear to be inserted into openings in the main battery compartment or perhaps there're internal venting tubes which route to the same outlet. The high voltage wiring goes under the chassis I suppose. |
I think Tesla could crush it if they released a crate motor and controller kit.
Mounting the drive unit and plumbing the cooling is the easy part. |
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I think this could be commercially successful if they offer motor, controller, and battery pack components separately. I could see purchasing parts in that fashion (assuming the price is right) to update an older commuter car. This would be fun in something like a Volvo 240 sedan.
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With CA heading towards all electric cars, gas for the future generations could be very expensive and not too socially correct. This way they can drive grampa's old classic and be hip.
I'd love one in a 914. Or even the Boxster should the thing let go. |
I would like to try one of these, but the price and the price of batteries.......
https://www.evwest.com/catalog/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=47&products_id=4 76&osCsid=tb5dlupsn9efvfk2n4hdb32t12 |
a guy built a Chevy Bolt unit into a VW Vanagon
then he drove it on a big tour all around the lower 48 only issue was no range extender so he had to plan to stop for the night near a charger |
A typical driving day was:
Full charge in the morning, drive 220 km, stop to charge 6h or 7h and drive another 200 km or so to the charge station for the night. By chance we only did this 15-20 days during our two months trip. The best days was: Full charge in the morning, drive 100 km, hike, drive 50, lunch, drive 50, hike, drive to the campground for a dinner and full the van overnight :D A working fast charge is a must... I will work on this. 15 500 km trip without problem with the van. |
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I think for SEMA they wanted everything to show.
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Here's a good video that goes through the EV West conversion.
Seems like a pretty good installation, but things like fast charging and regenerative braking are not addressed in the video. https://youtu.be/ZQfkojLhY7U Also realize that for the price of the EV West conversion or Elephant Racing Hybrid install, you could buy a brand new Tesla. Quote:
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Did anyone catch a price figure for this upcoming eCrate ?
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Doesn't seem logical to me. Vintage K5's, Ram chargers, and Broncos pretty much need a gasoline or diesel engine. Kind of hard to wash deer blood/mud out of the rear with all those batteries and electrical connections there.
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Cause that's what you're using your vintage car for??
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Yep. K5 Blazer is a hunting/off-road vehicle around these parts.
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