Electric Car Conversion Automatic Transmission

Let the electric motor idle just as it would with the ice.

Electric car conversion automatic transmission.

Because they have kits specific for several cars and you can get an electric car conversion kit that is essentially plug and play. Best of all because they also have a conversion shop and years of conversion experience plus a huge. A light car 2000 3000 lbs. Electric car conversion books are the place to start if you want to build an ev or convert a gas car to electric.

Implicitly this makes sense. So what type of car is the best candidate for an electric conversion. The first 2010 audi s5 with a tesla electric swap recently made headlines for incorporating the audi quattro all wheel drive system and using the transmission housing to retrofit a custom gear reduction setup. Building on a solid f oundation.

Everyone seems to be keeping the transmission in their electric car conversions. News links and an ongoing diary of making an electric car go to content go to navigation go to search. The person doing the conversion has a lot of choices when it comes to battery technology. Usually the person doing the conversion has a donor vehicle that will act as the platform for the conversion.

An internal combustion vehicle has a multi speed gearbox with numerous ratios. The ev west air cooled porsche starter kit is perf. Most donor vehicles have a manual transmission. Many other projects have been mocked up along the same lines under the theory of.

Or how well would my car operate if i keep the auto transmission. Curb weight with a manual transmission. Canadian electric vehicles also has all the accessory parts you might need to get your electric car on the road like power steering and power brake kits. Almost always the donor vehicle is a normal gasoline powered car that gets converted to electric.

Of course i would need to mount the motor where the tranny is now and get a part milled to connect the drive shaft to the motor. Ev with automatic transmission by. Joel aug 13 2007 18 22 pm. An electric motor delivers.

If i upscale the motor why can t i lose the transmission and clutch etc. Some of the newer conversions are very professional and well engineered. Maurice hi brian i am glad you were able to figure this out about the automatic transmission that is electronically shifted. Electric car conversion questions.

If it s a budget conversion i d say keep the automatic.