09-10-2013, 08:16 AM
(09-10-2013, 07:32 AM)cully Wrote: sam remember the Electric Kart i built!
yes i too would love to build this sort of thing but unfortunatly i dont have £10k to hand
you best bet is to buy a scrapped electric forklift, as they tend to scrap these when the battery packs are dead, as the batterys are so expensive to replace
remember to look for the highest voltage battery pack types as these produce the greatest torque
as for your 'electrique' one went through ebay two weeks ago for £400 including a spare motor gearbox controller assembly as spares and repair
theres another on the bay at the mo
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Peugeot-106-El...3386225d6d
yes its the same on but relisted! They go for quite a lot! It would be a a travesty to remove those stickers and fit a gti kit though D: Maybe if it was less than a grand Id think about it! Yes the electric cart was awesome!
(09-10-2013, 06:20 AM)Poodle Wrote: I'll just point out a couple of things to get you thinking:
Firstly, how often do you see an electric car with a gearbox..?
Secondly, this website is awesome - http://www.diyelectriccar.com/forums/sho...n-669.html
Finally, might want to consider energy transfer and how you're going to link up the batteries if they're spread about the car, more cable length means more resistance, not to mention expense.
Really interested to see this project get going, hope you do it.
the gearbox isnt a gearbox as such. its just a very easy way of mounting the motor and connecting it to the drive shafts. If it were rear wheel drive you wouldnt need one, but for front wheel drive its just a lot easier to keep the box.