Electric Car Conversion Automatic Transmission

Nearly every electric car has a single speed transmission.

Electric car conversion automatic transmission.

Joel aug 13 2007 18 22 pm. Implicitly this makes sense. The ev west air cooled porsche starter kit is perf. The person doing the conversion has a lot of choices when it comes to battery technology.

Everyone seems to be keeping the transmission in their electric car conversions. Many other projects have been mocked up along the same lines under the theory of. Let the electric motor idle just as it would with the ice. Usually the person doing the conversion has a donor vehicle that will act as the platform for the conversion.

An electric motor delivers. A light car 2000 3000 lbs. Maurice hi brian i am glad you were able to figure this out about the automatic transmission that is electronically shifted. 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.

Electric car conversion questions. 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. Electric car conversion books are the place to start if you want to build an ev or convert a gas car to electric. Curb weight with a manual transmission.

News links and an ongoing diary of making an electric car go to content go to navigation go to search. I don t get it. If i upscale the motor why can t i lose the transmission and clutch etc. Because they have kits specific for several cars and you can get an electric car conversion kit that is essentially plug and play.

An internal combustion vehicle has a multi speed gearbox with numerous ratios. Some of the newer conversions are very professional and well engineered. Most donor vehicles have a manual transmission. Building on a solid f oundation.

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. Best of all because they also have a conversion shop and years of conversion experience plus a huge. If it s a budget conversion i d say keep the automatic. Or how well would my car operate if i keep the auto transmission.

Best types of cars to convert.