Because they have kits specific for several cars and you can get an electric car conversion kit that is essentially plug and play.
Electric car conversion automatic transmission.
An electric motor delivers.
Maurice hi brian i am glad you were able to figure this out about the automatic transmission that is electronically shifted.
Usually the person doing the conversion has a donor vehicle that will act as the platform for the conversion.
Or how well would my car operate if i keep the auto transmission.
Let the electric motor idle just as it would with the ice.
If i upscale the motor why can t i lose the transmission and clutch etc.
Building on a solid f oundation.
Best types of cars to convert.
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.
Most donor vehicles have a manual transmission.
A light car 2000 3000 lbs.
Nearly every electric car has a single speed transmission.
Implicitly this makes sense.
Best of all because they also have a conversion shop and years of conversion experience plus a huge.
Joel aug 13 2007 18 22 pm.
Everyone seems to be keeping the transmission in their electric car conversions.
An internal combustion vehicle has a multi speed gearbox with numerous ratios.
Many other projects have been mocked up along the same lines under the theory of.
So what type of car is the best candidate for an electric conversion.
Some of the newer conversions are very professional and well engineered.
I don t get it.
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.
News links and an ongoing diary of making an electric car go to content go to navigation go to search.
Electric car conversion questions.
Almost always the donor vehicle is a normal gasoline powered car that gets converted to electric.
The person doing the conversion has a lot of choices when it comes to battery technology.
Curb weight with a manual transmission.
Ev with automatic transmission by.