You might want to check out John Lussmyer's F250, http://john.casadelgato.com/Electric-Vehicles/1995-Ford-F-250
________________________________ From: Barry <[email protected]> To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 8, 2013 12:40 PM Subject: [EVDL] Feasibility question Short version Is an F150 with 4 x4 and automatic transmission possible? Long version My current EV is a Saturn Vue, which I converted myself and have been using as my daily car for almost five years. Given the appearance of OEM EV's I am planning on getting an OEM EV in the next two years. This means I will no longer have a need for my Vue. I could try to sell the Vue but the resale value of DIY EV's does not appear to be high. Another option is I could try to sell off the parts and use the Lithium batteries for my backup solar. But again the market for used EV parts is limited. What I would like to do is re-task all of the EV components to my 1998 F150. I put less that 2000 mile a year on this vehicle and primarily use it for winter plowing and hauling stuff. Really long version So I've looked over the EVDL archives, diyelectriccar.com, and evalbum for similar conversions. Trucks have been done. Automatics less so. Don't see any similar four wheel drives. Question: 1. Will my 9" net gain and 1K Zilla be sufficient? 2. Is it easier to swap the automatic with a manual or keep the automatic and run a separate electric motor for any transmission pumps needed? 3. My understanding is that the hubs are unlocked (2WD) when vacuum is applied and locked (4WD) when the vacuum is interrupted. Is keeping this feature as simple as just having a vacuum pump for the 4WD? 4. Other than this truck I've never had an automatic transmission vehicle. Anything else I might be missing (transmission cooler pumps, differential associated stuff, etc). Thanks in advance, Barry Oppenheim Wrightstown, PA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20131008/8d6a7f1f/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20131008/60c98240/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
