On 25 Apr 2024 at 9:14, (-Phil-) via EV wrote: > One common "old school" method was to bolt a DC motor to an old ICE > transmission with an adapter plate ... it's mechanically easier, but > you end up with a short range low-performance conversion.
Exhibit B is the Solectria Force. It was an early- to mid-1990s conversion of the Geo Metro (Suzuki Swift). With regenerative braking from a high- efficiency AC induction drive, and a low-friction custom aluminum transaxle, it achieved better than 150 Wh/mile in city driving. But it wasn't exactly a shadetree conversion. The folks who designed it had engineering degrees from MIT. Also, a Geo Metro and a BMW 3 are almost from different planets. David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey To reach me, don't reply to this message; I won't get it. Use my offlist address here : http://evdl.org/help/index.html#supt = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Finnegans Wake is the best example of modernism disappearing up its own fundament. -- JG Ballard = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
