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OneOfFew · 07-21-2011, 03:47 PM

Hello, this is my first post so I'd like to say Hi.

Among many of my planned mods I have a rather ambitious one. I would like to belt a 2kw electric motor to the crank pulley and using a brushless motor controller to power it. Fixturing the motor will not be a problem since I do machine work at my place of employment. The question is has anyone tried it, and does it work? I added 2kw of electricity to the "Aerodynamic & rolling resistance, power & MPG calculator" and got ~30% better fuel economy at 60mph. I only intend to use this on the highway at 40-65 mph steady driving. It would also gain me ~200lbs in battery/motor/electronics weight.

I tried searching but did not find a thread on this where someone actually did it.

Thoughts? Thanks.

07-21-2011, 03:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
OneOfFew EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Greensboro, MD Posts: 17 Civic HX - '96 Honda Civic HX 90 day: 40.05 mpg (US) Thanks: 4 Thanked 12 Times in 6 Posts	Belt drive 2kw electric motor? Hello, this is my first post so I'd like to say Hi. Among many of my planned mods I have a rather ambitious one. I would like to belt a 2kw electric motor to the crank pulley and using a brushless motor controller to power it. Fixturing the motor will not be a problem since I do machine work at my place of employment. The question is has anyone tried it, and does it work? I added 2kw of electricity to the "Aerodynamic & rolling resistance, power & MPG calculator" and got ~30% better fuel economy at 60mph. I only intend to use this on the highway at 40-65 mph steady driving. It would also gain me ~200lbs in battery/motor/electronics weight. I tried searching but did not find a thread on this where someone actually did it. Thoughts? Thanks.