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Old 11-28-2011, 03:48 PM   #6 (permalink)
TheEnemy
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I looked at the math for converting a small pickup a few years ago. What made it practical for me was my short commute of 10-12miles a day and the fact that we get lots of sun in the southwest.

On an efficiency standpoint the typical series wound motor gets 60-70% efficiency. A permanent magnet brushless motor gets 80-90% but at $25k+ for a 75hp they are relatively cost prohibitive.

Edit: Just looked at the warp 11 motor specs, looks like it peaks at 91% and is a series wound, so my above statement is wrong.

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