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Originally Posted by Daox
I got the info on that 11" motor. See the for sale thread:
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I once restored a table saw that got a 15hp motor. This looks suitable for that. What does it weigh? How much would an adapter plate cost?
Here's an all-up drivetrain that has 50kW/68hp and weighs 98lb. It is an buried magnet AC motor instead of DC with interpoles.
Here's how it fits in a VW Beetle:
I paid $650 for this example.*
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AFAIK a similar component ships in the current Toyota RAV4 that has twin motors with an software differential. And 115hp.
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I would think this discussion would be self-limiting to the first-gen, two-passenger, aluminum bodied version.
*This conversion, with controllers and (300V) batteries and their box[es] would run into the thousand of dollars. I'm leaning more toward a diesel-electric mild hybrid now. That should cost more like $1000.