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Old 04-22-2019, 12:28 PM   #3391 (permalink)
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My own EV conversion is stalled out, but I have a Lexus electric axle from an LX400h.



98lbs, 68hp, single speed 10,000RPM. With a single speed, you want twice the gas engine's power (vs 36hp) and fat cables for starting up. Toyota HSD technology. No clutches to burn out from the microsecond shock loads.

If I were starting today, I'd look for the rear axle from a newer RAV4. It has twin motors and the differential in software, important to me since I spun out on black ice.

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