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Originally Posted by Vwbeamer
How you going to do the throttle?
I also think your will have to have the electric motor give you an assist when starting from a dead stop.
Still a neat idea to extend range.
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He would need to do this in miniature
https://www.google.com/amp/s/insidee...-extender/amp/
There is a thread on it in the imiev forums and it’s also not the first VW EV pusher trailer folks have been making them since the 70’s
The way it was controlled was on/off or clutch
It always ran near WOT and with 5hp no need for an electronic throttle though it’s not complex, needs a rhiostat and a stepper if he wants granular throttle.
The former Insightcentral wizard made an ewheel for his Insight to slowly drive electrically off the trailer hitch my guess is a similar design would be needed here to get enough traction and yes he has the design on his website
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Originally Posted by oil pan 4
I'm tossing around the idea of building a tiny leaf pusher.
I have couple of 5hp briggs and stratton engines. I'm thinking a go cart cvt and 1 wheel.
It would probably only have a top speed of around 45mph. More of a test platform, I don't think it's practice unless I had at least a 10hp engine.
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My cousins have modified brigs for more power, get it up to 6 grand and it wears out faster and makes you go faster
My guess top speed of 25, that is how fast my fathers 5hp zx40 tops at.