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Originally Posted by The Toecutter
I do have an electric Triumph GT6 conversion, currently the only car I own. But that doesn't fall into "the norm" either. I will finish it when I get the time and the workspace. At some point, I want to put that nifty carbon-fiber-banded Tesla Model S PLAID motor in it and make 300+ electric horsepower in a vehicle that's lighter than it was as an ICE.
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That! sounds interesting!
Any plans for a small genset that covers the AVERAGE power requirements of the car?
IMHO a 15 to 20KVA genset does this with a decrease in weight vs lugging expensive, heavy batteries about.
The genset might even be 'Plug and Play' so it can left at home for the usual short trips and 'popped in' for longer trips.
All this lugging an engine around for short trips in PHEVs is for idiots who would somehow bugger up plopping in a genset when reqd IMHO..?
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Originally Posted by The Toecutter
The velomobile is in the middle of being upgraded to AWD with added front hub motors and has a Molicel P42A battery pack capable of 50 kW peak discharge as I type this. My initial plan is to try 25 kW and 400+ Nm of torque to go with that AWD and see if I don't rip the vehicle apart and/or kill myself with it. I've got Hellcats rolling around in this hood to troll.
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Yes please!
With good, high hardness, low tolerance torque arms it's going to go like a bat out of hell with no torque issues IMHO.
Is there electronic control (software?) to negate 'torque steer'?
ie: Torque Vectoring so the front wheels are turning at the correct speeds at all times?
Any plans to strengthen up the chassis etc a bit?
I didn't see a thread on E-S?
Oh yes:
You are aware that
DIY Freegen is actually pretty simple and negates all that torque arm-regen hassle as the torque then goes through your brake disks as usual..?
In fact it fixes so many issues that not taking a (steel) geared hub motor or 3 to someone who can operate a lathe etc is ...er... short sighted IMHO.
You just cant beat coasting for efficiency and then the
cogging free pedaling!