09-28-2021, 04:21 AM
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Only needs to go 1 direction.
A gokart cvt should provide plenty of gear ratio.
EVs main weakness is the cold, towing or anything long range.
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09-28-2021, 11:00 AM
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How do you tow anything when using the pusher?
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09-28-2021, 12:00 PM
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My view has always been that anything that allows you to better use your car is good if that’s a pusher go for it.
A proper commercial “pusher” would allow owners to continue using old tired “leaves” that no longer have enough battery capacity for daily use.
The trouble I’ve seen is you have a lot of purists who have zero tolerance for fuel burners, especially those from Europe they have no comprehension, or views of fair play , sadly that mentality seems to be present amongst most everyone these days.
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In my case, weighing the pusher's pros and cons got me more cons. If I used the ol' diesel VW as the pusher, that would have meant chopping up my long distance car. So meanwhile I'd have to borrow or rent to go long distances. I thought about using another engine, like what Oil Pan is doing. But for me it just didn't seem worth the time or effort.
Ideally it would be nice to own both a an EV and an ICEV, or just one PHEV. The problem is that EV tech, hybrid or not, is just too expensive to justify both. If I could trade my Prius over for a Volt or Spark EV or any EV with at least 4 seats, except maybe a Leaf, I would do that.
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09-28-2021, 03:21 PM
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How do you tow anything when using the pusher?
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Looks like I won't be.
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1989 firebird mostly stock. Aside from the 6-speed manual trans, corvette gen 5 front brakes, 1LE drive shaft, 4th Gen disc brake fbody rear end.
2011 leaf SL, white, portable 240v CHAdeMO, trailer hitch, new batt as of 2014.
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09-28-2021, 08:27 PM
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In my case, weighing the pusher's pros and cons got me more cons. If I used the ol' diesel VW as the pusher, that would have meant chopping up my long distance car.
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Yeah I wouldn’t tear down a good running car to mod another
But I would take two crap ones to make one functional one |
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09-28-2021, 08:34 PM
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Yeah I wouldn’t tear down a good running car to mod another
But I would take two crap ones to make one functional one
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They were two crap cars. But they were the only cars I had. Well, and the 1972 Super Beetle.
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09-28-2021, 08:44 PM
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They were two crap cars. But they were the only cars I had. Well, and the 1972 Super Beetle.
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If it runs, drives, stops it’s not a crap car |
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09-28-2021, 09:01 PM
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If it runs, drives, stops it’s not a crap car
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But if it didn't run and drive, how would it push?
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09-28-2021, 11:11 PM
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But if it didn't run and drive, how would it push?
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So this is your distance car?
Lol, a running FWD with a demolished rear sometimes can run and drive, on a trailer the stopping action could be inop and the rear axle missing or inop. |
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09-29-2021, 01:57 AM
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a running FWD with a demolished rear sometimes can run and drive
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Had it been easier to re-title such a salvaged vehicle in my country as a (road-legal) tractor, I would be quite tempted to match one to a trailer similar to those often fitted to a 2-wheel tiller-tractor.
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