Electric Car Conversion

domhart10 · Sep 22nd, 2020, 12:54

Hi guys, soon to finish one of my projects and looking to take on another. Contemplating buying a cheap car with a blown engine and converting it to electric.

I have literally no experience and was wondering if anyone else has thought about this or knows anything on it? what to look out for? good places to source for parts etc etc

BrianH · Sep 22nd, 2020, 18:01

The Americans have converted cars using 12v batteries found on the internet.

I'm interested in a an electric motor being developed for each wheel. Likely to be long development. Porche made them in around 1905 but the steering was too heavy.

brianh 245 GL 1989

Thekilt · Sep 22nd, 2020, 21:23

Check out richrebuilds on YouTube. He does quite a lot and loads of other content with conversions. Some guy converted an A*di A6 Quattro using Tesla drivetrain.
Main thing is the software programming. Scrapped electric cars are still high value because of this. A scrap Tesla will still set you back circa £20k.

domhart10 · Sep 23rd, 2020, 07:48

Yeh thanks guys, thats what im finding the scrap value are still really high so looking around at individual components and can see the prices arent to bad. But a lot of learning to do to make sure I pick the right motor as well.

Welton · Sep 23rd, 2020, 10:07

Dom, you're obviously a motivated and driven kinda guy but I can think of a few other Hobbies to consider:

Parkour
Bull Running
Base Jumping
Wing-Suiting
Cage Fighting

All of these will cause you far less pain, less stress, and cost less etc.

P1800 ES · Sep 23rd, 2020, 10:12

I came across these guys recently who have developed an interesting powertrain.

https://swind.life/products/hpd/

domhart10 · Sep 23rd, 2020, 14:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Welton

Dom, you're obviously a motivated and driven kinda guy but I can think of a few other Hobbies to consider:

Parkour
Bull Running
Base Jumping
Wing-Suiting
Cage Fighting

All of these will cause you far less pain, less stress, and cost less etc.

haha thanks Welton, already done extreme sports and been on sky extreme sports for things like downhill biking and dirt jumping etc and still have a tonne of county sports I play for ... much prefer learning more about cars. Love driving them, love modding them.

Thekilt · Sep 23rd, 2020, 15:23

https://electricgt.com/ electric "V8 Block".

Sep 22nd, 2020, 12:54	#1
domhart10 Volvo S40 Last Online: Yesterday 14:09 Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Chichester	Electric Car Conversion Hi guys, soon to finish one of my projects and looking to take on another. Contemplating buying a cheap car with a blown engine and converting it to electric. I have literally no experience and was wondering if anyone else has thought about this or knows anything on it? what to look out for? good places to source for parts etc etc __________________ ----------------------------------------- Current: 2009 Volvo S40 T5 Progress Thread: https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=271945 Previous Volvo: 2008 S40 SE Lux R Design 2.0D

Sep 22nd, 2020, 18:01	#2
BrianH VOC Member Last Online: Jan 16th, 2024 18:10 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bournemouth	electric motors The Americans have converted cars using 12v batteries found on the internet. I'm interested in a an electric motor being developed for each wheel. Likely to be long development. Porche made them in around 1905 but the steering was too heavy. brianh 245 GL 1989

Sep 22nd, 2020, 21:23	#3
Thekilt Senior Member Last Online: Yesterday 23:05 Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Wareham	Check out richrebuilds on YouTube. He does quite a lot and loads of other content with conversions. Some guy converted an A*di A6 Quattro using Tesla drivetrain. Main thing is the software programming. Scrapped electric cars are still high value because of this. A scrap Tesla will still set you back circa £20k. __________________ Current: Tesla Model S 75D Ex: Jaguar XF Sportbrake white 2.2d sport, Volvo V50 T5, Volvo V70 T5, V40 T2 2.0 Inscription 2016

Sep 23rd, 2020, 07:48	#4
domhart10 Volvo S40 Last Online: Yesterday 14:09 Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Chichester	Yeh thanks guys, thats what im finding the scrap value are still really high so looking around at individual components and can see the prices arent to bad. But a lot of learning to do to make sure I pick the right motor as well. __________________ ----------------------------------------- Current: 2009 Volvo S40 T5 Progress Thread: https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=271945 Previous Volvo: 2008 S40 SE Lux R Design 2.0D

Sep 23rd, 2020, 10:07	#5
Welton Premier Member Last Online: Sep 14th, 2021 17:03 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Market Harborough	Dom, you're obviously a motivated and driven kinda guy but I can think of a few other Hobbies to consider: Parkour Bull Running Base Jumping Wing-Suiting Cage Fighting All of these will cause you far less pain, less stress, and cost less etc. __________________ 2005 S40 T5 SE - Manual. Bilstein B4's. (For Sale) 2010 Citroen C4 1.6 HDi (bizarre Gearbox model). 2010 Renault Twingo (refreshingly simple) 2018 Infiniti Q30 1.6T Business Executive (what's this button do?)

Sep 23rd, 2020, 10:12	#6
P1800 ES Junior Member Last Online: Mar 17th, 2023 06:04 Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: St Albans	I came across these guys recently who have developed an interesting powertrain. https://swind.life/products/hpd/

Sep 23rd, 2020, 15:23	#8
Thekilt Senior Member Last Online: Yesterday 23:05 Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Wareham	https://electricgt.com/ electric "V8 Block". __________________ Current: Tesla Model S 75D Ex: Jaguar XF Sportbrake white 2.2d sport, Volvo V50 T5, Volvo V70 T5, V40 T2 2.0 Inscription 2016

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