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Looks awesome but did I miss the part where they actually explained how marrying a manual gearbox with an electric motor works?
Some questions just shouldn't be asked.
Looks awesome but did I miss the part where they actually explained how marrying a manual gearbox with an electric motor works?
The same as a manual gearbox attaches to a internal combustion engine?Looks awesome but did I miss the part where they actually explained how marrying a manual gearbox with an electric motor works?
Hmmm, styling queues taken from the 70sAcceleration is only a small part of track driving though. Cornering speeds and braking distances are equally important factors and that's where EVs -especially Telstra - fall behind traditional ICEs.
Meanwhile, has this been posted yet? It could be the very thing that would tempt me to drink the kool-aid!
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This is the Opel Manta GSe: a rear-drive EV with a manual 'box | Top Gear
Haha @HamboCairns brainwashed by big ICE into dinosaur thinking It's an easy choice, waste more money, environment, energy with the M3 because it *feels lighter and does better skids. Meh. Petrol is dead. I liked in the test he was talking about hearing what each wheel was doing due to no engine noise. Engine noise is energy wasted, even your own energy having to try and hear what the car is doing and not being able to.
First retro inspiration I saw was Mk 1 Ford Escort.
Yes. But you don't need to use the clutch pedal anymore. You generally drive around in third if you leave the original box and diff in the car, most typical kits have more than enough torque to pull away from standing still in third.The same as a manual gearbox attaches to a internal combustion engine?
Wait, what dinosaur thinking?Haha @HamboCairns brainwashed by big ICE into dinosaur thinking It's an easy choice, waste more money, environment, energy with the M3 because it *feels lighter and does better skids. Meh. Petrol is dead. I liked in the test he was talking about hearing what each wheel was doing due to no engine noise. Engine noise is energy wasted, even your own energy having to try and hear what the car is doing and not being able to.
I was super pleased to see incentives in the ACT for EV's include conversions. I now have my motor and controller for my car, but still can't put a timeline on when I can get building with house stuff being a priority right now. I've been on leave and watching a bunch of YouTube vids on various builds to firm up some ideas of how I want to do things like battery boxes, chargers, motor mounts etc. Working on the first job of clearing space both for house renos and space to work on the car.
*Still a legit reason for new bike time
I think they were more asking because it's a factory delivered EV with a manual gearbox.Yes. But you don't need to use the clutch pedal anymore. You generally drive around in third if you leave the original box and diff in the car, most typical kits have more than enough torque to pull away from standing still in third.
That is indeed pretty awesome. Probably should have done something like that to my Megane rebuild project...
Perfect conversion donor.
Also might not need to buy a new golf when our existing one starts to get tired (still under 100k km on it):
VW / AUDI EV Conversion Kit Tesla Cells + HyPer 9 Motor | EVolution Australia
This electric car conversion kit is ideal for just about any front wheel drive Volkswagen or AUDI car such as the A3, Golf, Caddy, Transporter, T4, T5 and T6 and just about any model from 1976 up to 2020! The kit nominally includes the following Hyper 9 Motor and Controller or AC51 HPEVS...www.evolutionaustralia.com.au
This is pretty awesome.
Debatable - if you use the gearbox to keep it the motor in it's most efficient RPM range, possibly. Not sure how the smaller motor but added gearbox weight and drivetrain efficiency losses would balance out. I suspect like any vehicle - it'd mostly come down to how you drove it.Would there be power consumption savings as well?
Wait, what dinosaur thinking?
Haakon's video proved your perceptions wrong, Tesla has the car! Also, why not both? This has been possible for over 10 years.If Tesla can make a car with the breadth of abilities as an M3 or Alfa Giulia then yes many pants will be pulled down.
I think it would be a $30k kit so a bit more expensive I suspect. Anyway you can always sell the ICE, people actually still buy them!That is indeed pretty awesome. Probably should have done something like that to my Megane rebuild project...
Once i get it finished (couple of small random parts i was going to get from PickaPart in Melbourne next week, but that may be a while longer...) i may well do that. Turns out we have been perfectly fine with one shared car over the last 18 months anyway!I think it would be a $30k kit so a bit more expensive I suspect. Anyway you can always sell the ICE, people actually still buy them!
Like I said, breadth of abilities = fun too.It's an easy choice, waste more money, environment, energy with the M3 because it *feels lighter and does better skids. Meh. Petrol is dead.
They need some piped in sound otherwise it's too close to magic!Quite interested in EVs as a prosaic runabout, but as sports cars they leave me cold, bonkers performance or not.