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Can we expect to see electric cars and conversion kits that simulate combustion engines? Mechanical gearboxes (or pseudo-gearboxes?), simulated noise and vibrat
by Cpoll 8y ago
Can we expect to see electric cars and conversion kits that simulate combustion engines? Mechanical gearboxes (or pseudo-gearboxes?), simulated noise and vibrations, exhaust pipes with simulated vapor?
- rbanffy 8y agoI believe most of the conversion kits connect to the gearbox from the engine side in order to preserve as much of the car as feasible and also for simplicity (there seems to be less variation on the engine end than on the wheel side, but my knowledge is limited mostly to Brazilian cars - 3/4 of my family worked for Volkswagen).
- theluketaylor 8y agoMost vintage electric conversions I have seen leave the transmission, drive shaft and differentials in place for convenience. Since electric motors have a much broader torque band than combustion engines you can usually leave the transmission in 2nd or 3rd and just drive around, but there is nothing stopping you from rowing gears either. If the engine ever blows in my vintage car I'll think long and hard about converting it to electric. I wouldn't want to simulate sounds or vibrations of the real engine though. I'd want the experience to be whatever happens from swapping the engine for a motor.