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I would guess that it's mostly labour. Unless you could get a fleet of identical cars or vans, then every vehicle is going to be a bespoke job, slowing things
by ChrisRR 7y ago
I would guess that it's mostly labour. Unless you could get a fleet of identical cars or vans, then every vehicle is going to be a bespoke job, slowing things down.
- karambahh 7y agoTrafic/Vivaro are the same car, jointly produced by Open/Vauxhall & Renault so economies of scale could be found. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_Trafic_III_-_Fiat_Talento_II_-_Nissan_NV300_-_Opel_Vivaro_II https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_Trafic_III_-_Fiat_Tale...
- lstodd 7y agoIt's front wheel drive. Assuming new drive units come complete with everything but wheels, the change would take about an hour or two. EDIT: esp since you can just use an angle grinder on the old pack
- djaychela 7y agoMy 'plan' was thought of because the Trafic/Vivaro/Primastar are all the same van, and the labour wouldn't be much - getting the engine and gearbox out can be done in a couple of hours when you're using a ramp, and if the conversion kit was intelligently made to pick up on the same mounting points as the standard engine/transmission then it would fit back in really quickly. The same powertrain is also used in their larger models - Master/Movano (can't think of the Nissan one), so that would also be another market. The labour would be minimal compared to the cost of the batteries.