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Batteries are getting surprisingly cheap now. If you build your own modules you can probably make a smallish truck sized pack for less than $4000. The best part
by foxyv 5y ago
Batteries are getting surprisingly cheap now. If you build your own modules you can probably make a smallish truck sized pack for less than $4000. The best part about those old Ford trucks is, that with a twin beam suspension, there is a HUGE area underneath the beds to put batteries that is protected from road debris.
The hard part of electric cars right now is usually the motor controller and the charge controller. I have a feeling you will need to murder someone's grandma to get a hold of one of these crate motors in the next 10 years.
- throwaway946513 5y agoAye, the planned conversion vehicle is a traditional SUV, body-on-frame, with ample storage for batteries under the body in plentiful places. Gas tank is 21 U.S. Gallons, and with existing 4wd, the core idea would be to remove the existing axles and using two electric motors in each differential's place. Batteries placed centrally under the vehicle, under the hood, and existing underside spare tire mount (relocating the spare tire to the rear-door. Likewise, the difficult part is physically assembling the vehicle and the unobtainium controllers.