[T2] Double cab with Tesla motor

[Nick Palmer]

Kits run bout $7.6k with no battery. About $17k with a 90 mile range.

https://www.evwest.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=40 <https://www.evwest.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=40>

Kits are basically "Bolt In" with just a few holes needed for cables.
So you can go back to gas guzzling if you wanted to but they say nobody does.
Depending on the vehicle you can add more batteries for more range but it is harder to just "bolt in" more battery without more significant modifications.
Weight and balance also become an issue and there is the law of diminishing returns as you add more weight for more battery.
110 ft lb of torque from 0 RPM all the way up.
Right at the margins of what a stock transmission will handle based on recent discussion.
They have done some dual motor setups that destroy transmissions frequently.

~ Nick


> On Apr 25, 2020, at 11:02 PM, Robert Camacho <bcoldpro at aol.com> wrote:
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> Cost?
> 
>> On Apr 25, 2020, at 8:16 PM, Nick Palmer <nick at sluggardy.net> wrote:
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>> EV West in San Diego sells kits for various VWs. My wife wants a bug, and I am thinking to convert her one.
>> 
>> The biggest issue is the limited range, but she drives less than 2 miles to work so range for her is not a big priority.
>> 
>> ~ Nick
>> 
>>> On Apr 25, 2020, at 9:34 PM, Andy McKinley <airhedz at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> This is my next engine swap.
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