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General Category => GENERAL DISCUSSIONS => Topic started by: Pegasus on Monday, 25 July, 2016, 04:05:27 PM



Title: electric drive kits
Post by: Pegasus on Monday, 25 July, 2016, 04:05:27 PM
Hi All,
Has anyone looked at electric drive kits? any information? I am getting a second flat windscreen version (Mako) and the engine is dead, so a project considering electric drive


Title: Re: electric drive kits
Post by: radekp81 on Tuesday, 26 July, 2016, 07:48:18 AM
Hey Fred,

I was considering the same when I was doing my build (kinda wish I did).  Anyway Sterling Sports Cars made one:
http://www.sterlingsportscars.com/Electric_Sterling.html

Also there was a company in India that wanted to produce them:
http://www.autoblog.com/2014/12/09/supernova-ev-first-indian-electric-car/

Anyway it's something that's been done quite a few times (somewhere there was a video of a pretty quick sterling or Nova EV running the quarter).
You could alternatively look for EV kits made for beetles as a starting point (though many of them contain just low-hp motors).

Radek.


Title: Re: electric drive kits
Post by: julietbaney on Wednesday, 02 January, 2019, 05:39:34 AM
Has anyone looked at electric drive kits? any information? I am getting a second flat windscreen version (Mako) and the engine is dead, so a project considering electric drive


Title: Re: electric drive kits
Post by: midmount on Saturday, 05 January, 2019, 07:42:23 PM
Beetle EVs are common in the States.There are a few companies doing kits.


Title: Re: electric drive kits
Post by: Landero on Friday, 14 June, 2019, 07:36:58 PM
Do you think shipping them in from the States would be too expensive?


Title: Re: electric drive kits
Post by: CyCo on Friday, 21 June, 2019, 09:11:10 PM
Most likely yes. As an example, I bought a aftermarket vw gearbag from the US and had it shipped to my place. It was a $600.00 USD gearbag, and landed at my place it cost just over $2,000.00 AUD. Mind, this was about 8 years ago, so figures and even customs has changed. Your mileage may vary.