What Electric Car Would You Build?

"HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo) 01/12/2016 at 20:54 • Filed to: None

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In light of Mighty car Mods recent venture into Electric cars, What car would you E-mod?

I’d go with an older 2wd pickup. An extra cab too boot. With the engine gone you’ve got a size-able engine bay with room for a big motor, and a few batteries, or room for batteries once the big gas tank is evacuated, and even more room behind the seats in the cab.

Would it be a fun car? No but to me elecrtic car aren’t meant to be fun, But with enough range it could be a very useful daily driver that can haul a small load.

Or an Old Saab Cuz they’re already weird, and have lots of room in the back for batteries, with out loosing all of the cars utility.

Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/12/2016 at 20:58

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I will get so much hatred for this, but I’d do it to my own car. I’d either go full EV or make it a hybrid... kind of like the original Insight.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/12/2016 at 21:00

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C5 Z06... Just to watch the world burn.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/12/2016 at 21:01

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I’ll get flak for this, but no EV, hybrid, or E-mod for me. Give me proper combustion motor for all things!

DoYouEvenShift > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/12/2016 at 21:01

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Because it just seems right. And it would fix the low power issue.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/12/2016 at 21:02

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Dunno, but I love this:

steamwhistle.ca/retroelectro

Caleb "If a rally car can do it, so can my Malibu" M. S. > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/12/2016 at 21:06

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Because of course

Perfect platform though. Already light, and plenty of room for batteries with a bit of hacking and stripping.

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/12/2016 at 21:10

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Full EV S2000...duh

CB > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/12/2016 at 21:12

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Electric Dodge Ram for more low-end torque.

DoYouEvenShift > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 01/12/2016 at 21:15

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I fly the “LS all the things flag” proudly, and I support this.

Übel > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/12/2016 at 21:16

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Absurdly light, well-supported electric conversion aftermarket, stylish, cheap, simple, can’t possibly be made slower, why use something that has space for a radiator that you don’t need, and they made 16 million of them so it’s not remotely sacrilegious.

MM54 > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/12/2016 at 21:19

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Such a project is actually on my long list of “eventually-I-want-to...” but I’m not sure exactly what chassis, rather than super-sporty I’d want something fairly practical for driving to work or to the store, etc.

The Kei van in the MCM episode is a really good candidate, maybe that or a defunct Mazda rotary pickup or something.

Übel > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 01/12/2016 at 21:21

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One of the only ways to get the S2k to rev even higher!

Übel > DoYouEvenShift 01/12/2016 at 21:23

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Just do a straight drivetrain swap between a Leaf and the Corvette

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/12/2016 at 21:26

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A Renault Turbo 5 with a electric motor in the back in a longitudinal position and a electric motor in the front in the front in a horizontal position. Gear both motors identically. Ken block the shit out of it.

deekster_caddy > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/12/2016 at 21:36

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I would do my MG as long as the EV drive isn't made by Lucas!

deekster_caddy > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 01/12/2016 at 21:37

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I hear ya, have both. Electric makes one helluva commuter car and grocery getter!

e36Jeff now drives a ZHP > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/12/2016 at 21:42

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It wouldn’t be pure electric. I would build a heavy-duty pickup truck using a hybrid diesel-electric drivetrain. The engine is coupled to a generator, no transmission, driveshaft or diff, just 2 500 ft lbs electric motors driving each rear wheel or maybe 4 250 ft lbs motors on each corner, depends on what is more effective. 1000 ft lbs at zero RPM and the ability to regen. The engine would be a smaller 2-3ish liter diesel with a generous battery pack, making maybe 300-400 ft lbs of torques. It would be designed to run at a single RPM so it could be designed for max power and efficiency. The power for starting from a stand still would come from a combo of the battery pack and the generator on the engine. Once you get up to speed, the engine would charge the battery pack up then shut off and go full electric until the battery drops to 60-70%, then it fires back up and recharges the battery. Weight should be around the same as a normal 6+ liter engine, reliability should go up, as you lose a ton of moving parts, and efficiency should be up as well. You could go with lightweight body panels(composite or aluminium) to help bring the weight down.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > DoYouEvenShift 01/12/2016 at 22:01

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How about a 2-mode hybrid Z06?

boxrocket > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/12/2016 at 22:04

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Ariel Atom.

Because instant torque, and relatively light weight. Also it would resolve the (arguable) problem of the air intake trying to eat your head.

DoYouEvenShift > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 01/12/2016 at 22:06

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As a retrofit or new model?

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 01/12/2016 at 22:08

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Well, E-Ray was patented by GM. But then they would have to figure out how to cool an engine and a motor.

tromoly > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/12/2016 at 22:13

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Because fastest accelerating car in the world.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > tromoly 01/12/2016 at 22:17

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That’s like 90% spoiler.

tromoly > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/12/2016 at 22:27

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*Airfoil.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > e36Jeff now drives a ZHP 01/12/2016 at 23:27

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Someone seriously needs to do this.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > DoYouEvenShift 01/13/2016 at 06:15

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I don’t think you would be able to do it without some serious redesign, so kind of both.

BloodlessWeevil > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/13/2016 at 08:58

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Not a car, but I helped convert a motorcycle to electric power when I was in college.

We cut out the bottom of the gas tank for the batteries. They were shoved up in the tank but stuck out the bottom by an inch or two. From the top it looked completely stock (the electric motor was a dead giveaway looking from the side.)

This was a Honda 250, so improving on it was not exactly rocket science. Power was up slightly, but top speed was down because of poor gearing (I did not work on the final drive, I would have used a different ratio.) Range was around 60 miles depending on how you ride, but you could easily double that with saddlebag mounted batteries.

We used a cheap non-running bike from craigslist, but total cost came out under $4,000.

DoYouEvenShift > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 01/13/2016 at 09:50

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Not as a Z06, but a new model maybe.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/13/2016 at 10:01

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AE86. Small, light, RWD. The perfect Tofu delivery vehicle.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Übel 08/13/2018 at 16:41

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That would be cool. I’d put a stinger exhaust on the back but make it the plug in for the charger.