The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 3, 2024

Rigs like the Porsche 911 Dakar and Lamborghini Huracan Sterrato get big grins and all the ink but jacked up machines like the Wilderness line at Subaru are pushing these builds well into the mainstream. Audi is dipping a toe into these muddy waters with the all-electric Q8 e-tron Edition Dakar. second when compared to the 5.8-second

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The prototypes featured wide-body designs, terminating aero kits, and extra cooling for the powertrain, considered a twin-turbocharged model of the Z06’s V-8. The Porsche Cayenne has been closely up to date for 2024 and integrated within the dimension is a unutilized grade referred to as the Turbo E-Hybrid.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 4, 2021

After 1 year in its new premises, Kit Lacey of eDub Services gives a tour of his latest projects. In the video Kit talks about the 1973 VW T2 “Indie” that we followed in its making earlier, which unfortunately has had a bad scratch. He shows us the super cool Tesla-powered 1991 VW Golf Mk2 […].

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2013

The CrossBlue Coupé—based off the Volkswagen Group’s MQB architecture (the Group’s modular assembly kit for vehicles with transverse-mounted engines)—features a transverse-mounted turbocharged direct-injection (TSI) 220 kW (295 hp) 3.0L The electric motors contribute 180 N·m (133 lb-ft) (front) and 270 N·m (199 lb-ft) (rear).

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Drive Electric

MAY 22, 2023

EVs are powered with an electric motor and inverter rather than an internal combustion engine, their internal components are radically different to ICEVs. Instead, they often come with a tyre repair kit or a sealant that can temporarily fix a flat tyre. Why are EV repairs different from regular cars? What if my EV tyre goes flat?

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

APRIL 13, 2007

My friend Nicole came over for a few hours to help me finish the transmission and put the motor/transmission together. with the flywheel and clutch on, Nicole and I used 2x4s and other shims that I got from Pete to line up the motor and the transmission. Here's Nicole putting in the bolts for the motor adapter plate.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In fact, the SUV made its debut in Europe at the 2024 Geneva Motor Show this week. Info from China’s MIIT revealed the U7 features over 1,300 hp (960 kW) from four electric motors. Powered by four electric motors, the U9 packs 1,287 hp (960 kW) and 1,200 lb-ft (1,680 Nm) torque for a 0 to 62 mph (0-100 km/hr) sprint in 2.36

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Baua Electric

MARCH 5, 2024

For 2024, both will come standard with a Direct Connection Stage kit already fitted, to allow maximum acceleration from launch. The R/T with the Stage 1 kit is quoted at 496 horsepower, while the more powerful Scat Pack with a Stage 2 kit produces up to 670 hp and 627 lb-ft of torque. Power matters, but range? No one cares!

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

This could eventually have a role comparable to that of the Volkswagen Group’s modular diesel and modular gasoline engine kits (MDB and MOB). (“Baukasten” = German for construction kit). The controller continuously computes the optimal interplay of the electric motors for every driving situation.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

NOVEMBER 20, 2006

The motor and controller from Electro Automotive (sent from Azure Dynamics) arrived on November 20th and are now sitting in my living room awaiting the remainder of the kit parts. Due to the high demand for kits resulting from the movie Who Killed the Electric Car , Electro Auto has been completely swamped.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

OCTOBER 12, 2006

I was going to purchase an NmG from Myers Motors , but found the driver compartment a bit crowded and the driving range limited (only about 40 miles). After doing some research, I found Electro Automotive out of Felton, CA and put down the $13,000 for one of their latest AC motor conversion kits for the Porsche 914.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

JULY 1, 2007

The instructions for the AC kit tell you to slide the motor speed control box through the two-inch hole that was cut in the wall between the engine compartment and the rear luggage compartment. In my haste, I added a computer grommet to the hole which made it just a bit too small to slide the motor control box through.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

FEBRUARY 9, 2008

Here goes (in no particular order): Things That Went Well During the Conversion The 914 AC kit from Electro Automotive is a good one. I modified the wiring in the original 914 AC kit (as suggested by Paul Jorg) to turn on the regen when the brake lights came on instead of controlling regen by releasing the accelerator pedal.

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EV Central

APRIL 18, 2023

Kia EV6 GT The Kia EV6 GT draws on twin electric motors producing a total 430kW and 740Nm, which is enough to deliver a claimed sprint to 100km/h in just 3.5 Extra performance kit here includes electronically controlled suspension and an electronically controlled limited slip differential (e-LSD). Which one makes the most power?

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

JULY 28, 2007

One of my fellow 914 AC kit EV'ers is Randy Pollock. He's been extremely helpful in my understanding of how this kit works. About three weeks ago, he sent me a few pictures on his own 914 AC EV project that uses the Electro Automotive kit. Here are his pictures and text (verbatim) from his e-mail: (Thanks Randy!)

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

SEPTEMBER 13, 2007

Apparently, the AC motor feels like it has more torque at non-zero RPMs (perhaps just a false perception). However, if I start from a stoplight in the same way as a gasoline vehicle (rev the engine and slowly let out the clutch), I can start much more quickly than if I just leave the clutch out and floor the accelerator from a stopped motor.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

FEBRUARY 6, 2008

EVParts.com sells it as a DC-DC converter for many of their electric vehicle conversion kits. It's a bit larger than the CCPower C400 DC-DC converter supplied with the kit, but it still fits in the same space and can be plugged into a 115V AC outlet for charging the accessory battery offline.

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Open Source Civic EV Kit

APRIL 11, 2008

This will be highly useful if I need to develop an adapter plate for the motor. I haven't been this dirty since I worked on the Porsche 914 transmission for my existing EV. I ran the meeting for the Oregon Electric Vehicles Association last night and several people seemed interested in the open-source EV kit. Cheers, Tim.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2013

two-cylinder diesel, 20 kW electric motor and 5.5 Even a sportscar like the Porsche Boxster is 5.1 The hybrid module, which incorporates the electric motor and the clutch, is positioned between the TDI engine and the seven-speed DSG transmission. XL1 is visually striking; 153.1 inches long, 65.6 inches wide, and only 45.4

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

JUNE 23, 2007

As you may remember, I received a package from Azure Dynamics several weeks ago with a notice saying that the bolts on their electric motors tend to work their way loose occasionally. They provided an upgrade kit with lock washers and loctite to remedy the problem. Here's the back end of the transmission/motor.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

MAY 8, 2007

My 914ev partner-in-crime Randy (who purchased the very first 914 AC kit from ElectroAuto) e-mailed me some photographs of how he's wiring up his terminal blocks and relays. Excerpt from Randy's e-mail: I've also started on the wiring kit. The slot was cut when I installed the Camp 914 shock kit. Thanks, Randy!)

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

AUGUST 25, 2007

He graciously faxed me a circuit to generate a tach pulse from an ADC8" or 9" motor, but he didn't really understand the circuit. Unfortunately, the circuit relies on the fan inside the motor interrupting an optical emitter-receiver pair which doesn't exist on the AC24 motor in my vehicle.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

MAY 11, 2007

I received a package from Azure Dynamics yesterday with a field upgrade to the bolts on the AC24 motor for the EV kit. With the electric motor mounted in the car, I can't perform the upgrade because the bolts won't slide out. Update: DOH!

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

AUGUST 12, 2007

This was originally just a human powered vehicle made in Belgium, but the owner added an electric motor to power the rear third wheel to get up the hills in Portland (of which there aren't many in Belgium). They run on 48 volts and the company sells them as a kit for about $3500. Not bad for something that has a top speed of 50mph.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

JANUARY 20, 2007

Over the past few weeks I've been trying to contact the folks at Electro Automotive to get the status of the EV 914 kit. They finally responded last night and apparently they're completely buried under the demand for EV conversion kits. He got one of the earlier DC motor kits for the 914 from Electro Automotive.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Until recently, the four main modular toolkits (modularen Baukästen) of the Group were: the MQB (transverse, driven by the Volkswagen brand); the MLB (longitudinal, driven by the Audi brand); the MSB (standard drive, driven by Porsche); and the NSF (New Small Family). Earlier post.) This will provide support for an ecosystem of services.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Spy the back end at the wrong angle and it could be the lovechild of a Porsche 993 and Ford AU Falcon. An Ioniq 5 with the same battery and motor travels only 507km due to its blockier 0.29 seconds thanks to the twin motors’ combined 239kW and 605Nm. It’s striking in the metal. Distinctive. Challenging.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

JULY 2, 2007

Here is the mounting place for the motor speed control box that I re-wired yesterday. I've drilled two 1-inch holes in the rear trunk floor to route the high-current battery cables from the PowerPosts shown above to the motor controller. I'm still a cheapskate and will still use the #2 gauge lugs with 5/16" holes provided in the kit.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

OCTOBER 5, 2007

The working transmission is tied to the motor at left and resonates at 5400 RPM. I wish all the other 914 AC kit owners luck. I wish Ross the best in getting the second 914 AC kit on the road! I wish to express much gratitude to Craig for letting me borrow this spare tranny. Here's my test setup again.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

APRIL 22, 2007

After studying the AC kit diagrams and reading the motor controller documentation from Azure Dynamics, I think I understand a little better what all these relays and terminal strips are for. Randy, another 914 EV AC kit customer is going to send me a few sketches so I can move things around, if necessary.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

APRIL 21, 2007

With the motor/transmission bolted into the chassis and all the mechanical shafts/cables attached, I'm starting the wiring. The fifth wire called for in the AC kit instructions is supposed to be black with a yellow stripe for the rear brake lights. The green/red-stripe wire turns on the oil-pressure light in the cabin.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Hub motors integrate a motor directly in the wheel center (either front or rear wheel), in an enclosed system that's independent from the bike chain and pedal drive. Gearless hub motors directly link the motor's stator to the bike axle. Hub motors are relatively affordable, low-maintenance, mass produced by the millions.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Alpha Ace Coupe – imagine a full-sized Aussie Racing Car but with an electric motor instead of a bike engine. Aston Martin Valhalla – AMG V8 engine heavily tweaked by Aston Martin topped off with two electric motors. litre four-cylinder teamed to an electric motor to make a 180kW PHEV good for up to 55km on electricity.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

FEBRUARY 9, 2008

One of the annoying behaviors of the motor system in my AC 914 kit is that the default DMOC445 parameters causes the acceleration and braking to have oscillations. In physics speak, the application of the positive or negative torque happens so quickly that the system is underdamped.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

AUGUST 1, 2007

It turns out that if the voltage coming from my batteries fell into the 136 to 149 volt range (EE2NoAccelBat + EE2AccelRamp = 149), then the controller would linearly limit the power going into the motor down to zero when the voltage reached 136. I recommend this alteration to anyone using this kit!

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

MAY 5, 2007

One of the other 914 kit converters questioned why the accessory battery couldn't stay in the original tray, but I decided to remove it anyway and have the accessory battery up in the front trunk near the DC/DC converter. Here's the battery tray that the directions said to remove. Now, where are those battery boxes from ElectroAuto.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

JUNE 22, 2007

Since the contents of the Tuesday shipment are going to determine if I use the $200 in pre-built cables or not, I might take the weekend to lower the motor and replace the washers on the electric motor bolts that came in the upgrade kit from Azure Dynamics.

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