DIY Electric Car

JUNE 16, 2025

My partner and I are using a PM150 DX-SP motor controller and need assistance. Cascadia Motion PM150 Motor Controller Expert Needed Our attempts to contact Cascadia (now Borg Warner) have been fruitless. Is there anyone out there with some experience using this controller.

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DIY Electric Car

JUNE 2, 2025

Also, keep in mind that low rpm torque isn't the aim when going electric, that uses a lot of battery capacity, so you are looking at spinning the electric motor fairly fast to get that rock crawling ability, and that requires higher battery voltage. That will tell you a lot about what you need for horsepower and torque from an EV motor.

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DIY Electric Car

JUNE 4, 2025

DIY Electric Car Forums posts 551K members 94K Since 2007 A forum community dedicated to DIY electric car owners and enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about electric vehicle conversions, builds, performance, modifications, classifieds, troubleshooting, maintenance, and more!

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DIY Electric Car

JUNE 9, 2025

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DIY Electric Car

JUNE 9, 2025

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2021

liter Atkinson-cycle engine that, when combined with the electric motor, delivers 191 horsepower and 155 lb-ft (210 N·m) of torque mated to a continuously variable transmission driving the front wheels. It features an in-house-designed and manufactured electric traction motor. The whole bed is a DIY fan’s paradise.

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Electric Cars are for Girls

JUNE 24, 2009

AC Motor Controller (Part 3 of AC Conversion, Interview with Eric Tischer).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2020

Prices start at £6,400 (US$7,900) +VAT for the 80kW motor, transmission and differential with options for cooling, inverters and limited slip differential also available. kg including lubricants, the HPD system features a brushless, permanent magnet motor, transmission, open differential and one meter of cabling. Weighing only 49.9

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2021

add an electric motor to a bicycle —a project that involved a considerable outlay of money and many hours in a machine shop behind a lathe. Purpose-built electric bikes and e-bike conversions using hub-motors are now commonplace. It uses an "outrunner" motor designed for electric skateboards. Fast forward a dozen years.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 18, 2024

TEMO’s easy-installation electric outboard motors make it painless for boaters to convert their vessels into electric boats. TEMO currently offers two models of small-format electric outboard motors but hopes the funding round will help accelerate the development of its range to include larger motors.

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DIY Electric Car

JUNE 5, 2025

Hi all I'm in the early stages of putting a Leaf motor (EM57) into a 93 Subaru Sambar. Or I was, it turns out the leaf motor is too wide and would intersect with the rear right half shaft by about an inch. So directly connecting the leaf motor to the transmission input is a no-go. Looking for a small motor (or advice)

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Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 22, 2023

A DIY Electric and Hybrid Car Maintenance Guide Essential Tools and Tips to Get You Started This article may contain affiliate links. Essential Tools for Electric and Hybrid Car Maintenance Understanding which quality mechanics tools and other essential supplies you need is the first step in DIY maintenance.

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Electrek

JANUARY 18, 2024

TEMO’s easy-installation electric outboard motors make it painless for boaters to convert their vessels into electric boats. The proliferation of e-bikes started with easy-to-install conversion kits that allowed riders to take their existing bicycle and convert it into an electric bike. Now, electric boats are charting a similar path.

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DIY Electric Car

MARCH 21, 2021

Hello everyone, I have an electric motor at home. I am a person who loves to find, learn and explore. So I wanted to try my best by making an electric car myself. So I want to ask everyone who can show me how to make an electric car. Thanks everyone.

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Electric Cars are for Girls

APRIL 9, 2019

Do you think wheel hub motors will be available for the DIY market and if so, how soon? Hi, Scott - It looks like in-wheel motors might be coming!

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DIY Electric Car

DECEMBER 23, 2012

gap in the AC motor offerings from the many motor manufacturers. the "lower" cost systems out there for DIY people. methodology and materials required to do a DIY Industrial AC motor customization. to the DIY crowd. motor is encouraged to view, ask questions and contribute to. Our web site.

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DIY Electric Car

JUNE 3, 2025

I'm not fully certain what my DIY EV project is going to look like. And while I marvel at some internal combustion engines, I have to say that electric motors just seem like the perfect way to power a car. I just joined the forums, though I've been looking at posts that I found via Google searches for some time.

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DIY Electric Car

JUNE 10, 2025

I have had a DIY electric outboard boat motor in storage for a couple of years. Now that I am trying to get it going again I'm getting the error "47" When the key switch is activated the contactor closes.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 26, 2022

The solution these sub hunters arrived at was to mount their magnetometers on a gimballed platform, using the output of two of the sensors to drive motors that reoriented the magnetometer so that the third sensor would always be pointed along the magnetic field. This article appears in the May 2022 print issue as “A DIY Magnetometer.”.

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Electric Cars are for Girls

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

The average 4cyl car motor weighs about 700 lbs, Well, this is more a suggestion, rather than a question, on how to build your own hybrid electric car.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2021

add an electric motor to a bicycle —a project that involved a considerable outlay of money and many hours in a machine shop behind a lathe. Purpose-built electric bikes and e-bike conversions using hub-motors are now commonplace. It uses an "outrunner" motor designed for electric skateboards. Fast forward a dozen years.

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DIY Electric Car

JUNE 13, 2025

I have an Azure Dynamics AC-24 induction motor that was originally used in the kit for the VoltsPorsche from ElectroAutomotive. They also used DC motors in kit form as well but for some they used the Azure Dynamics AC-24. Azure Dynamics used a larger motor for some other companies that used their motors and controllers.

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DIY Electric Car

JUNE 3, 2025

Looking for an adapter for the VW that utilizes the stock transmission and clutch that will accept the Warp9 Motor or the HPEVS or any of the other motors. I will be using the EVWest coupler and flywheel. I have my own pressure plate and clutch disk. Price is neg.

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DIY Electric Car

JUNE 17, 2025

I'm part of an FSAE team located in the US looking to purchase a medium-voltage Emrax motor of any of the smaller sizes (188, 208 or 228).

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InsideEVs

OCTOBER 11, 2022

This guy is transforming a dual-motor Tesla Model 3 into a Cyber-Roadster, and the project is taking shape rather nicely.

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

The motors, controllers, batteries, and everything else is usually built into a flat deck connected to the wheels, meaning the rest of the vehicle is basically just bolted on top. The engineer in me always thought it’d be fun to have just the bare skateboard, meaning you could go wild with your ideas of what to put on top.

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DIY Electric Car

JANUARY 31, 2019

I don't think the ambient temperature matters much, because all modern EV motors run high enough power density that they need active (normally liquid, often oil) cooling; their internal operating temperature can get pretty high, even in a temperate climate. Both rotor designs experience heating. More -> [link].

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 31, 2022

Automakers and tire companies have been trying to deliver airless tires for decades. While it would be great to not suffer from flats, the challenges of coming up with something that both grips and doesn’t have air inside has proven more challenging than people thought at first. But what if it’s not as hard as […].

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DIY Electric Car

MARCH 23, 2021

About a year ago I scored a great deal on a gen2 leaf motor, which changed my ev plans. Being there was no good way to adapted to the motor shaft, I spent a good long time designing this coupler. gen 2 leaf motor (EM57) shaft coupler. For Sale: em57 leaf motor couplers. untested on gen 1 leaf.

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DIY Electric Car

JUNE 3, 2025

I have several complete Nissan Leaf Drivetrains, with inverter, motor, charger, transmission, axle half. I am moving across the county and can't justify taking all of my cars and parts with me. I want to keep enough gear to still build one car, when I get grounded again. Nissan Leaf Drivetrains - Differences, Pros and Cons

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InsideEVs

AUGUST 22, 2022

Will a massive, homemade battery pack and a 1,000W hub motor do the trick?

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The new electric vehicles from Scout Motors parlay dials, buttons and switches into a rugged 1970's-era DIY off-grid vibe with 21st century V2X capability and other modern electronic systems. The post Scout Motors Banks On One Weird Trick To Sell More Electric Vehicles appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Toyota Motor Corporation, Nissan Motor Co., Honda Motor Co., and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation have agreed on the details of specific financial assistance they will provide to installers of charging stations for electric vehicles (PHVs, PHEVs, and EVs). Large-scale shopping malls, DIY stores, etc. Earlier post.).

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DIY Electric Car

JUNE 18, 2025

This 2022 Ford Transit T350 HD has been expertly converted into a fully electric cargo van, offering a unique blend of power, efficiency, and sustainability by Lightning E Motors.

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DIY Electric Car

JUNE 3, 2025

Table of Contents: planning: pages 1-3 pulling the leaf motor, battery, etc.: page 3 building the wiring harness: page 4 de-icing the Mercury Comet. 1962 Mercury Comet + 2013 Nissan Leaf

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DIY Electric Car

JUNE 3, 2025

Hello We are looking for brand new or second hand Emrax motors (268 or 348 model) Please feel free to contact me via PM or comment here Thank you so much!

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2009

Building materials retailer Grange Builders Providers, of Baldoyle, Dublin, has purchased a Smith Newton truck for deliveries of building and DIY products. Designed for city and town center use, the Smith Newton is powered by an 80 kWh Li-ion battery pack and a 120 kW electric motor.

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