[electricvw]

Will the Mars ME0913 BLDC motor work fine if applied in car such as the VW beetle? I ask this because I only saw people using them only in motorbikes mainly. Or am I wrong?

http://www.thunderstruck-ev.com/mote...ac-me0913.html
http://www.electricmotorsport.com/st...rs_pmac-ds.php

Thanks

[frodus]

It's a bit small to move the car well without overheating the motor.

I think you need a larger motor for a beetle, although I've seen people use a K91 from Advanced DC.

[electricvw]

I'm really confused on which motor i have to go. What are the ideal motors in range for a VW beetle? I'm planning on not spending more than $900 on the motor. I'm aiming at implementing regen. braking if its possible.

[frodus]

www.evalbum.com

search around for other people with the same car, see what they used.

[Zak650]

Hi,

You might check with cruisin(not sure of the spelling) but he had some used AC31 motors for sale a while ago. I'm building a beetle with two Mars motors but it's not to the point of driving yet so I have no report to give you. You will need two controls as well with 2 motors.

[frodus]

depends on the motors, if you put two brushed mars in series, you can run one higher voltage controller and it keeps the current the same in both. If they're BLDC then yes, one per motor unless the shafts are aligned and fixed to eacother.

[corbin]

Originally Posted by electricvw

I'm really confused on which motor i have to go. What are the ideal motors in range for a VW beetle? I'm planning on not spending more than $900 on the motor. I'm aiming at implementing regen. braking if its possible.

The cheapest motor you probably want to use is an 8" DC motor (like Advanced DC's), which goes for about $1500. You will have to spend more than 900, unless you find one used.

corbin

[somanywelps]

Originally Posted by corbin

The cheapest motor you probably want to use is an 8" DC motor (like Advanced DC's), which goes for about $1500. You will have to spend more than 900, unless you find one used.

corbin

The Kostov LV 9"ers are $1300

The 10"er is $1750

The HV 9" has very nice torque and 6800rpm and is also $1750.

I don't know why anyone would use an ADC anymore.

[corbin]

Originally Posted by somanywelps

The Kostov LV 9"ers are $1300

The 10"er is $1750

The HV 9" has very nice torque and 6800rpm and is also $1750.

I don't know why anyone would use an ADC anymore.

Cool, those are great deals! where are the prices advertised?

I only suggested ADC because it was cheaper. I would not use ADC, but either Warp or Kostov.

corbin