Unfortunately I do not have any wisdom on this subject. I am, however, contemplating a side by side conversion and am curious if you ended up getting your project going.
ATV Side by Side Conversion
I posted in the all conversion section, but maybe it should be here instead:
This will be my 2nd EV build, with the first being an electric go kart conversion using a converted alternator as a motor, 7s Nissan Leaf batteries for power, and a 1500w brushless motor controller.
The base vehicle is a Cazador 180 (Polaris RZR clone), which from the factory weighs ~450lbs and has an 8hp motor. I'm thinking of using 2x the batteries I used in the go-kart, wired in parallel, to get ~52v @ a max of 160 amps. I was thinking of trying 2 converted alternators since those worked well and are virtually free, but am curious about what I've read on fork lift motors. Controllers seem to take a big jump in price when I go from the 1500w I used to more like 3-10KW. Looking for advise on controller recommendations and thoughts on the motor. Also thinking about may trying regen this time. Thanks.
This will be my 2nd EV build, with the first being an electric go kart conversion using a converted alternator as a motor, 7s Nissan Leaf batteries for power, and a 1500w brushless motor controller.
The base vehicle is a Cazador 180 (Polaris RZR clone), which from the factory weighs ~450lbs and has an 8hp motor. I'm thinking of using 2x the batteries I used in the go-kart, wired in parallel, to get ~52v @ a max of 160 amps. I was thinking of trying 2 converted alternators since those worked well and are virtually free, but am curious about what I've read on fork lift motors. Controllers seem to take a big jump in price when I go from the 1500w I used to more like 3-10KW. Looking for advise on controller recommendations and thoughts on the motor. Also thinking about may trying regen this time. Thanks.
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I've been stalled on it, because as I started to do motor, battery, and controller selection, I started to wonder if I should just do a VW based sandrail instead because I could drive it on the street as well.
One bonus of living in Arizona is atvs can be legally driven on the roads.
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