It's interesting that ElectricMotorsport lists an ME1302, but the company which makes these motors - Motenergy - doesn't list that model. It appears to be a winding variant of the ME1304.
A high-speed Twizzy, or any of them upgraded, could be the base for a body upgrade for better aero (at the expense of the second seat). Or build from scratch - as long as you local rules make licensing and insuring a four-wheel homebuilt lightweight vehicle viable, it could be a great project.Yes, I had a look at the Twizzy, and it complied in many ways. But versions available (subject to further investigation) were the slow speed lower range version. I was seeking a good aerodynamic package with larger range and enough speed to keep up with local traffic.
I have lived in Ontario, and currently live in Alberta (but have visited Vancouver a lot). EVs are only common in the Canadian provinces which subsidize their purchase (Quebec, British Columbia, and formerly Ontario), which is also where most electrical generation is by hydro. Here in Alberta an EV is mostly using electricity generated by burning fossil fuels (mostly natural gas now), so there isn't a lot of environmental benefit and so not a huge interest.P.S. What part of Canada do you live, as I lived and worked out of Vancouver for B.C.Hydro back in the second half of the 1960's, with a short time in the Hamilton area of Ontario.
Hi Brian,I have lived in Ontario, and currently live in Alberta (but have visited Vancouver a lot). EVs are only common in the Canadian provinces which subsidize their purchase (Quebec, British Columbia, and formerly Ontario), which is also where most electrical generation is by hydro. Here in Alberta an EV is mostly using electricity generated by burning fossil fuels (mostly natural gas now), so there isn't a lot of environmental benefit and so not a huge interest.
In Canada a homebuilt four-wheel vehicle is a challenge to license and insure. Three-wheelers are subject to less stringent rules, which is the only reason that a lightweight vehicle like a Twizzy or that VW would be done as a three-wheeler if anyone tried to sell one commercially here. ElectraMeccanica is based in Vancover and tried the 3-wheel approach for their Solo EV, but couldn't sort out regulatory issues or production cost and reportedly has given up and is having the vehicle built in China and sold only in the U.S.A. While inferior in almost every technical aspect, you might consider a three-wheeler if local rules make that easier... which depends I suppose on whether the local variation of the no-longer-EU UK rules encourage the "quadricycle" category for four-wheelers which don't meet normal car rules.
The challenge in EU quadricycles is that you want the vehicle to be faster than the L6e light quadricycle class allows (45 km/h), and even the L7e heavy quadricycle class would not allow the power that you are considering; again, UK rules may be different (especially now) and Isle of Man rules might be different again.
Agreed!I think that the kit car idea has merit, although the Clubman style (Lotus 7, etc) have horrible aerodynamics so they're a questionable choice for a highly efficient vehicle.