Hey EV gurus, my friend recently emailed me saying he was selling his partially finished EV truck conversion for $5k, and I couldn't pass up the deal, so I bought it without really knowing what I would end up doing with it. I have wanted to build an EV for a decade now so I figured this was as good a time as any.
The partial conversion is built on a 1994 Chevy S10 2-seater, which is a vehicle that doesn't serve a lot of purpose for me. I need something that can carry my wife and child safely, and I also find the Chevy to be a very boring car. So I need to decide what to build, but I am limited by the fact that I already have the equipment so whatever I choose needs to work with what I have. Here's what I now own:
60kWh Lithium-Ion batteries in 95 x 3.2V, 200Ah cells
125kW UQM PowerPhase motor w/ controller
6.6kW charger
BMS for 95 cells
1000W DC-DC step down converter
Pressure pump for brakes, etc.
Chevy S10 with hydraulic bed lift (partially installed)
A bunch of other small things I haven't looked at yet
I posted earlier on a thread about converting a Sprinter van, which is still an option, but I am starting to lean towards a city vehicle since I think that is still a better fit for me. I'm thinking I will need a fairly large vehicle since the battery pack is big, so probably either a sedan or an SUV. Also, since I am going to be spending a lot of time on this project I want to choose a nice vehicle. So this is about as far as I've come. Every day my ideas change and I figured some guidance from the community would help. Some of the options I've thought of are a BMW E series, and a Volvo XC60, but I'm pretty open still.
I guess at this point I'm looking for advice that would help me make the decision between luxury sedan and SUV, as well as things to watch out for that can narrow down my list (i.e. does it have to have a manual transmission? will these batteries even fit in a BMW E-series, etc)
Overall I'm very excited though, thanks in advance for any advice.
The partial conversion is built on a 1994 Chevy S10 2-seater, which is a vehicle that doesn't serve a lot of purpose for me. I need something that can carry my wife and child safely, and I also find the Chevy to be a very boring car. So I need to decide what to build, but I am limited by the fact that I already have the equipment so whatever I choose needs to work with what I have. Here's what I now own:
60kWh Lithium-Ion batteries in 95 x 3.2V, 200Ah cells
125kW UQM PowerPhase motor w/ controller
6.6kW charger
BMS for 95 cells
1000W DC-DC step down converter
Pressure pump for brakes, etc.
Chevy S10 with hydraulic bed lift (partially installed)
A bunch of other small things I haven't looked at yet
I posted earlier on a thread about converting a Sprinter van, which is still an option, but I am starting to lean towards a city vehicle since I think that is still a better fit for me. I'm thinking I will need a fairly large vehicle since the battery pack is big, so probably either a sedan or an SUV. Also, since I am going to be spending a lot of time on this project I want to choose a nice vehicle. So this is about as far as I've come. Every day my ideas change and I figured some guidance from the community would help. Some of the options I've thought of are a BMW E series, and a Volvo XC60, but I'm pretty open still.
I guess at this point I'm looking for advice that would help me make the decision between luxury sedan and SUV, as well as things to watch out for that can narrow down my list (i.e. does it have to have a manual transmission? will these batteries even fit in a BMW E-series, etc)
Overall I'm very excited though, thanks in advance for any advice.
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