Hi folks,
I'm Matt, from France...
Here conversions are not allowed yet, but was governmently announced for the end of this year and now planning is said to be February 2020.
I've been thinking of converting an old beauty for a while so i'm now engaging first gear in that project in getting good advices. So first of all i registered here and read some very interesting threads and went though the Wiki as well. Thanks a lot for all the shared informations!
I'm a car guy, owning a Lotus M100 and an Innocenti Mini 1001. None of these are gonna be converted, as they are working pretty well. But my daily 2007 Saab will probably not pass the technical review next year, so i'm considering converting an old spider or sedan instead of putting too much money in it.
The idea is either a 5-seats sedan like a Triumph Dolomite or a Saab 99, or even an older MG 1100 or 1300. The other possibility is just go for a 2-seater for my daily commute, such as a Triumph Spitfire. More recent cars such as an MG F or a Mazda Miata could be nice as well, could even be cheaper to find and buy!
After that, general specs are:
- at least 150km effective range (so taking into account 80% DoD, 80% battery aging, 80% winter effect...)
- at least same performances than the original engine. Not either looking for a true sport car.
- i don't want to sell either the Inno nor the Lotus, so i have a main target of keeping the project "cheap" (well, i want to keep my wife as well !).
Concerning budget, the notion i got from surfing around shops like EV-West or EVTV.me, i would say that :
- 3x Tesla Model S modules (~4500$)
- engine 1000$
- controller 1000$
- all the rest (harnesses, adapter plate and so on), hopefully not much than another 1000$
So that's already a 7500$ envelop, without even buying a donor car.
I'm at the very beginning of all that, so any advice on how to handle and arrange all that is welcome! Not started the calculations yet on electric power/energy needed for this conversion. I would first like to asses how much energy and money i have to put on the table and what are the key design drivers before starting anything and having to regret it... And anyway, i will wait for conversion to be road legal in France before doing anything!
Thanks a lot for this mine of informations, looking forward to reading your posts !
Matthieu
I'm Matt, from France...
Here conversions are not allowed yet, but was governmently announced for the end of this year and now planning is said to be February 2020.
I've been thinking of converting an old beauty for a while so i'm now engaging first gear in that project in getting good advices. So first of all i registered here and read some very interesting threads and went though the Wiki as well. Thanks a lot for all the shared informations!
I'm a car guy, owning a Lotus M100 and an Innocenti Mini 1001. None of these are gonna be converted, as they are working pretty well. But my daily 2007 Saab will probably not pass the technical review next year, so i'm considering converting an old spider or sedan instead of putting too much money in it.
The idea is either a 5-seats sedan like a Triumph Dolomite or a Saab 99, or even an older MG 1100 or 1300. The other possibility is just go for a 2-seater for my daily commute, such as a Triumph Spitfire. More recent cars such as an MG F or a Mazda Miata could be nice as well, could even be cheaper to find and buy!
After that, general specs are:
- at least 150km effective range (so taking into account 80% DoD, 80% battery aging, 80% winter effect...)
- at least same performances than the original engine. Not either looking for a true sport car.
- i don't want to sell either the Inno nor the Lotus, so i have a main target of keeping the project "cheap" (well, i want to keep my wife as well !).
Concerning budget, the notion i got from surfing around shops like EV-West or EVTV.me, i would say that :
- 3x Tesla Model S modules (~4500$)
- engine 1000$
- controller 1000$
- all the rest (harnesses, adapter plate and so on), hopefully not much than another 1000$
So that's already a 7500$ envelop, without even buying a donor car.
I'm at the very beginning of all that, so any advice on how to handle and arrange all that is welcome! Not started the calculations yet on electric power/energy needed for this conversion. I would first like to asses how much energy and money i have to put on the table and what are the key design drivers before starting anything and having to regret it... And anyway, i will wait for conversion to be road legal in France before doing anything!
Thanks a lot for this mine of informations, looking forward to reading your posts !
Matthieu