It would have saved me a lot of time and effort! It's also like $20k for 12kWh, though, sooo...
I'd much rather see a classic Mini front subframe that you could easily mount a Leaf in (which McGee's Custom Minis is thinking about developing). The Leaf motor remains stronger and faster than this offering...and it's $5-6k tops (including custom subframe and custom axles, which could be equal length for reduced torque-steer).
You could (very) easily have more torque and range for less money by buying a Leaf for and having a fabricator get the motor and batteries bolted in.
I really don't know why the market focuses on "B-face" and custom motors when the Leaf is cheap, better, and has a workable output shaft and mating face after you bolt off the gearbox. I would be building nothing but adapters for Leaf motors and battery modules (the form factor of which is the approximately the same from 2011 to 2017). I guess a lot has changed in the last year or two, though.
You can get good-battery Leafs for under $10k easily, and 60kWh Chevy bolts are selling for around $12-15k these days. Salvaging seems like the way of the future for EV conversions for the foreseeable future. I've seen full early Leaf packs going for $1,000. Even if it's only at 50% capacity, that's still under $100 per (heavy, voluminous) kWh.
I'd much rather see a classic Mini front subframe that you could easily mount a Leaf in (which McGee's Custom Minis is thinking about developing). The Leaf motor remains stronger and faster than this offering...and it's $5-6k tops (including custom subframe and custom axles, which could be equal length for reduced torque-steer).
You could (very) easily have more torque and range for less money by buying a Leaf for and having a fabricator get the motor and batteries bolted in.
I really don't know why the market focuses on "B-face" and custom motors when the Leaf is cheap, better, and has a workable output shaft and mating face after you bolt off the gearbox. I would be building nothing but adapters for Leaf motors and battery modules (the form factor of which is the approximately the same from 2011 to 2017). I guess a lot has changed in the last year or two, though.
You can get good-battery Leafs for under $10k easily, and 60kWh Chevy bolts are selling for around $12-15k these days. Salvaging seems like the way of the future for EV conversions for the foreseeable future. I've seen full early Leaf packs going for $1,000. Even if it's only at 50% capacity, that's still under $100 per (heavy, voluminous) kWh.
On the other hand, they don't seem to offer even a suggestion of how to package a more useful total capacity.
