Electric Conversion Manual Transmission
It s not just a classic fiat 124 convertible that has undergone an electric conversion but also the first custom ev on the market to feature a manual transmission.
Electric conversion manual transmission. Most donor vehicles have a manual transmission. As the manual transmission s availability in modern cars continues to wane more and more electric cars with a single speed gearbox continue to pop up on the market. Given the acceleration possible from any dual motor tesla vehicle adding a manual transmission into the mix is choosing. I used the transmission s flex plate to design the motor coupler which is a taper locking coupling.
Conversion blog on a 1996 honda civic gas vehicle to a completely electric vehicle. I don t get it. The adapter plates and motor coupling can be used with the automatic or a manual transmission. The person doing the conversion has a lot of choices when it comes to battery technology.
Thursday october 15 2009. Everyone seems to be keeping the transmission in their electric car conversions. Almost always the donor vehicle is a normal gasoline powered car that gets converted to electric. Thanks to a twin motor drive.
Usually the person doing the conversion has a donor vehicle that will act as the platform for the conversion. For an electric car the. Of course i would need to mount the motor where the tranny is now and get a part milled to connect the drive shaft to the motor.