Can a cheaply made custom electric car be even made ? With good enough range like a 160km (100miles) or so.
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I was looking at a diy electric motorcycle and worked it out roughly to six grand canadian not including the frame, it was planned up be able to get up to a hundred kilometers an hour with a range of eighty kilometers I think but that would still leave room to upgrade them later
Where were you sourcing batteries in Canada? I have a cute little electric car from the 70s that I bought for very little, and installed a heavy, expensive, low capacity lead acid pack like it was originally designed for. Unfortunately this means the range is about 15 miles. I use it as a farm runabout but it can't make it to town and back.
It would be a great car if I could source some used Tesla modules or similar but they are very hard to find here at the prices you see in the USA! Nominal pack voltage is 72v, i.e. 6s 12v lead acid.
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Economies of scale are huge for vehicles. A single prototype vehicle like a model y or mach e often costs several million dollars. A custom car might not be that much, but it'd still be a ton.
I meant More like A buggy. Nothing fancy just bare necessities.
Ask a local engineering university if they want to get rid of their old electric baja. I don't know how much they cost the university, and they're probably not street legal, but if they're making a new one each year you might be able to get the old one for cheap.
Let's just say the quality of education in our universities are below subpar. I don't think they ever made anything. All that is taught is theories.
Also, for some reason car went x3+ their prices since 2015 and still going up.
Yeah, i meant something with a body made of tubes of aluminum , a seat and a motor with some batteries that can go to 50km/h (30miles/h?) for doing some rides in the desert.
Not a solar one like the thing pictured, LOL. There simply isn't enough W/m^2^ for solar panels to power anything less light and spartan than a World Solar Challenge car.
Aside from that, the cheapest way to build a custom [battery, not solar] electric car is probably to salvage parts off a wrecked commercially-built electric car.
I'm a fan of Aging Wheels and SuperfastMatt on Youtube, both of whom are building custom EVs from used Tesla parts.
I know they wouldn't run the can but don't they add a bit of range ?
If it were worth it, commercial electric cars would be festooned with solar panels. They aren't. (I think there might be one EV that has a solar panel embedded in its roof, but it's just a gimmick.)
In other words, no: the amount of range solar panels could add to a two-ton electric car with performance and comfort up to the standard expected of a modern car is basically negligible.
Frankly, if you really want solar, you should be thinking more in terms of an electric bicycle towing a trailer with a solar panel on it. And even then you're still probably talking about merely extending range, not being able to travel all day without having to pedal.
Thanks. In hindsight , It does make sense since 1m² at best can output 300w/h.
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I want such a car so badly but i think the depoliticize in Germany wouldn't allow it
Idk what KISS philosophy means but I sure do want to follow it
It revolves around rocking and rolling all night and partying every day.
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It seems you may of missed the point
Serious question now: why is snapd the best for this use case?