Kind of like an electric LS crate motor. Pretty expensive.
https://www.motorious.com/articles/n...r-classic-cars
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Kind of like an electric LS crate motor. Pretty expensive.
https://www.motorious.com/articles/n...r-classic-cars
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This one sounds intriguing if it happens of course: https://jalopnik.com/finally-an-elec...our-1839168140
It's good to have options.
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That is so cool. I guess the main issue is where to put batteries. You figure a 20KW battery gets you 50miles, and would probably need at least a 60KW battery to make it work.
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Nick A.
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Yes, the 32kWh battery pack was deployed on each side of the motor in the engine bay. See image here:
https://www.torquenews.com/image/bat...mc-12-electric
Some notes they shared about the performance of the prototype:
The 2013 DeLorean DMCev will be powered by a 400 volt electric motor developed by Epic EV that sends 260 horsepower and 360lb-ft of torque – roughly double the output of the original DMC-12. The electric motor is driven by a 32 kWh lithium ion battery mounted in the middle of the car. This single speed drivetrain allows the DMCev to dash from 0-60 in around 6 seconds while reaching a top speed of 125 miles per hour. More importantly, the DeLorean DMCev is expected to offer a range of 64 to 96 miles on a single charge; with actual range depending greatly on driving situations and conditions (a fact of all EVs).
There they say the batteries are in the middle of the car. We know the engine bay is in the rear.
https://www.torquenews.com/106/new-d...york-auto-show
March '81, 5-speed, black interior
From the look of the design (motorious.com link), they've package together what look like 2 motors with a motor stub and adapter plate. On top are two controllers (HPEVS Curtis). The four black boxes (like valve covers) look purely cosmetic, just there to make it look like a V-engine arrangement. Obviously the adapter plate and stub would need to be different for each make of car. Great pics and article materials, but in reality that's the easy part. Fitting, controlling, cooling/heating and charging a battery pack (probably 4+ times the size of what is shown) is the difficult part. Then you just need vacuum for brakes, and heat for window defrosting - basic safety stuff - and AC if that's your thing .
ElectricGT option is classic looks-like-plug-and-play. All the same features (but including a single gear reduction and differential) are provided as part of the Tesla drive units - a small drive unit, which fits in the DeLorean engine bay costs about $7000 (including the controller package, accelerator pedal, etc.). Of course there is still axles, batteries, contactors, charger, dcdc converter, heater, cooling, vaccum (for brakes and airbox) to take care of.
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Jeff
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I'm not sure the electric GT option would be practical in a delorean. I've been following them on ig and that thing looks pretty damn massive.
I'm using a leaf motor and transmission in mine like Jacob graham had done. It uses up mostly just the transmission space which leaves a lot of the engine bay space open for batteries and the inverter. The electric crate motor would use up all that battery space.
It's very neat and looks awesome. I just don't think it's practical in something as small as a delorean. Better suited for an suv or big muscle car.
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That's a good read. The license plate charging port is a neat idea. I was thinking of behind the grille like a leaf. I wonder where he put the charger in the car since mine will be in the trunk area.
That custom blue interior reminded me of Andy Blackmons car. When I met him he said "as you can tell... I really like blue"
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