EV Miata - It's Alive!

Inaugural run of electric Miata conversion. Much more info can be found on www.evmiata.com

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Autos & Vehicles

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• EV
• tesla
• electric
• car
• volt
• miata
• mx5
• mx-5

[EVMiata]

At that time too much ; ) - had to work out a few kinks. With 100% torque at 0 RPM, It's quick off the line but the additional weight catches up to it around 40. I clocked it at 12 seconds a few months later but my clutch was starting to slip a bit (I reused the stock clutch and the electric motor turns out more torque than it can handle). I plan to upgrade it to Lithium and put in a racing clutch this year which should bring the time down below 10 seconds.

[link0587]

do you think using the stock daisy wheels or the bbs ones would increase your range? they were about 12lbs each

[EVMiata]

@link0587 Yes they would. The weight of the wheel is one factor, and the "stickiness" of the tires are the other. Range would be better with low rolling resistance tires and these low-profile tires don't help the cause...

[sockosockosocko]

great video - any updates? how's she runnin these days?

[EVMiata]

@sockosockosocko She's a daily driver - no problems, she just runs. Got two more videos waiting to get edited. Need to get to it...

[manoman0]

do i get it right? your car totally misses the punch of an EV. however, great work though

[EVMiata]

Yeah well, the DC/DC converter wasn't installed at this point, so the main contactor was on the SLI battery. Naturally, this is the one battery that wasn't fully charged :( When I stepped on the juice, the contactor let go and the car rolled to a stop. Check out the 2nd video "Count Down to Blast Off!"

[aForkandaSpoon]

0-60 ?



[dafiltafish]

so, are you going to make one with tesla or tengo parts? it would make it run soooo much faster!

[xBDBx]

@14omega28ok it may be cheap where you live. my 04 MX-5 Sport (1.8l / 6 Spd. / LSD) cost me the equivalent of 25k$ just 4 months ago.

[14omega28ok]

@xBDBx A car that can be picked up for 500 dollars *Chuckles*

[zZZzzzSnooze2nd]

No Power steering?

[AlphaCygni]

@xBDBx +1000

[xBDBx]

It's funny you edited in clips from Frankenstein, because what you created is an abomination! You've taken a (some what) fast, lightweight, great handling roadster and turned it into a heavy, sluggish, over sided golf cart.

you, sir, should be executed for you crimes against car kind!

[nvtuning]

we want to see some tyre smoke 

[nitemite]

umm, do you normally pull out in to the road with out looking?