Electric Car Conversion Motor Installation
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Amazing project... more and more people are converting to electric.. awesome.
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no one mentions the motor,s horse power
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do you ship outside usa?
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Good job boys! I enjoyed your video. I am a long ways away before I can take on a project like this but soon enough I will be giving it a try.
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The motor being installed is relatively small at 7.5 HP. However, that is strong enough to push the dune buggy to about 50 MPH!
ShockwaveMotors 3 months ago
Sorry, we don't ship outside the USA at this time.
ShockwaveMotors 6 months ago
So if my in city mileage is 16 miles to the gallon, then my electric motor will only get me up to 16 miles a charge? Ok, I willl save this for a trex trike type of build or a chopper.
grfximage 7 months ago
@grfximage Yes, more or less, that is what I have seen. That's why we have designed and prototyped a three wheeled roadster at Shockwave Motors It give far superior performance in both speed and range!
ShockwaveMotors 7 months ago
If I want to do this in my 94 Jimmy, could I get some really good power from an electric motor build? Also, my truck is an automatic not sure if that matters.
grfximage 7 months ago
@grfximage While it's technically possible to convert a large truck with an automatic transmission, I'm not sure you would get the range you would need. As a rule of thumb, I've found that you can usually get range equal to the MPG of the vehicle before the conversion. In other words, with a large vehicle that maybe gets 12 MPG that is the range you can expect with a typical lead-acid battery pack.
ShockwaveMotors 7 months ago