Battery Vehicle Society

"75mph is pushing it a bit for a budget, direct drive, system, but 60mph + is probably a reasonably practical objective." you mention "direct drive" - would I be right to guess that the inclusion of a gearbox between the electric drive and the final drive would give a greater via...

Qdos, Jeremy, thanks for the responses.....food for thought Qdos - what sort of breakdown of the £3K would you be thinking of? I'm trying to avoid Lion batteries - indeed, I thought the hybrid option would be likely to allow using lead-acids, due to a gentler charge/discharge cycle? Jeremy, I'm o...

rough numbers....

picking up a car (in fairly rough condition - c £1K

donor bike - £300-500

Assorted electrical components - £1500

Sundries - £500.

I can weld & spray paint passably well, do should be able to do 90% of the work myself.

I'm newly aboard, considering an EV project. basically aiming at producing a short(ish) range comuting vehicle - up to c. 40 mile round trips, but has to be capable of mixing in mainstream traffic - which pushes up the top speed requirement. All of which is leading me to consider something along the...