[ausev] Solectra Direct Drives vs. Manual + Adapter

[Mark Farver]

rah at h-consulting.com wrote:
> Thanks for the feedback about motor systems.  I'm leaning towards the 
> Solectria system from ElectroAuto.
>
> I have another question for the group: has anyone used the Solectria 
> direct drive (http://www.electroauto.com/catalog/ackits.shtml#hdirect) 
>   
I would recommend you ask questions about hardware and such to the EVDL. 
http://www.evdl.org/  The EVDL is a national collection of EV 
enthusists.  The far larger number of people there will give you better 
answers than this list can. 

> instead of adapting to the manual transmission?  It does not seem like 
> it would save any installation effort, but it would make the car easier 
> to drive (no shifting) and could save some weight.  
Generally direct drive is difficult to do well and requires a much 
higher powered system to give decent performance. The EVDL can tell you 
more.

Mark