[ausev] Z3 Conversion: Design Paramters

[rah at h-consulting.com]

Chris,

Thanks for your guidance.  My top goal is to keep it simple for my 
first conversion.   Here are answers to your questions:

    * What range to you need and expect on a daily basis?  50 miles (my 
commute is 30)
    * What performance do you want (0-60, top speed, etc)?  I want to 
get it to highway speeds (65 would be fine).  I'm not trying to create 
a drag racer.
    * What is your budget?  I'd like to be around $10k (up to $15k is OK)
    * Do you care between AC and DC?  No.  I'd to keep it as simple as 
possible: I leaning towards DC.
    * What type of batteries will you use? I have no idea: the battery 
space in the Z3 may be a factor.  I also want to stay in my budget.
    * What voltage do you plan?  I thought that would fall out of the 
bettery, speed, & motor question.

Rob

PS: I'm posting this to my zehicle.com blog too.