[ausev] EV Transportation - Motorcycle vs Car

[Dustin]

Thanks for this information, is there a equivalent book to El Ninja if
we want to convert a car (Jeep)?

Other then the initial cost of the donor vehicle what are the
additional costs that go along with cars that motorcycles don't have?

On 2/20/08, Chris Robison <chris at chrisrobison.org> wrote:
> michael wrote:
> > Look for the El Ninja book.  It has plans from ground up on building an
> > electric ninja
>
> The El Ninja is a pretty standard motorcycle conversion; it has one
> major difference from the design posted previously in the YouTube clip.
> The motor chosen for the El Ninja is a Briggs and Stratton Etek, which
> is a motor with a very different design from the normal cylindrical DC
> motor. The benefits are that it's very efficient and has a lot of power
> for its size. This means they can hang it off the side which looks a
> little weird, but may allow for a little more volume for an extra
> battery or two.
>
> The main drawback is that it's very sensitive to abuse; it burns out
> quickly if allowed to overheat. I'll add that this is an assessment
> about the classic Etek, which ceased to be manufactured some time ago.
> The new Eteks are a little different and there are two versions (high
> torque and high speed) -- I don't know how robust these new versions
> are. There's also a brushless Etek motor, but it's a different animal
> though it may have some of the same internal structure. I haven't heard
> much about it but I've heard that it may not be quite as powerful.
>
> The (brushed) Etek and other motors like it are examples of "Lynch" type
> motors: axial gap motors with laminated windings that kinda put the
> small motor industry on its ear with their high output and efficiency.
> The genuine Lynch motors are made by the Lynch motor company:
>
> http://www.lemcoltd.com/
>
> Whereas motors such as the Etek and Perm motors are made under license.
>
>
>   --chris
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