[ausev] Austin AC conversions.

[Chris Robison]

Some years ago, Mark Farver, myself and a couple others did a conversion 
of a Ford Ranger using an AC drive from Metric Mind; it was done for 
someone in Waco. The process did not go totally smoothly, but the 
difficulties weren't related to the quality of the system or its 
applicability to a conversion of that scale. The result was a pretty 
decent conversion and was very fun to drive in my opinion.

The Cherokee you reference was converted by Nick Viera, formerly of 
AustinEV and one of the founding members of the San Antonio group ACEAA 
(www.aceaa.org); he's since moved on to college in Illinois.  I visited 
on weekends to help with the project, so I know a bit about it.  
Performance is good, range is not stellar but that was expected given 
the platform and the retention of the 4WD drivetrain.

The EV I'm building for myself will be direct drive.  NOT a good option 
unless you're going to be using a very large, very high torque motor, 
and a high ratio in the rear end.

  --chris




Seth Williams wrote:
> Are there any active members with AC conversions completed or in-progress in Austin?  evalbum suggests no, other than factory EVs, but it doesn't make that particular search easy.
>
> Also, are there any particularly heavy vehicles with DC conversions in Austin?  I consider 3100+lbs factory curb weight heavy.  Something the size of this Jeep Cherokee 4x4 or larger from the factory:
>
> http://www.evalbum.com/589
>
> Oh, one other thing, could anyone with a daily-driver direct drive setup ping me as well?
>
> Just looking for specific impressions for guidance.
>
> Thanks,
> Seth.
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