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Old 6th March 2016, 15:24   #1
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Hello all, I was just wondering after about a talk today with friends about Tesla's and hybrids and wondering if anybody has ever converted either a rover 75 or MG ZT to electric power? tried Google but it doesn't seem to be my fiend today!

I know you can buy electric motor kits for cars which go on each wheel or a large motor in the engine bay and batteries everywhere. But quite a few people have done it with other cars like I found a ford Mondeo and even a electric converted Robin Reliant, but no signs of a rover marque car? Funny

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That's for a kit for any car, but without batteries, but not breaking the bank for some kit car specialists!

I know the kits are expensive and so are new cars, project for someone maybe
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Old 6th March 2016, 15:57   #2
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That kit only covers up to 1250KG, a 75 with batteries would be over twice that weight.

I think the starting weight of a 75 may be too high.
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Old 6th March 2016, 16:56   #3
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at 5k it wouldn't be worth it,it'd be years before you see a return
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i'm not sure you'd ever see the return, and as stated, the weight is too bad.

A good rule with electric cars I'd say is they are at their best when they are designed from the floorpan up to be such.

if you want one badly enough, get a cheap Ampera. Can't beat them for engineering in my view. Plus you never need worry about the range.
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QUB DeLorean

One of the things I can never understand, is why cars cannot be self sufficient (aside from the oil companies blocking it of course lol). A small engine, or a battery powered motor to begin rive, and then have a pair of wheels, likely the rear for practicality, connected to an alternator, which in turn powers a motor on the front wheels, whilst charging the small battery for getting the car mobile. With the correct gearing, I cannot see why it wouldnt be feasible. Even with a shaft going through the first alternator, into a second for powering onboard electrics. Granted of course these alternators, will be quite a bit larger than a standard alternator, but the principle would be the same surely.
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The Flintstone MK2 is the way to go! next is a Reliant Robin with a motor and batteries from a milk float!
Seen it done in a Robin Estate, 40mph tops and no heater, proper motoring
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since its 2016 now did they succeed?
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Cool. Lets hope it requires less than 1.21 gigawatts for a full charge
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One of the things I can never understand, is why cars cannot be self sufficient (aside from the oil companies blocking it of course lol). A small engine, or a battery powered motor to begin rive, and then have a pair of wheels, likely the rear for practicality, connected to an alternator, which in turn powers a motor on the front wheels, whilst charging the small battery for getting the car mobile. With the correct gearing, I cannot see why it wouldnt be feasible. Even with a shaft going through the first alternator, into a second for powering onboard electrics. Granted of course these alternators, will be quite a bit larger than a standard alternator, but the principle would be the same surely.

I've always thought this, but never asked the question as I assumed there would be some glaringly obvious reasons why it wouldn't work. But I have always thought that an alternator or something connected up to the wheels would at least give some power back, to increase the range, even if it couldn't create enough to just keep on going.
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