Originally Posted by
DiscoMick
I thought of you while reading a very interesting report about a classic Range Rover converted to electric power in Land Rover Owner International today.
The conversion was done by Richard Morgan whose company can be found at electricclassiccars.co.uk.
Basically he has installed an 80kWh battery pack using 15 Tesla Model S batteries, resulting in a range of 200 miles.
Five are in the engine bay and the the rest are in the back replacing the fuel tank. The 12 volt electrical remains standard, but the vehicle has electric power steering and a Hill Descent Control. A brake pressure sensor applies regenerative braking. Brushless AC motors from HPEVS are used to achieve a constant torque torque of 250lb ft.
The original five speed gearbox and transfer box are used. The motors are linked to the original accelerator pedal via a throttle position sensor activated by the throttle cable which sends a village to the motor controllers. One hundred percent of the torque is available from zero rpm.
Weight is 1880kg, only 60kg more than a standard V8 and 300kg lighter than a Tesla.
Charging speed depends on the charging point and varies between 20 minutes and 20 hours. A household three-pin plug only gives 10 amps or 2.4kw so would take almost a day. A Mennekes Type 2 wall pod charger delivers 7kw and could recharge overnight. A motorway servo rapid recharger would give 80% in 20 minutes.
A full recharge costs eight pounds for 200 miles, about 10 times cheaper than running a 3.5 litre V8 on petrol. Charge it on solar at home and it costs almost nothing.
Cost of conversion - 35,000 English pounds.
Interesting.
Au$70k? Don’t think they will get too many clients!!!
Phil B
Custodian of:
1974 S3 swb wagon (sold)
1978 S3 swb canvas
48 749 '88 4x4 Perentie
1985 County with 4BD1T
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