With the arrival of the very sexy Teslar http://www.teslamotors.com

 

What sort of electric motor powers this car, and could I fit one in a caterham - Locost type car?

 

Anyone know anything about electric motors?

Edited August 6, 200817 yr by Stevie007

My thoughts from beer and smoke discussions on this are, it could be possible to put two electric motors into the zx, one on each of the rear axles with this being the central spinning core.

 

Then, you also get the added bonus of magnetic braking to charge up the batteries but also ridiculous amounts of torque when you floor it.

My thoughts from beer and smoke discussions on this are, it could be possible to put two electric motors into the zx, one on each of the rear axles with this being the central spinning core.

 

Then, you also get the added bonus of magnetic braking to charge up the batteries but also ridiculous amounts of torque when you floor it.

 

Ummm... I like my zed running on pertol!

why would you not run it on petrol? wouldn't be a real hybridz then.

 

 

 

Bolt something like this (Tesla motor)

 

 

slightly modified from the picture and away you go.

 

i'd never replace the heart of the car.

 

"Max Mosley of the FIA has announced that all cars will become hybrid by 2013, along with other changes to the vehicles. The governing body of international motor sport, the FIA, has allowed the use of 60 kW "Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems" (KERS), in the regulations for the 2009 Formula One season.[5][6] BMW and Honda are testing it

 

The hybrid system that will be implemented in Formula 1 is known as KERS, which stands for Kinetic Energy Recovery System. The maximum power that can be released from such a system is restricted to 60 kW by the FIA. Energy can either be stored as mechanical energy (as in a flywheel) or can be stored as electrical energy (as in a battery or supercapacitor).

 

The first of these systems to be revealed was the Flybrid which appeared in an article in Racecar Engineering magazine.

 

The Flybrid F1 KERS System weighs 24 kg and has an energy capacity of 400 kJ after allowing for internal losses. A maximum power boost of 60 kW (81.6 PS) for 6.67 sec is available. The 20-cm diameter flywheel weighs 5.0 kg and revolves at up to 64,500 rpm. Maximum torque is 18 nm. The system occupies a volume of 13 liters.

 

Two minor incidents involved testing the KERS system in 2008 have been reported. The first occurred when the Red Bull Racing team tested their KERS battery for the first time in July, it malfunctioned and caused a fire scare, resulting in the team's factory being evacuated.[10] The second was less than a week later when a BMW Sauber mechanic was given a electric shock when he touched Christian Klien's KERS-equipped car during a test at the Jerez circuit.

 

Automobile Club de l'Ouest, the organizer behind the annual 24 Hours of Le Mans event and the Le Mans Series is currently "studying specific rules for LMP1 which will be equipped with a kinetic energy recovery system."

 

Toyota has used a supercapacitor for regeneration on Supra HV-R hybrid race car that won the 24 Hours of Tokachi race in July 2007."

Edited August 7, 200817 yr by fusion.wind

The first car to go over 100km/h was electric, in 1899

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Jamais_Contente

 

 

Here is the link to the tesla motor you probably want.

 

3 phase AC motor. ~300-400Volts. Up to 600amps. Air cooled. 90lbs. Size of a watermelon.

 

http://www.teslamotors.com/blog4/?p=45