Going electric

Hi,
I'm currently in the middle of a restoration/ conversion of a 64 beetle into a 120v electric beetle. Has anybody done anything similar? I'm looking for some good advice and friendly hints!!

Also, I'm looking to get an adaptor plate made up for the motor, anyone got good contacts in the brisbane area?

Check out Mike's stuff from CBB in Penriff

http://www.cbbvw.com/electric.html

do a search on thesamba for electric bugs, theres a few on there too

Hi dan, i seriously considered this for my beetle and might still do it for my Kombi
here is the link to the hornets nest I started
some very good info here.
http://aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=75230&page=1#pid699520

Hi ive been looking into a electric conversion also there is a complete kit available from here http://www.rebirthev.com/economyvwkitcontent.html

I had a look at the kits but decided to go with individual components. I've ordered an ADC L91-4003 motor which will do 16hp / 12kw continuous and 54kw / 72hp peak. (remembering that hp and kw are different for electric motors)
I'll be running a 120v 38 cell LiFePO4 pack at 90ah per cell.

I do need to work out where to put the bits and how they fit on tho.... (!)

If you're looking to do a conversion it's well worth looking at evmotors.com.au - Michael knows LOTS about ev cars having driven them for 15 years!

A great resource is... www.diyelectriccar.com

Thats sounds great there mate i think lifepo4 is realy the only way to get a realy good conversion as they weigh about one third that of lead acid batts and dont take up anywhere near as much space either.😎 Please keep us up to date with your progress i am looking foward to seeing how it all works out. Are you going to be using the clucth or not bother with it?

jamie

I am keen to see the progress on this and the cost associated.

In the future, when(not if) I get type 3, I'll be thinking of doing the same. Or a subi conversion.