Snake Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 “Literally, that’s what this wonderful creation is. A crated electric motor. Even better, it’s a bolt-in setup gunning to replace one of the most common crate engine choices out there, GM’s small-block V-8. That is because the EV West Tesla powertrain bolts up to small-block V-8 engine mounts and can be hooked up directly to a driveshaft, so you can fit it into your small-block V-8 project and keep your rear axle as-is.” https://www.motortrend.com/news/tesla-crate-motor-ev-conversion-small-block-v-8/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Ouch 11900 then you still need to buy some battery packs some sort of software package and a charger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriftBusta Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Stock continues to shine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Crappie Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 We are going to start seeing a lot of options for transforming fossil fueled vehicles to ev. There is a guy near me that has converted a couple of Ford Rangers to EV using off the shelf stuff and they work pretty good but I'm sure he's not getting big miles per charge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member BOHICA Posted October 8, 2020 Gold Member Share Posted October 8, 2020 The new F-150 Hybrid has like 430hp and 570 ft lbs. will be awesome when the have a phev/ev pickup new Hummer EV is just a couple weeks away from reveal and is suppose to have over 1000 hp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Rigid1 Posted October 8, 2020 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted October 8, 2020 That's pretty cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireball 440 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Ez ryder said: Ouch 11900 then you still need to buy some battery packs some sort of software package and a charger. $12000 for a 550 hp crate motor to bolt in so power wise it's equal but supporting equipment is probably another $12000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmo Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 1 hour ago, BOHICA said: The new F-150 Hybrid has like 430hp and 570 ft lbs. will be awesome when the have a phev/ev pickup new Hummer EV is just a couple weeks away from reveal and is suppose to have over 1000 hp That Hummer isn’t going to be cheap. 100k plus I bet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crowder Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 I’ll take the slower gas polluting motor any day over some higher horsepower electric rubber-band crap. I would assume most here would unless you’re a dick licker. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member BOHICA Posted October 8, 2020 Gold Member Share Posted October 8, 2020 35 minutes ago, Edmo said: That Hummer isn’t going to be cheap. 100k plus I bet. It will be spendy for sure. Heck the ram raptor copy pushes into the 6 figure mark and it only has 702 hp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmo Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 15 minutes ago, BOHICA said: It will be spendy for sure. Heck the ram raptor copy pushes into the 6 figure mark and it only has 702 hp Henry Ford’s plan was to make it affordable for the average Joe. Seems to be the opposite for some of these electric cars coming out now. High end stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member BOHICA Posted October 8, 2020 Gold Member Share Posted October 8, 2020 6 minutes ago, Edmo said: Henry Ford’s plan was to make it affordable for the average Joe. Seems to be the opposite for some of these electric cars coming out now. High end stuff. You can still get affordable models if you want though but gas powered. It will be just transportation though like Henry built with his first vehicle which aren’t all that exciting. I think a nicely equipped ecosport can be had for under 20 grand Not electric yet anyways but it will come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry ginger Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 13 hours ago, Ez ryder said: Ouch 11900 then you still need to buy some battery packs some sort of software package and a charger. given that crashed teslas get blacklisted from supercharging and software updates they are perfect donors for things like this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Electric will be great once battery tech isn’t trash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireball 440 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 4 hours ago, ACE said: Electric will be great once battery tech isn’t trash It's getting pretty good but the charging tech isn't there yet. People need 400 mile range under load and 20 minute re-charge times. I think tractor trailer tech is here it's just not being used correctly with batteries. They should have a diesel generator running electric motors, should be able to pull 80 tons as long as the brakes can stop it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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