Here is what I have:
battery only Dimensions: 61.8 x 46.8 x 10.4 in. (1570.5 x 1188 x
264.9 mm)
(Note that the 10.4" height is maximum height at the back where it is
under the back passenger seats, in the front half it's a bit smaller/lower.)
Weight 648 lbs
Jay
On 02/25/2016 02:00 PM, Lev Lvovsky via EV wrote:
Great breakdown of the cycles below. I just did a search on ebay for Leafs,
found this one:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nissan-Leaf-SL-Certified-2011-25K-MILES-1-OWNER-REARCAM-CRUISE-/391389217496?forcerrptr=true&hash=item5b209d82d8:g:veAAAOSwvUlWs70D&item=391389217496
$8980.
You can barely find a used 2011 ICE for this much…
From Lawrence’s peg-board youtube link, does anyone have the measurements of
the battery undercarriage section of a Leaf? My eventual goal is to convert my
1966 Mustang into a daily-driving EV. I have no desire to keep any part of it
stock, so the idea of completely replacing the undercarriage with a Leaf’s is
certainly appealing…
thanks,
-lev
On Feb 24, 2016, at 10:03 PM, Lee Hart via EV <[email protected]> wrote:
Lawrence Rhodes via EV wrote:
When I realized I couldn't build a nice electric car for what I could
buy one for I gave up and bought a used Leaf EV.
So did I. We added a 2013 Leaf to my EV collection. It's hard to beat the
fit/finish/features for the price. It's my wife's car. She prefers the comforts
of new modern cars to drive any old conversion.
At the present time (the peak of the latest EV boom/bust cycle), it's better to buy new
than to build/convert. You basically can't *give* away conversions at this point in the
cycle. Conversions only do well during the "bust" phase of the cycle, when you
can't get auto company EVs.
I'd love to see us avoid the usual "bust" part of the cycle this time, but
history has a habit of repeating itself...
- It's happened many times before.
(history is the best predictor of the future)
- Gas prices are amazingly low.
(EV sales down, truck/SUV sales up)
- We're set to switch back to an all-republican government.
(There go all the EV subsidies. Back to drill baby drill.)
- Auto and oil companies are fervently looking for a new holy grail.
(diesel, fuel cell, tar sand, fracking, natural gas, biofuel...
ANYTHING to maintain the status quo with minimal change.)
My next project might be an Ultravan (3000 pound RV) with a Leaf drive train.
That's an interesting idea. :-) I've always liked Corvairs. My first car was a
1961 Corvair, and I still own my 1965 Corvair Corsa. I keep dreaming of
converting it into an Electrovair. Notice how similar the specs are to the
much-later EV1.
https://history.gmheritagecenter.com/wiki/index.php/1966_Electrovair_II_Concept
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