Hi Gerald, The AC75 without a transmission will be very slow, and have a limited RPM range (i.e.: max speed is limited, or it is geared way too low for slow speeds).
Home made hybrids are really way too difficult. If you don’t remove the engine you won’t have any space for batteries. My recommendation: remove the engine, keep the transmission, and use lithium cells. corbin > On Oct 1, 2016, at 11:42 AM, Gerald via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > ev > > Hello, > I'm new to the ev world. > Originally I was planning on converting a manual drive Jetta with a pretty > standard package- I was confident that everything would be fine, but..... > then I saw a beautiful Mercedes (I was in love) at a great price that my > wife wouldn't mind driving, and I came up with a plan; but I don't know > exactly how feasible my plan is. Here is what I am thinking: > > -The drive shaft will be removed and an AC 75 installed directly to the rear > differential (the car weighs about 3500 pounds). > -The transmission will be removed. > -A generator will be connected to the engine and will engage when the power > drops below a certain range. > The air conditioning, power steering, alternator and other things will stay > as they are. The engine will run at all times when the car is driven, but > just at idle speed. The idle could even be drastically reduced with some > modification. > -The acceptable range is about 30 miles with lead acid batteries. > -This vehicle will be somewhat of a hybrid. > > Please let me know your opinions. > > Thank you! > > Gerald > > -- > View this message in context: > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/convert-a-mercedes-tp4683917.html > Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at > Nabble.com. > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
