Comments on: My Scion xA EV Electric car conversion project

By: thwang99

thwang99 — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 05:11:57 +0000

No electric steering, not sure of throttle, project’s been put on hold for now.

By: Rikiru

Rikiru — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 04:05:43 +0000

Did you xA come with Electric power steering and electronic throttle like the Yaris?? They would make the swap much easier KUDOS!!!! I’m UBER-JEALOUS!!!

By: thwang99

thwang99 — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 20:35:39 +0000

Project’s been put on hold, but yes we’re putting together our own packs.

By: ccoasterdesigner

ccoasterdesigner — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:50:19 +0000

I have a question. Our you making your own lithium ion battery packs?

By: Redshift21

Redshift21 — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:21:45 +0000

This was more than a years ago…. whats happened ?

By: riegirrl

riegirrl — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:41:03 +0000

good project, but once more, with feeling

By: jevchance

jevchance — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:20:22 +0000

Because electric cars don’t need to shift. However, having a transmission allows you to use one of the gears to change the gear ratio without having to fabricate a gearbox.

Also, automatics require the fluid be pumped through the cooling system, where manuals are self-contained.

By: AcePilot101

AcePilot101 — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 07:50:35 +0000

Tesla Roadster uses lithium battery pack..you could charge it for free with solar panel set-up..TESLA MOTORS claim the car gets 250 miles between charges, speeds up to 165 mph, and, oh yeah, the body is by Lotus..

By: beko105

beko105 — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 19:50:01 +0000

use automatic gear box, why use a manual?

By: terrorist420x

terrorist420x — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 02:05:22 +0000

According to his austinev photo album page, he’s using lithium iron phosphate batteries, a Solectria AC55 motor, and Solectria DMOC445 inverter. This setup should yield about 100 peak horsepower.

austinev(dot)org/evalbum/952