I based my EV off of the SUNNEV by Art Haines
Specifications:
height- 5ft 2in
width- 4ft 2in
length- 8ft 4in
diameter of wheels- 26in
capacity- 2 people
speed- either 25 mph with 48v dc motor, or 45mph with 72v dc motor
Other Facts:
hand crank windows?
20 mile range
2 speed transmiton (hills)
windshield wiper (one)
comfortable seats (benchlike)
semi attractive
blue metal body (like zap xebra)
solar panel on roof
rear door with small storage space
mirrors
small battery powered radio
headlights
BUDGET-- $5,000??
LIST OF ITEMS NEEDED...maybe more but cannot think of them
Chassis (steal?)
solar panel (48 watt)
front suspension with two shocks
rack and pinion steering with steering wheel
rear suspension with two shocks
four 26in wheels with axels
48v or 72v dc motor with regenerative breaking and reverse
inner frame (steal)
door assembly with latches and handles
floor (wood??)
seats
dashboard (some old used plastic thing off of ebay?)
brakes
speed control with pedal and speedometer
headlights
tail lights
blinkers
switches for above
110v charger
6 car batteries all connected in series with controller
wipers with switch
seatbelts
mirrors
horn
parking break
hand crank window system
floor mats
Lastly.. what materials should i use to make the chassis and body and such...how long do you think this will take and how much? thank you so muchI want to build an electric car for fun.Were do I start? I have a plan/need help. GoGreen with ZERO EMMISIONS?
Most of your Specs have to deal with body parts and not drive train or electric parts. Typically for an electric vehicle the primary considerations are the batteries, the BMS, a controller and the motor.
Solar panels on a moving vehicle have the problem of being fairly inefficient. This is because they are almost never oriented correctly. Use solar panels in a stationary array aimed properly and transfer the power to the vehicle when possible.
110 volts is a cheaper way to charge batteries but it is fairly slow. A 240 volt higher amperage charger tends to be much quicker. The Tesla 70amp 240 volt charger can charge the 53 KWh batteries in 3.5 hours. The 110 charger would take 32 hours.
For the Chassis I think you mean to say %26quot;(steel)%26quot; and not %26quot;(steal)%26quot;
A cheaper way to go is to convert an existing body. Here are three three cheap conversion examples: http://ecomodder.com/blog/cheap-diy-elec
A good site for a general discussion of motors, existing electrics and conversions is this one: http://www.electric-cars-are-for-girls.c
and you can find a bunch of other sites that might be helpful at my answer to this question: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;
Good luck with it.I want to build an electric car for fun.Were do I start? I have a plan/need help. GoGreen with ZERO EMMISIONS?
electric cars do not have zero emissions. If you went solar to charge the car, the solar panels will cost over $5000.
