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> Tesla Model X, so lets swap the awd electric motors into a Celica
post Feb 5, 2014 - 2:17 PM
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If you haven't seen www.Teslamotors.com , well wtf is wrong with you?


First they made the roadster(with a Lotus body) and then they started making this 4door sedan the model S.
the newest one, the Model X, looks kinda like an SUV with gull-wing doors that you could open even if you were parked 6" away from another car.

anyway , you can get this one in AWD, it has two motors, one in front and one in back - 0-60 in less than 5 seconds.

so naturally what I want to do is figure out how to swap this system into a Celica smile.gif It can't be anymore work than re-wiring the whole damn thing for a BEAMS.

for those of you who still doubt the capabilities of the electric car, Know that an electric motor does not have a torque "curve" . it has a constant torque, full torque
even at 1rpm. many of the models do not use a multi gear transmission, they are direct drive, you just smash the pedal and spin it up all the way.

if you haven't seen this it's a video of a concept car (not a Tesla) but has the same type of motor with a lightweight tube frame.
11 sec 1/4 mile , watch him Smoke a Porsche and Ferrari

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXqYbNEiW0Y

the only thing really holding it back it the battery technology, and that is only a matter of time.


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post Feb 5, 2014 - 9:44 PM
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So, where're you going to get the small fortune for just the components? redface.gif


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