Tesla Model X, so lets swap the awd electric motors into a Celica Options

[VavAlephVav]

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 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.

[VavAlephVav]

I used to show that video to my class when I taught refrigeration at a trade school.
I'd ask "Who wants an electric car?" and they'd all say "WTF kinda homo do I look like?"

then I'd show them the vid of the Ferrari getting smoked and watch the look on their faces ha ha



Tesla becomes Fifth-best Automaker (at least people are starting to realize they exist)
http://mashable.com/2014/02/05/tesla-now-t...om-fb-main-link


This post has been edited by VavAlephVav: Feb 6, 2014 - 2:54 PM