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| Joe(Oh) |
 Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 3:38 pm Post subject: Street-legal electric go kart/car |
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I would like to make a street legal electric go kart with these parts:
Four 12volt 100AH GEL Deep-Cycle batteries - http://www.nationalsolarsupply.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=178
1 E-Tek Motor - http://www.electricmotorsport.com/store/ems_ev_parts_motors_etek-r.php
1 CVT (Continuosly Variable Transmission) - Look on Wikipedea or HowStuffWorks.com
Hopefully a prebuilt frame I can buy cheap, or design. The frame has to have a very strong roll-cage.
1 Regen-braking systen would be choice to have.
LED Turn-Signals, ?Low-power Headlights, LED brake-lights, and proper BMV registration.
I'd like to hook this motor up to the CVT in a 48-volt configuration. I seen some videos on youtube that give me hope to make a kart that will perform in terms of power and miles traveled before recharge. The idea is to keep this vehicle low-wieght, but not so low it can't hold to the road in a safe manner.
Thoughts? I'd think this will be kickass when completed.
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| Pong |
| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 4:21 pm Post subject: Re: Street-legal electric go kart/car |
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| Joe(Oh) wrote: |
| The frame has to have a very strong roll-cage. |
Given the weight of those batteries, and the relatively feeble power, I strongly doubt you'll need a roll cage. |
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| Joe(Oh) |
| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:00 pm Post subject: |
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Have you seen some of the youtube.com videos on electric go karts? Check it out, you might be suprised.
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| Cat1981(England) |
| Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 12:33 pm Post subject: |
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Any particular reason why it has to be electric?
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| JaneBennet |
| Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 12:59 pm Post subject: |
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To be geo-friendly, naturally. Use less fossil fuel.
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| Cat1981(England) |
| Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 1:36 pm Post subject: |
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Thats only if your electricity has been cleanly generated. And there is always bio fuels which supposable increase the performance of an engine. If he was only going to use the go-cart occasionally, he could collect the vegetable oil from a local restaurant and with a bit of methanol and caustic soda(  ) run it for near enough free.  And then give himself a real reason to have a roll cage.
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Better yet, just buy an Ariel Atom
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