01-27-2010, 01:10 AM | #1 |
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Gas or Hybrid conversion?
Since the Zone and Star vehicles are NEVs and are street legal. It'd be interesting to see if there's a way to modify them to be gas powered or hybrid as a conversion. That way you could rely on the extra range of gas if your batteries are low.
Anyone looked at this at all? I searched the forums, this was the best I could find: http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/lifte...gy-budjet.html |
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01-27-2010, 01:42 AM | #2 |
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Re: Gas or Hybrid conversion?
I was wondering if we could add a generator and have the generator charge the batteries while driving. It would be a similar idea of the Chevy Volt.
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01-27-2010, 02:18 AM | #3 | |
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01-27-2010, 02:33 AM | #4 |
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Re: Gas or Hybrid conversion?
The link may not work...but it may inspire us. :D
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01-27-2010, 02:45 AM | #5 | |
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* * here check this out, this might help---- (generator charge the batteries while driving.) http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/desig...eone-done.html |
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01-27-2010, 03:00 AM | #6 |
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01-27-2010, 03:05 AM | #7 |
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Re: Gas or Hybrid conversion?
Here's college project that turns a gas golf cart into a hybrid! Looks like we need to add the generation part as the rest of the system already is electric.
http://www.cecs.ucf.edu/corporate/se...20TEAM%201.pdf |
01-27-2010, 04:23 AM | #8 |
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HYBRID This is what you need,it hooks to the hitch, and put a cart body on it and have room for more people,--
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01-27-2010, 11:05 AM | #9 |
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Re: Gas or Hybrid conversion?
I wouldn't know how to make the trailer legal for road use but the idea did work pretty good! You need as much weight as possible on the rear wheels because that setup there would spin the 33" tires for a hundred yards before it got going.
BTW-the cart in that link and picture above is now the one in my avatar. Since you guys got your carts for free I guess you wouldn't be too bad off selling the batteries and electronics to recoup the cost of converting to gas, then finding a gas rear end to swap in with a big block. |
01-27-2010, 11:48 PM | #10 |
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