Comments on: DIY Electric Vehicle – 1979 Gemini Wagon https://dirtyoptics.com/diy-electric-vehicle-1979-gemini-wagon/ Jack of all trades, Master of none Fri, 17 Nov 2023 17:40:49 +0000 hourly 1 By: Miles https://dirtyoptics.com/diy-electric-vehicle-1979-gemini-wagon/#comment-40833 Fri, 17 Nov 2023 17:40:49 +0000 https://dirtyoptics.com/?p=54970#comment-40833 The cheap* way to go is always sourcing used parts. A Nissan leaf inverter is easy to drive with a $400-900 kit. For RWD applications just open and disable the differential with a spool or plate welding. (Or install it in an AWD, FWD or mid/rear engine vehicle and use CV axles). The reason is salvaged parts are available and cheaply, also it is a proven EV drivetrain. I’m not advertising, so I’ll just say I think the company that sells the kit is the name of an acca dacca song.

Well anyway, use whatever is cheap. You can buy a running good condition Leaf (battery not so hot) for $2,500 USD around here. If all the batteries aren’t dead they can repower a golf cart or power bank.

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