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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10378  
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I really think it’s dumb to put an electric motor in a Series.
What’s more greener than an ‘up-cycled’ Land Rover with it’s original lump? Surely the charm of owning a Series is waggling the stick in the middle and then turning the ignition key, with hope that it bursts into life and you can then bimble off to the pub. Land Rovers life cycle will outlast all Teslas. Now there’s an old engine and a motor-less Tesla littering the Earth. |
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18th Feb 2022 8:17am |
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| Stacey007 Member Since: 25 Sep 2015 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3741
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I honestly don't know quite how they arrive at the prices they do.
I appreciate the R & D for the brackets and battery box's but all the batteries and motors are from broken Tesla's, no one is putting new parts in when it comes to Tesla stuff. A few years ago I did enquire about my 110 to convert to a tesla, The figure was 'starts at £70K. At the time I could buy a Model S P85 Tesla (complete running car not a salvage) for £35K I don't understand £35K to 'swap' the bits, then I would still have a complete telsa less batteries and motor and also a landrover engine and gubbins... As for a Series or classic car with an Electric engine, I actually do see the point. Much less to go wrong, more likely to start, and in the wake of having congestion charges in large city's I would 100% rather drive a series than a Nissan leaf  You can still have the leavers... and use them if you wish or drive it like an auto (you can still can have a clutch) and obviously have high / low range. Messing with carbs, oil leaks, sourcing the correct petrol...
I'm not talking silly performance with the tesla motor but other motors are available (Hyper 9...) Anyway I'm keen on this as my mate and I have a 'project' we are working on currently. OOh and if you have solar anyway... your charging for free... then if you have heard of power walls that retain the energy in the day and store it for night... Imagine your series or classic car as a mobile power wall... Sat in the garage storing energy. Then at night it releases this energy
I like the idea, especially if it can be done a lot cheaper  |
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18th Feb 2022 9:25am |
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| camelman Member Since: 27 Feb 2013 Location: Peak District Posts: 3359
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Electric conversion aside, it was the figure of £40k they quoted to restore the chassis and axles and paint the car that caught my eye. That was before they'd started on the conversion!
I must admit, once they start producing reasonably priced 'drop in' electric motors I will be tempted to do the Mog   |
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18th Feb 2022 9:28am |
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| gcc130 Member Since: 05 Jun 2015 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 733 |
And that restorer didn’t seem to be short of work looking at the other landrovers in his workshop.
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18th Feb 2022 9:32am |
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| ibexman Member Since: 13 Dec 2008 Location: Essex Posts: 2942
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Is it vintage voltage or how to
 up a perfectly good classic car
Sacrilege 🙈 |
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18th Feb 2022 10:59am |
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