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[BigFour1973]

Out of curiousity. can you leave it in first gear and come to a stop with out disengaging the clutch? whats it like shifting on an electric motor?

[jtg]

Sorry for the delay in responding, I've been traveling and not checking the forum.

Yes, you can leave it in gear and stop. The electric motor just stops also. I always just start out in 2nd, 1st gear has to much torque. Even in 2nd the wheels might spin if you get on the accelerator to hard. It even has enough torque to start out in 5th if you want. I often just leave it in 3rd and drive around town like an automatic. Normal highway driving requires you to shift normally since the motor is freewheeling between shifts.

I'll try to answer more questions if you have them.

Jim

Out of curiousity. can you leave it in first gear and come to a stop with out disengaging the clutch? whats it like shifting on an electric motor?

[RenoRoger]

[quote name='jtg' date='Aug 30 2016, 11:35 AM' post='2392085']
Sorry for the delay in responding, I've been traveling and not checking the forum.

Yes, you can leave it in gear and stop. The electric motor just stops also. I always just start out in 2nd, 1st gear has to much torque. Even in 2nd the wheels might spin if you get on the accelerator to hard. It even has enough torque to start out in 5th if you want. I often just leave it in 3rd and drive around town like an automatic. Normal highway driving requires you to shift normally since the motor is freewheeling between shifts.

I'll try to answer more questions if you have them.

Jim

Again, very curious. What's the driving range? How much do the batteries weigh? Based on your dash gauge, you have lithium batteries, is that correct? What's their expected service life and how much does it cost to replace them?

Thank you, RenoRoger

[jtg]

Again, very curious. What's the driving range? How much do the batteries weigh? Based on your dash gauge, you have lithium batteries, is that correct? What's their expected service life and how much does it cost to replace them?

Thank you, RenoRoger

Driving range is over 100 miles, 120 on average. I've driven over 160 miles on one charge but that's driving like a grandfather (I am). Normal fun 914 driving gives you over 100 miles, more that enough for around town for a day or two.

Battery weight is about 650 lbs. That puts the car just 300 lbs over the normal curb weight. You don't notice it with the extra torque of the Electric Motor.

The battery manufacturer stated the battery life is over 3000 cycles. 3000 times 100 is 300,000 miles. Do you plan on putting over 300,000 miles on the car? (joke) Seriously, I'm sure there will be a single cell or two that will go bad over the next 10 years but that is no big deal. Just jumper over it (a ten minute job) and you are good to go. Range decreases just a little. Replace the cell or add more to increase range. If battery technology changes a lot the whole battery pack can be easily replaced. I spent $9,000 on this pack. All lithium.

Jim