I remember someone thinking that they had done good by buying a cheap Tesla at auction until they found the battery missing...
The replacement was a crazy price.
There are reasons Teslas are not cheap.
They aren't a money saving project, they are about breaking new ground, and changing public perceptions about driving.
 
And there is no reason an electric "throttle" pedal would be any more sensitive than any other. Most cars have used fly by wire accelerators for decades.
Not the throttle, but the range of speed. With a gearbox and transfer box, you can use full throttle (intentionally or accidentally) but stick to a slow speed.
If you ditch the gearbox, then you need to have control over the speed some other way when you're off road
 
Not the throttle, but the range of speed. With a gearbox and transfer box, you can use full throttle (intentionally or accidentally) but stick to a slow speed.
If you ditch the gearbox, then you need to have control over the speed some other way when you're off road
It is exactly the same. The motor has a considerable rev range, and you control it with your foot, or if you really have the shakes that badly, you could have a hand throttle, similar to those found in tractors, as an alternative.

Land Rover already make electric off roaders, although I think they are only prototypes at the moment.
If they can do it, surely other people can retrofit.
 
It is exactly the same. The motor has a considerable rev range, and you control it with your foot, or if you really have the shakes that badly, you could have a hand throttle, similar to those found in tractors, as an alternative.

Land Rover already make electric off roaders, although I think they are only prototypes at the moment.
If they can do it, surely other people can retrofit.
Wouldn't it be easier if you could reduce the max revs available at max pedal travel in that case?
 
I read somewhere that most of an average car's lifetime emissions are produced during it's manufacture. They quoted over 60 percent.
So buying a brand new greener car which will be scrap in a decade is not a green option.

so are the batteries, serious environmental polution to mine & assemble:eek:

"but its clean energy":rolleyes:

I think that's how they did their one on Vintage Voltage program. Oh and theirs gets to sixty mph in like 5 sec.
Electric Defender specs
  • Motor: 450hp Tesla drive unit with modified gearing and limited-slip diff
  • Battery: 90kWh Tesla lithium ion battery pack
  • Charger: 22kW
  • Acceleration: 0-60mph in 5secs
  • Top speed: 120mph
  • Range: 150 miles
  • Towing capacity: 2.5t
  • Weight: Approx 2.3t
  • Conversion cost: Approx £75,000
A Landy just shouldn't be that fast

some Twat will buy it:rolleyes:

Rich.
 
I will stick with my landy while the mrs drives the Prius
I really would like a Prius, but as the car I have at the moment was free, I am going with it for now.
I do look at the second hand prices occasionally, and will probably get one in a few years.
Hybrids are definitely the most intelligent option at the moment, and it is a shame the government decided to ignore all the facts, and remove most of the tax incentives to get them.
 

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