Converting an ICE to an EV

[X.l.r.8]

On this topic, anyone got any ideas how to drive a traditional drive shaft with a Tesla (small front or rear) drive unit? I've seen the Audi S5 Tesla pictures but they havent provided any specifics. Im guessing the open diff built into the unit prohibits just plumbing it all in as it would just spin the "disconnected" side 100%?

So you are hoping to run a tesla unit to a differential? There is a reason people use the entire unit as the rpm is a lot higher than an ICE with overdrive. There are better motors to do that with.

 

[wdolson]

Sorry, I was wrong in above (previous post) LiFePO4 are another Li chemistry battery.
BYD uses - in Buses and storage to compete with Tesla PowerPacks
EVwest.com uses in many of their conversions

Li chemistry continue to slowly improve - many think solid state the ultimate solution - time will tell.

The industry is reaching the end of improvement for li-ion. There are a number of prototype solid state chemistries under test now. But because the variables in batteries are so many and can be mutually exclusive, everything needs thorough testing before anything is going to be ready for production.

It's estimated that new battery tech takes about 10 years to get from laboratory breakthrough to production. The breakthroughs necessary may or mat not have happened with solid state. If they have we will probably start seeing solid state batteries around 2025. If the chemistries discovered don't pan out, then the breakthrough needed hasn't happened yet.

 

[Brando]

IF you want to better understand batteries, I'd suggest:

https://genesisnanotech.wordpress.c...ter-battery-with-nanotechnology-architecture/

I'm "guessing" Li-Ion probably next 20 years (10 years for sure)
Solid State the wild card - graphene production too.