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Electric 4x4

Fossie
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10 Jul 2020 11:26 #224768 by Fossie

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Did anyone see the program vintage voltage ...or something like that ? They took a Rover Defender ripped out the engine etc and replaced it with a Tesla unit and 16 batteries to get the 200 mile range.. Remade the diffs and transfer unit to run it in 4wd

Interesting seemed very capable in the mud and terrain.

It was on Quest last night so should be available on i player.

Wouldn't have been cheap but the engineering was interesting.

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10 Jul 2020 11:47 #224770 by Soeley

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Not seen that one yet, but I have been watching the series. Did an old Fiat 500 last week.

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10 Jul 2020 12:02 #224773 by gv42

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YES ,, LOTS OF £££, FOR 200 MILES

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10 Jul 2020 14:19 #224777 by Soeley

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How much did they spend on this one? Last week it was about £17K for a 60 mile range. Granted not much room in a Fiat 500 for batteries. If you put that £17K in a separate bank account for petrol, I wonder how long it would last you?

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10 Jul 2020 15:16 #224779 by CC Baxter

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I stumbled on an outfit like this in central London (arches under the bridge place).
They specialised in classics, I saw a lovely 'Bobby Ewing' style Merc waiting to be handed back to the owner. A nice touch was all the mechanicals that had been removed were boxed up and given back to the customer. In theory the car could be rebuilt to original spec. Apparently it's a good congestion charge beater ( for the well heeled at least). Chris

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10 Jul 2020 18:36 - 10 Jul 2020 18:38 #224788 by Soeley

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Just watched it. I don't think it mentioned the total cost on this one? But when they were faffing with the hand brake, I did wonder if plumbing a hydraulic one into the brakes would've been easier?

Oh, and the off-road test they did, it did sound like a kids remote control car :woohoo:

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