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| quentin Member Since: 23 Jul 2012 Location: on tour Posts: 119   
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A while since I've posted. I've been a bit preoccupied.
Im guessing everybody knows about my Lightweight project, people either seem to love it or hate it. One thing is almost certain, if you plan on daily driving an old banger into the not too distant future converting to Electric is the way forward. Ive now done 4600km powered entirely by the sun !! www.youtube.com/user/qfogarty/videos  Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Youtube videos [/url] |
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26th Oct 2018 10:55pm |
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| Profyaffle Member Since: 03 Oct 2016 Location: N Yorks Posts: 527 
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That is absolutely brilliant!
 1993 200Tdi Defender 90 |
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27th Oct 2018 12:52am |
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| JOW240725 Member Since: 04 May 2015 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7908 
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That's great! Anymore info on the build, batteries, range, charge time, costs involved?
James
MY2012 110 2.2TDCi XS SW Orkney Grey - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic43410.html MY1990 110 200TDi SW beautifully faded Portofino Red - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post743641.html#743641 MY1984 90 V8 Slate Grey - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post744557.html#744557 Instagram @suffolk_rovers |
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27th Oct 2018 6:57am |
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| williamthedog Member Since: 29 Dec 2012 Location: south wales Posts: 3441 
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Well thought out conversion
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27th Oct 2018 7:00am |
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| Zed Member Since: 07 Oct 2017 Location: In the woods Posts: 3348 
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Love it. An EV lightweight is on my to do list.
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27th Oct 2018 8:37am |
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| keith Member Since: 15 Aug 2012 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 2227 
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Many years a LWT owner driver and it's a 10 from me.
Middle finger to the purists ( me included ) fist pump to the future. Keith |
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27th Oct 2018 8:59am |
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| quentin Member Since: 23 Jul 2012 Location: on tour Posts: 119
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Thanks fellas, seems to be a vote of confidence so far.
James, the build is on my page at www.goingbush.com/ptev.html it cost about AU$20k , but that would be about $5k cheaper now as Lithiums Are considerably less now and there is a better / cheaper / more powerful motor also avaliable now. A lot of dosh but Ive seen people spend more on fitting LS7's etc into Rovers , but as the price of petrol goes up the cost of conversion proportionally decreases. This thing pays itself off the more you use it. I get about 80km per charge ( I don't take it easy ) If I drove like a granny might get around 150k ?? It takes about 6-8 hours to charge from my rooftop solar panels (3.3kw charger) I use about 30kwh per 100km. A Nissan Leaf gets about 18 kwh per 100km. Best thing , its so much more fun & easier to drive, utterly reliable , and it doesn't stink of petrol fumes. Best thing I ever did. |
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27th Oct 2018 9:18am |
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| Badger110 Member Since: 06 Feb 2018 Location: South hams Posts: 1039 
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That is phenomenal, well done
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27th Oct 2018 11:01am |
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| ibexman Member Since: 13 Dec 2008 Location: Essex Posts: 2956
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Build pics
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27th Oct 2018 12:17pm |
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| Zed Member Since: 07 Oct 2017 Location: In the woods Posts: 3348
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I thought it rang a bell...
https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic62091.html?highlight=ev |
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27th Oct 2018 12:21pm |
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| Norton Member Since: 10 Sep 2018 Location: Buckinghamshire Posts: 28 
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Love it!!
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10th Dec 2018 9:05pm |
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| Eduardo Member Since: 28 Aug 2008 Location: Región Metropolitana Posts: 2110  
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Nice conversion!
Congratulations quentin! Eduardo MY 2007 110 SW PUMA 2.4: Big Fog of 64' MY 1994 Jayco 1207 Folding camper: "El Tremendo" Click image to enlarge |
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11th Dec 2018 5:44pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018 
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Excellent.
Only just dropped onto this thread, so going to have to run through the YouTube play list, but good to see that it is still up and running well: |
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