Anyone who has been following us for a while knows that we favour a 2nd life approach to EV conversions.
Relying on used components as much as possible not only protects the environment and saves resources, it is also good for the project budget. In general, project costs are lower than for conversions with new components.
However, the number of components that can be used is still limited (see table taken from our book “Deep Dive EV Conversion”).
But there is good news: the family will soon get a new member.
Johannes was donated a 53 kW electric motor from a 1st generation Renault Zoe and is in the process of “reverse engineering” it, i.e. making it usable for conversion projects of small and medium size passenger cars.
Next to Tesla and Nissan, Renault counts among the e-mobility pioneers. The Zoe was introduced in 2013. Until 2023 about 95,000 cars were sold in Germany alone, in Europe the number was 325,000. So, once it is clear how to get them running the number of usable electric motors considerably will increase considerably.
We will keep you updated on Johannes’ progress.
