€1,000 BMW E36 EV Build 17 : Test Drive 2

[@squidlings]

Its just fantastic. Im doing my own. Got a car and finally tracked down a motor. Thx for these videos.

[@daveyjones-sx6ym]

9:25, thats the feeling when you know you made something cool. Awesome man wish i had a driveway, time and money.

[@edumaker-alexgibson]

I have none of those things either, but still want to make this happen...!

[@CiaranJordan]

Looks great Damien! If you were logging any data during the run it would be very interesting to see current/power/rpm at the various stages of accelerating and coasting. Looking forward to the Q&A!

[@DazHarkz90]

The smile that stays on Damien's face from around the 6 minute mark is brilliant! :D that's enjoying the sweat of one's brow

[@garyhoffmann1615]

Good to see you smiling ear to ear.

[@andyfraser5876]

Seems to drive well. The steering wheel is at a jaunty angle; is that tracking or just the wheel in the wrong position?

[@CulinarySpy]

Ridiculously impressive.

[@mohamedbapoo5053]

Amazing work bud

[@markwillenbrock]

Surprised to see the rev counter working

[@karma9831]

What is the top speed

[@berdia0305]

Super Demyan! thanks!

[@salemsari]

as always it's amazing

[@antonnpn9063]

Just finished watching all the episodes on this build. Nice solutions to keep it inexpensive. Regarding the wiring, how did you integrate the controller etc to sustain functionality of the car?. Any tapping in on CAN-bus to modules like ABS, ASC or Transmission controller?

[@huwkelvinmorgan3575]

Important question Damian may i ask what is the range roughly, ball park figure will do

[@waynegoff764]

Nothing wrong with the Irish accent. You don't expect them to pronounce it Turd, they shouldn't expect you to pronounce it third.

[@eubikedude]

Some of us Irish people pronounce it "Third" though, so are we the oddballs now? ;)

[@jpbrokenit8992]

Apologies if it's already been asked but any issues reregistering the cars as EVs in Ireland? I'm starting to get moving on two EV projects - a mk1 golf and an A4 b5 . Thanks for the inspirational videos

[@jacknolan312]

What are you going to do with them!? - I've a dream of a cabriolet e30 converted. I'd love to learn more about what you're doing!?

[@tecnology-zx1xp]

Hello Damian ,nice Work can you tell me what kind of baterry did you use. how many milles cam you drive the motor are dc ac reluctamt permanet magmetic thanks congratulations

[@alibro7512]

I just watched this again and still can't believe you built this for under 1000 Euro, although you did cheat a bit by using stuff you already had but even with that it is a cheap EV. Please do the Q&A as promised.

[@kamentabakov5302]

Very cool project I am hoping to do that conversion some day. What is this app that you are using to monitor battery percentage acceleration, temperatures and other stuff?

[@KevinSharpe]

PowerWatcher openinverter.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=185&p=1862#p1862

[@randyeller8139]

Really fun video! Looking forward to the final tally on parts and money spent on this. A silly question: was pondering doing a classic pickup as an EV project and was wondering how the original three speed transmission would work with an electric with the broader gear to rpm ratio. Any experience with this?

[@KevinSharpe]

can I suggest you post your question on the open inverter forum?

[@asadnasser4320]

I am interesting to know which electric motor also batteries

[@woodywiest]

Check out the rest of the series, he explains most everything in awesome detail. Link--> kzbin.info/aero/PLPHK4T9kKEyYxfC-4Jk70D6IfFSwsJQlh

[@Shmubek]

That alignment tho.

[@o0julek0o]

Turd gear is good in my opinion.

[@Jerzyhany]

absolutely amazing wooooork goooooo onnnnnnnn folk

[@ervbon7493]

Hi Damien, What did you do for charging on this.

[@alonzomonroe8998]

Can you do a dual eletric motor project

[@georgecosta8076]

awesome build. but i don't understand how you are able to shift through the gears without a clutch

[@FVBmovies]

Same here. I assume he just has an experience to rev-match. In different build by another channel saw a dude putting light on a dashboard when it's time to shift, here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3y1aYKoa66gbNk

[@TheAndyRoberts]

Your do rev match but because you don’t have a heavy flywheel or firing cylinders turning the driveshaft, as soon as you level out the throttle you can just click it into the gear you want.

[@peterbradley4916]

good stuff!

[@Tore_Lund]

What app are you running on your phone? Several Russian DIY EVers also use it. Does it talk to simpbms?

[@Evbmw]

powerwatcher.net/

[@Tore_Lund]

@@Evbmw Thanks!

[@nigelweir3852]

Does air con , heater work

[@eubikedude]

Good stuff on the pronunciation. Viewers would be even more confused if you were like many Dubliners and saying "tord". ;) Next stop 400V? ;) Or maybe auto-park? ;)

[@RB-yw9xv]

Ps it's Jeffery from Blackpool sorry for my spelling I left school at a very young age and went to work and agen sorry for my spelling

[@Ruudi05]

Do you need to shift the gears or you just like to? Original leaf runs just fine on one gear I think.

[@eubikedude]

Maybe the BMW is a lot heavier? I'd be very curious to see wome economy measurements (and speeds/acceleration) in the different gears.

[@HandyDan]

EV don't need to change gears since the only reason a transmission was invented is because gas engines have a tiny torque window and the transmission keeps the rpms around that. But an EV would be cool if it had a two speed, one lower gear for towing or acceleration one higher gear for top speed racing.

[@pigknickers2975]

@@HandyDan So it would start off in 5th gear no problem at all?

[@HandyDan]

@@pigknickers2975 Not necessarily, most EV's have between 7:1 to 9:1 fixed gear ratios. So you need a ratio to start with. I think a good choice for EV two speed is 12:1 for towing and accelerating and 7:1 for daily use or highway speeds

[@pigknickers2975]

@@HandyDan thanks for the info

[@YorkshireCampers]

Would you convert my renault trafic van if i paid you to do it?

[@KevinSharpe]

Damien won't convert your vehicle but will teach you how to do it yourself openinverter.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=170

[@RB-yw9xv]

It's apostle Brian wot you or doing my Jeffery from Blackpool I live in a tent in the back of a van I'm trying to get my Gwiz back on the road the only thing I need is batterys and chartering if you have eney ideas I would be appreciated and that you can do a complete conversation for a €1000 I think your the person that knows what to do with my smiles per mile Gwiz

[@Jerzyhany]

Does motor has inner magnetic rotor or it like normal induction motor like water pump motor And why?

[@shawng5799]

Do you get free road tax now and were they reluctant to do that for you if you do? are you on specialist kitcar type insurance? OOOooo it is interesting stuff!👍

[@RahanComhaltas]

Wondering the same myself. Who insures you and is the road tax the lowest level.

[@KevinSharpe]

Most European countries allow you to reregister the vehicle as electric if you meet the legal requirements of that country. This is easy in the UK, difficult in The Netherlands, and impossible in Norway. Insurance for electric car conversions does not seem to be a problem at this time.

[@RahanComhaltas]

Was hoping to get a reply from Damien directly as im from Ireland and he'd have first hand experience. Thanks though Kevin

[@KevinSharpe]

@@RahanComhaltas Damien receives hundreds of requests for help. It was obvious we could never meet the demand and decided to build a community of converters via the Open Inverter forum and start teaching people how to do this for themselves. Here's the first course in Ireland (we have two this year and six next year); openinverter.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=170

[@Allupinmybiznes]

@@RahanComhaltas I believe road tax is 120 euro for ev.

[@bobbondarul7448]

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[@nigelweir3852]

Etron gear😂😂😂