World's smallest Tesla

[@GrindHardPlumbingCo]

Two seaters are definitely easier to fit an adult in! In the spring we are doing an AWD electric build. I feel a race coming on... Good job on this!

[@austiwawa]

Yeah I can imagine! I can't wait to see what parts you use for your AWD electric build. I'm totally up for a race. Thanks so much!

[@foxxyytofficial]

THAT'S A THING I DEFINITELY WILL WATCH!!

[@rippily555]

Grind Hard Plumbing Co it would be awesome to see you guys do a version of this Tesla!

[@zerotwomagz1145]

:o

[@andylewis7360]

Hell yeah, Bruther! Do it fer Dale!!

[@Suukerjunk]

That thing looks so mean , I like the wide and low look of it

[@JustinDaze]

When you put in the 72v battery pack you should do a drag race agains the mini cybertruck that the Hacksmith team built !

[@Platypus_Warrior]

Yes! 72v battery should be moved as forward as possible to solve that light nose problem and some air duck from below for the electric motor cooling

[@gergc4871]

The electric cart I built when I was a kid topped out at 76 in the quarter mile. That was using deep cycle lead acid batteries. 8 of them. It was a death trap.

[@danielm.7993]

What Motor did you use ?

[@DUIofPhysics]

... I need to build me a death trap. How many kW was it?

[@gergc4871]

@@danielm.7993 A 75 horse DC motor.

[@gergc4871]

@@DUIofPhysics No idea lol.

[@Loganl1980]

I used a converted automotive alternator for mine. I really don't know how much power those will take, I never found the limit. Couldn't afford the batteries.

[@quinnfoster4671]

I love battery hookup! Seeing collaboration with youtubers is super cool!

[@SeanHodgins]

Whats the range?

[@jakobsvennson6321]

this one and the cybertruck that thehacksmith is building would be a nice team :)

[@foxxyytofficial]

agreeeeeed

[@Jzxlian]

He finished it

[@AM2PMReviews]

Put this baby model S in the bed of the mini CyberTruck

[@cabbagememes2852]

AM2PM LMAO YES

[@averagecommenter4623]

Hacksmith finished his, and he used it against an F150

[@lucas_e3094]

Who needs a bike to go to school if you can have a mini tesla

[@tastyfanpop]

Lol it not street legal

[@Yukine_VR]

@@tastyfanpop Not if they don't catch you

[@TeamEaZyBoi]

legal for the sidewalk😂😂 @tastyfanpop

[@mattisemery4229]

TastyFanpop But it aint ILegal

[@nathie]

What a sweet invention!

[@sleepingturtle32]

Ikr!

[@Portion2131]

Awesome video! Keep the Build content coming

[@supadeluxe]

AWESOME! Those battery packs look beautiful. Nice and neat and well built. Good work!

[@austiwawa]

Thank you!

[@bfly51]

Great build,looks like a blast! Thanks for the single video and not milking it

[@spongebobskate]

Great editing! The music fits well with the clips

[@LANCEL0T]

Youre doing great with the channel! Video production definitely improved!

[@KareyV]

Another great video by Austiwawa! Loving the new style of editing and how comfortable you’re getting in front of the camera!

[@austiwawa]

Thanks Karey!

[@PowerSports]

So glad you are wearing a helmet! Cool build. ^_^

[@spookje111]

What a crazy and great build. If you want to put in the effort you could remodel the main battery cases and move them forward for more front tyre pressure.

[@hegedusrp]

Finally a sleeper(ish) power wheels build! Amazing work! Can't wait for the 72v version. By the way how can you charge it? Also range or runtime would be an interesting question.

[@stephantds8414]

Yes telling us

[@lewearle]

Brakes? Regen? Fast Charging? Great build would love to see more on the mentioned.

[@benlwesso]

Another great video my guy!

[@austiwawa]

Thanks Ben!

[@alexanderpazos4119]

You stated the motor can peak at 220 amp for one minute I believe. I would like to see you add a " boost button which allows you to reach that peak or some of it for short spurts which will allow you to power through corners Faster in a drift with the added front weight talked about in the end.

[@Zack_Axel]

Great build, my only thoughts are if you placed the motor in the rear, or maybe used a chain tensioner mounted on the top to make the drivechain really narrow then you could have mounted the seat possibly even lower.

[@jessververgaert4592]

My favorite video yet looks bad ass no speeding on fletcher

[@thatdoocoo5658]

Imagine driving to school as a child in this

[@itzst1ff0x49]

10:49 now that what you call a WIDE body

[@Dan_Kornfeld]

An absolutely brilliant build! I may have to go wide body the Tesla X; your wide tyres makes it look fast and dangerous, in the best possible way! I’d love to see your take on a Model X - plus, you’d be able to stretch the chassis behind the wing doors for a better fit. Keep doing what you do!

[@jimmyplows]

That's awesome Austin!

[@sbkpeace.24]

So sick! Quality build too, Thumbs up

[@limbotic.]

Put some of those mini drag wheels on the back that keep it from falling over

[@Andrewjceballos]

Bro how much do you want for the “TesCart”??

[@REVIVE_AUTOMOTIVE]

Hey Austiwawa, could you make a cost video about this?

[@foxxyytofficial]

hey the motor costs 405$ in EV-Drives the controller costs 350-450 depending on the website the batteries are the more volatile in price (if you buy new battery cells to build it will be one price, if you buy used battery packs to salvage it will be another price) (probably the battery in this Tesla will cost 850-1300$)

[@REVIVE_AUTOMOTIVE]

FoxxyYT cool thanks alot

[@foxxyytofficial]

@@REVIVE_AUTOMOTIVE youre welcome

[@TypicalBambi]

you could add more cells to the front to get more weight at the front, and also some canards on the sides, and maybe a front splitter too

[@chomrs2827]

Awesome video, put together very well🤙

[@mihaisamaila7646]

Do not add weight to the front!!! Add a drag stabilizer! Or dragbar, or whatever is called that thing they mount at the rear of seafarers to stop them from lifting. If you want you can even add steering to the little wheels of the drag-bar-thingie!

[@sirm3owsalot]

1:36 Austiwawa: **Honks and puts Tesla in Ludacris mode** Tesla:DIE BOI *wheelie* (stand by please)

[@ToddLarsen]

You could extend the rear end chassis and body like Grind Hard Plumbing does and perhaps it will help with wheelies. either way this is one heck of a project. Thanks for sharing and as always keep building👍

[@shaggydaboy2]

I'm a Mechanical engineer that designs battery systems for aerospace and defense. My only advice for you on this badass little car would be to make sure you can properly vent the 18650 COTS cells. If one of those cells decides to vent, and you dont have good protection, then your leg is going to take a beating.

[@Boemel]

I have my kids broken powerwheels lamborghini and a 1800w 48v motor left from another project ...

[@anthonycampos7417]

front suspension to add more weight to the front and prevent liftoff somewhat. also id like to see you go a bit more in depth in the BMS and charging setup because im building a 150 cell 10s 15p battery pack for my bajaboard and that already seems insane enough

[@nathan_hl9556]

Does it have Ackermann steering after you shortened it?

[@Triad3DStudio]

Wheelie bars would help you from tipping. By the looks of how long the chassis is and where the center of gravity is, the wheelie bars don't really need to be all that long but would diffidently help.

[@joshjones4558]

Pretty freaking sweet, nice work!

[@itsreamo]

Wow 72mph! Way to go man this is rad

[@freddieastacio4945]

Bro this is awesome, congrats!!! I need oneee. Lolol

[@DNS_rabbit]

Awesome projekt! 😍

[@frederikvanreusel]

This guy: "This is the worlds smallest tesla!" Antman: *"HOLD MY BEER"*

[@1FishinAddict]

Add some drag brackets in the back to prevent it from wheelies.

[@benalexandra]

Looks awesome! Nice work, @austiwawa. How much did you spend (if you included paying for the batteries), total, and how much time, roughly?

[@MCsCreations]

WOW! Dude! 😳 Fantastic job!!! But you're crazy by going that fast in this little thing! 😂

[@austiwawa]

Thank you!!

[@Kabab]

Definitely awesome 👍

[@MCsCreations]

@@Kabab 😃

[@lawrencevansoest]

Cool project i want to see how hot the motor Will be on 70 volts

[@mcbot6291]

What's the reason for one BMS for each 14S1P module? Would fuse wire not be a suitable substitute? Then you could just have one BMS to charge each module, or is the amperage too high to find a BMS for that. Surely 252A or greater max continuous BMSs exist? Would love to know. Great work on the build man!

[@myevhobby7864]

Nice build!

[@howder1951]

Very impressive build, some serious skills you have there my young friend, cheers and keep the wheels rolling!

[@austiwawa]

Thank you!

[@LogicBob]

Can you recommend a company that sells motors that would be good for a go kart and who can help determine what parts are needed? I'm having a helluva time with researching my project.

[@foxxyytofficial]

Thunderstruck-EV, ElectricMotorsports, Golden Motor, and some other brands sell them as well i can help you if you wamt

[@reggiep75]

I'd be inclined to add a tuneable wheelie bar rather than add a lot of weight to the front of the car. It might not be great for looks, depending on how it's done, but it's most definitely gonna keep your speed up yet reduce risk of falling off the back of the car.

[@KyleBlumreisinger]

Love it, great job, suggestion: PAINT THE FRAME BLACK. Why did you paint the frame yellow?! You went through all the trouble to grind off the awful yellow paint from the original frame, and then you went and painted it yellow again! Now under the front bumper of the car, you can see this bright yellow thing that totally breaks the illusion and ruins what should be a picturesque shot! Great work, and it's because it's great that I think making this one little fix will make it look perfect :)

[@tropicalvikingcreations]

Hmm... Would adding a downforce piece on the front help do you think? Just a mostly horizontal piece for speed stability. Or is that too much or not even going to help?

[@neerajk2901]

I just love it great vid man Appreciate it Btw I also appreciate you for putting all the parts in one vid

[@aadastroyer7787]

So where can I buy this thing

[@onesadtech]

You are a true mad (or happy?) scientist! This thing is amazing, can't wait to see what else you do with it, and luckily since I found it a year late, I don't have to. 😂

[@nothingtoseehere4026]

Nicely engineered. Maybe cut the plastic and rework it to fit a larger frame as a future project.

[@gordythecreator]

Yeah, I hoped he'd split it down the middle and widened it a few inches. The body work would've been hell tho

[@nothingtoseehere4026]

@@gordythecreator he's got skills and resources. I'm sure he can make it happen.

[@jethrobuttner5572]

My son and I are from Norway and have set our minds on building one of these!!! Awesome work. You may have already answered this somewhere but what is your run time and do you need cooling of some sort??

[@calholli]

Is that speed you showed in km or miles per hour? I'm gonna assume that you're talking about 73 km's per hour.. lol.. Because going over 70mph on that little thing would be terrifying...

[@Worapon1999]

It's a km/h. He have described in the description. I agree with you that's go over 70mph on this little car would be terrify.

[@Patrick-iu7ri]

Do you know how 70 kmh feels like on that its horifiing even at that if you dont have experiance

[@AriJordan]

43 mph is still fast, scary tbh.

[@calholli]

@@Patrick-iu7ri lol... sure. lol.. wholly shit...... I have had over a dozen different quads and dirt bikes..including an old desert racing Honda CR480 dirt bike thats like a damn horse and is stupid fast... and even street bikes including a naked CBR900 that can go 160mph, which I did more often than I would like to admit.... I built a 2 seater buggy with a 500cc Rotax snowmobile engine....... I took a wrecked cbr600f3 and turned it into a 4 wheeler... and geared it down but it could still go well over 100mph. and was terrifyingly fast offroad................... I never said anything about 70kmh being slow- did I ?? No... All I said was, if that little thing could do 70mph- you'd have to be insane to test it that fast.

[@Patrick-iu7ri]

@@calholli oh okay

[@215dae]

Would've been nice if you left stock rim with rubber tires, your project is awesome you nailed it. 🔥🔥🔥

[@DStrayCat69]

On many dragsters you'll see bars with wheels, extending off of the rear... I would add a pair of those, rather than adding weight to the front... Beyond that... I feel, now that I've seen this, I've lived a Full Life... The Aliens can come for me now... lol

[@635574]

Wheelie bar ona electric kart that might actually be needed. Wow

[@austiwawa]

Not a bad idea! Glad you enjoyed thanks!

[@user-dz2jv4in5z]

That's called a wheelie bar.

[@RoderickMonroe]

This is sweet dude!! nice job!

[@geemithafernando]

Had to sub. Nice work mate

[@emmanuelaguilar6111]

Nice, but you should make some wheelie bars so you dont lose speed by adding weight to the front.

[@utc428]

My dad upgraded my mini mustang when I was younger. He added a boost button, upgraded the speed, and added drift tires. Those were the times

[@iphone2234]

Fucking incredible! If this guy can build this magnificent piece of machinery almost completely independently, just imagine how different the world will be in the coming years. Subbed and liked bro that was awesome

[@myperspective5091]

Take the fenders off for clarence and put PVC pipe over the tires and make it into a drift car.

[@brycen_4202]

How fast does it go

[@ab-dz1xk]

One of the coolest videos I’ve seen in so long

[@NDKY67]

Great job, can’t wait to see you and Cars & Cameras race : )

[@grandtheftauto1233]

amazing! Great video thanks for supplying the details

[@gordythecreator]

Well done sir. Controller is expensive ain't it! Could you use the Gain from an amp? There's gotta be a way around it

[@foxxyytofficial]

that controller can offer 350A peak you can find cheaper controllers and motors that doesn't use as much current (for example, one Sabvoton SVMC72100 costs 200$ and can output 100A peak at 72V, other controllers can output more or less power)

[@gordythecreator]

@@foxxyytofficial oh! I see. It doesn't just control any size current. I'm guessing... Bigboy currents require Bigboy control. Same reason I throw breakers cause of skinny wires...?

[@foxxyytofficial]

@@gordythecreator about the breakers and thin wires i won't know the real reason but about the "bigboy current needs bigboy controller" is correct

[@BigKarl519]

Nice whip yo!

[@samcurto4793]

maybe try moving the battery pack closer to the front?

[@leobardobivianomedia]

It would be nice if you can add a remote control and max it out! Great video by the way!

[@bimsarabandara1645]

I see a new Hacksmith in the making

[@byram101]

You need an assembly line for these.. you would make a mint! Ha ha!

[@ralphmeds2435]

How much would you sell this go kart

[@Districtss_]

"add weight to the front of the car" or just add a wheelie bar

[@datboikevin]

to prevent lift off add a wheelie bar

[@garystinten9339]

Good car idea.. Kia morning imported from Korea.. concerto to Ev as a run around.

[@joelknott4454]

i would really love it if you could reply with the cost of the electronics, it would be amazing if i could make something as fast as that

[@diybattery6837]

Damn dude. Incredible

[@TonyStone3000]

How do you charge it? Great vid!!!

[@BLACKLIGHT_NL]

12:55 Maybe cut the rims of the old wheels and fix them in the kart wheels? Other detail but that is totally up for you decision, I would like the see the yellow accents being black :3 than it really really look like a miniature Tesla :p On the other hand it already looks amazing and shout out for your hard work

[@sorianosn]

This was awesome - could you write up a DIY for those who want to try and build one. I would love to try building one of these. Thanks.

[@foxxyytofficial]

i can help you with the electric system

[@whatswiththissassylostchilld]

Maybe do a 3inch wide body for the Tesla!!

[@DavurBeder]

The seat looks like a aggressive spoiler when no one is sitting in it, i like that

[@leenunya2965]

This looks crazy!

[@mashedpotatoes5323]

So a 14s16p battery basically? My dual motor ninebot es4 has a 16s12p battery which is a bit overkill

[@ianbuilder]

how do you get the cinimatic effect??

[@charliemans6034]

Where'd you learn to do all this? and what would you recommend if I also wanted to learn to do the same and build myself a mini car like yours? Thanks

[@foxxyytofficial]

i see austiwawa upload i click and like

[@scourge_1]

Yooo this thing is sick... it honestly looks way cooler without the body

[@abelradvanszki4858]

You should talk to the grind hard plumbing guys, I'm sure they would like to do a collab with you and this thing.

[@austiwawa]

That would be dope!

[@magneplanar777]

thats Master Class my friend!