UQM 125EX Is Ordered

Today is a big day, the motor is ordered!!! there is no going back now. The 125 EX should really be a great fit with the car. Since we will be keeping the clutch and the transmission, it was best to choose a motor that is similar to the actual 911's. With it's torque of 400N.M Peak, 170KW for 10sec, and 8000rpm. It is a very close match.
Except for the top speed that should be limited at around 170km/h continuous and 200km/h peak, this motor should bring the car to 100km/h in under 6sec just like the original.
Still a lot of choices to be made but it's the first big step in this project. Lead time is approx 6 weeks.

Gas tank is out!

Not much to say, but what a great feeling to remove the gas tank out of the car.
It's a symbolic item to remove even more than the engine.

But it didn't come out without a fight!!! We thought it would take an hour to take down, instead it took 6! The shape of the tank is so complicated that you need to take the entire front frame, coolant hoses and suspensions to take it down.

Back from Colorado (Visited UQM and Elithion)

UQM Visit

So i'm back in Montreal after visiting UQM and Elithion. Both meetings were great and both give a lot of confidence working with them.
UQM is a great company with one thing in mind Quality, each part is made directly at the factory, from the machining of the blocks of aluminum for the motor to all the assembly of the inverters. Each motor is tested before being shipped.
After a good technical discussions with Andrew and Dana, we found out that another option might be available for us the PowerPhase 125 EX. Just an inch longer than the regular 125, but with 140KW peak(possibly to 170KW for 10sec) and a continuous rating of 70KW. I'm really looking forward to get the full spec of this one.

Next stop Elithion. What a friendly guy this Davide and so much experience to share. We sat down for two hours looking into details of how to setup the pack and I got a very good explanation of how CAN works and communicates to each other. I'll share on another post what we came up with for the battery pack.

Overall, it was a great visit to Colorado and i'm looking forward to working with both of them.