Electric Car & Tesla Model S Drag Racing - EV West BMW M3 Burnouts in the 1/8 Mile

Can the Tesla Model S be beaten at drag race ? Well ....

Filmed at the SoCal Euro Gathering in San Diego Sept 2013. Several 1/8 mile runs featuring the all electric M3 running against gas cars, and a Tesla Model S. Driven by Matt Hauber.

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Dual Motor Electric Vehicle Drivetrain With Powerglide 2 Speed Transmission Walkthrough by EV West

Ex EVtv intern Matt Auber from EV West is showing us the process of coupling two DC Warp 11 Motors and adding a 2-speed PowerGlide Transmission

This is the exact same power plant of their 95' BMW M3 Electric that went up Pikes Peak last year



"Here's a brief 10 minute video that gives a nice overview of the EV West 2 speed Powerglide transmission that runs without a torque converter direct drive to 2 coupled Warp 11 motors. Depending on the voltage and current, these twin motors can put out well over 1000 lb/ft of torque, and 600+ horsepower. We used this motor and transmission combination to power our BMW M3 to the summit of Pikes Peak in 2012 setting an all time record for street legal electric cars. The strength and reliability of this system is key. For more information regarding this bolt in drive train, please visit http://evwest.com for the latest updates."

EVCCON 2013 - EV West Electric BMW M3 Autocross, Drag Race, Dyno Competition

EV West was at the EVCCON 2013 hosted by Jack Rickard in Cape Girardeau, Missouri


Here's the winning clips from the EV West electric M3 which took a clean sweep and won all 3 competitions at this year's EVCCON convention in Cape Girardeau, MO. EVTV's Jack Rickard hosts the yearly event, and this was EV West's first year involved in the racing events

EV West 1963 VW Beetle Electric Car Conversion - Classic Volkswagen Bug Kit Walkthrough

Michael Bream from EV West in San Diego is showing us their VW bug conversion kit with CALB CA series cells and HPEVS AC-50 motor ; Very nice job !



" Here is a video walk through of our 1963 Volkswagen Beetle conversion. The components used in this conversion are available in kit form at evwest.com "

Pure Cal Look preserved ...

Hey ! I have the same cells at home ;-)

EVTV Friday Show - March 29, 2013

- VW Thing :

  - Siemens AC Motor Installation 

  - DMOC 645 Inverter installation 

  - Cooling System strategy 

  - Rear Battery Box fabrication

- 2008 Cadillac Elescalade : Heating system AGAIN and again

- Tesla's Tuesday surprise ...

We start with a 3-bottle wooden box, gift from EV West in San Diego

and some wine testing

Guess what: the Solid State Relay Jack used for his Escalade heating system failed closed = draining the battery pack again

So he is adding a contactor ! a Tyco Kilovac EV200AAANA as usual, that seems to be the only one you can trust (and this is why I also chose to use two of them for my DIY ESS)

A new, bigger tank for hot water

New SSR - Solid State Relay - with big aluminum heat sink and the Tyco Kilovac Contactor wired in series

The Contactor will be used to apply power to the heating system and the SSR will be used to cycle the heating ON & OFF

VW Thing : Jack & Brian are mounting the Siemens AC Motor in the back

- Painfull to watch -

Et voilà, it just sticks out a little ....

DMOC 645 mounted on the shelf

DMOC 645 & Siemens AC Motor cooling system

Rear battery box behind the rear seats