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Originally Posted by Elgin Clock
Say a person wanted to replace a gas scooter motor (5HP) with an electric motor? Could this be done efficiently? What else do I need to know to accomplish this?
I already have a way to (theoretically) hook the original chain drive to the motor, just need to know what kind of motor I can use to make 5 hp.
(Maybe one of the motors from the kit?  ) Are any of those equivalent to running 5 HP under load? |
well, yes you can replace the engine with a motor, but since gas and electric have very different torque curves, they will perform very differently. ex) electric will probably accelerate faster... in battlebots and such they say some of the robots' spinny things spin with one 10 hp or more motors. im sure sumone sells them!