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Tesla powered VW camper for sale on eBay

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  • #2
    tedpan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,627 ✭✭✭tedpan


    They haven't listed the battery KW, just the motor power and that it has 14 Tesla batteries. Would love to know the proper specifications. Very interesting!


  • #3
    ELM327
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,733 ✭✭✭✭ELM327


    tedpan wrote: »
    They haven't listed the battery KW, just the motor power and that it has 14 Tesla batteries. Would love to know the proper specifications. Very interesting!
    Considering the S85 came with 16 Tesla batteries you can surmise the gross capacity as 14/16*85 or 74kWh.


  • #4
    tedpan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,627 ✭✭✭tedpan


    ELM327 wrote:
    Considering the S85 came with 16 Tesla batteries you can surmise the gross capacity as 14/16*85 or 74kWh.


    Only 150miles from 74Kwh. I would have thought at least 250, I'm sure you wouldn't be flying around at model S speeds..


  • #5
    ELM327
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,733 ✭✭✭✭ELM327


    tedpan wrote: »
    Only 150miles from 74Kwh. I would have thought at least 250, I'm sure you wouldn't be flying around at model S speeds..
    Important to note that it's 74kWh gross, probably 62kWh available.
    That and you're driving a brick.


  • #6
    ewj1978
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,936 ✭✭✭ewj1978


    want. badly.


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  • #7
    drunkmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,731 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    ELM327 wrote: »
    Considering the S85 came with 16 Tesla batteries you can surmise the gross capacity as 14/16*85 or 74kWh.

    What size are the battery's, the biggest I can see for sale are 3kWh and 14 of them are €11k and another 4k for 70kWh AC motor with controller. There's not a who lot more to it than that.


  • #8
    ELM327
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,733 ✭✭✭✭ELM327


    drunkmonkey wrote: »
    What size are the battery's, the biggest I can see for sale are 3kWh and 14 of them are €11k and another 4k for 70kWh AC motor with controller. There's not a who lot more to it than that.
    fromhere https://electrek.co/2016/02/03/tesla-battery-tear-down-85-kwh/


    "Tesla’s “85” kWh pack consists of 16 modules of 444 cells for 7,104 total cells. Based on this break down, the cells in the “60” kWh packs should contain 11.161 Wh of energy, while the “85” kWh packs should contain 11.965 Wh of energy, but when tested, cells from both packs averaged 11.36 Wh."


  • #9
    drunkmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,731 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    So are you ideally looking for the same kWh from the motor as the batteries, it's about 16k for a used 85kWh battery. I'm struggling to see where they'd even fit it in that engine bay.


  • #10
    ELM327
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,733 ✭✭✭✭ELM327


    drunkmonkey wrote: »
    So are you ideally looking for the same kWh from the motor as the batteries, it's about 16k for a used 85kWh battery. I'm struggling to see where they'd even fit it in that engine bay.
    In short no.
    kW is a unit of power and kWh is a unit of stored power.
    They are derivative of each other (I'm sure someone politically correct will be along to tell me whch is the real derivative :P)



    kWh measures the stored power/energy stored in the battery, whereas kW measures the rate that the power is being drawn out by the motor.

    EG an 85kWh battery run at 85kW for 1 hour will use 85kWh of power.


    But you can use a 110kW motor on a 24kWh battery or vice versa.


  • #11
    drunkmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,731 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    Still confused as to what 14 tesla batteries are in there, seems to be only 2 suitable, http://www.evwest.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=4


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  • #12
    cros13
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,285 ✭✭✭cros13


    drunkmonkey wrote: »
    Still confused as to what 14 tesla batteries are in there, seems to be only 2 suitable, http://www.evwest.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=4

    It may very well be those 3kWh Tesla battery modules from EV west.
    Those are not Model S batteries but from Daimler's Smart ForTwo EVs that were part of a carsharing program in the US.

    14 of those would make a 42kWh pack.


  • #13
    tedpan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,627 ✭✭✭tedpan


    cros13 wrote:
    14 of those would make a 42kWh pack.


    Now that makes much more sense in regards to the 150mile range.

    I suppose only the seller can confirm..


  • #14
    googled eyes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,629 ✭✭✭googled eyes


    I'd like to know what the story would be with getting that insured.


  • #15
    DesperateDan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,587 ✭✭✭DesperateDan


    googled eyes wrote: »
    I'd like to know what the story would be with getting that insured.

    I think you keep the fact that it's sans-motor quiet right? :D


  • #16
    ELM327
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,733 ✭✭✭✭ELM327


    googled eyes wrote: »
    I'd like to know what the story would be with getting that insured.
    Classic insurance I'd presume so just declare the conversion?
    You may be asked for a cert of conformance or something but apart from that be grand.


    Insuring restored/modified classics (with the right insurance company) is not the same as insuring a modern ricemobile with fart can exhausts and a chip.


  • #17
    unkel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 66,225 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    You keep anything quiet from your insurance company at your peril.

    Lotus Elan turbo for sale:

    https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/lotus-elan-turbo/38336785

    My ads on adverts.ie:

    https://www.adverts.ie/member/5856/ads



  • #18
    googled eyes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,629 ✭✭✭googled eyes


    ELM327 wrote: »
    Classic insurance I'd presume so just declare the conversion?
    You may be asked for a cert of conformance or something but apart from that be grand.


    Insuring restored/modified classics (with the right insurance company) is not the same as insuring a modern ricemobile with fart can exhausts and a chip.

    I think this van is one of the modern buses made in Brazil, its a 2006 model .


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