I'm Building a 900HP Electric Ford Escape
Direct Link: https://youtu.be/90hAWZ6KMd8
Here it is! The first installment of many.
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I wouldn’t do an EV conversion on the bus. 1. The bus HP, speed, cruise and torque all can be change with the right software. Take the bus or have someone come over and change the settings in the bus. Set your top speed at 77 cruise at 75 up your HP but up your torque more. This will improve your pulling power. Changing over to batteries will kill your range plus it will add unwanted weight to the bus. Also you will not be able to park the bus outside in extreme cold weather. 72 is the idea temp for EV busses.
I'll go over the numbers in more depth in the next video to make things a bit more clear. Yes, HP and top speed can be tweaked in software, but they won't even remotely come close to the numbers I'll be getting from this EV swap. The power is getting more than quadrupled. At low speeds, the wheel torque is getting doubled. At Highway speeds, the wheel torque is getting quintupled. Yes, the batteries will add about a ton. As I said in the video, I'm going with a range extending generator, so range will not be a concern. Also, the batteries will be heated and air conditioned to keep them at the ideal temperature at all times. If it's parked, they don't need to be heated since they won't be doing anything.
Driving my kids to school today we encountered a Los Angeles Unified School District school bus that was electric! I had never seen such a thing. Apparently built (converted) by a company called Lion Electric. It was slightly disconcerting to have such a large lumbering vehicle making almost no noise. You might want to go have a look at how they do their conversions... they have a location in Channahon, IL.
If anyone's interested, here's the link https://thelionelectric.com/en/products/electric
Mad lad score: 9000/10 I love it. I'm so excited for this project. Landing the AEM sponsor is HUGE I'm so happy for you that they were willing to help out.
Oh all things, have you considered reaching out to eBay for sponsorship via eBay Motors for all the dodads and whatzits you need?
First people I asked. They're apparently not doing YouTube sponsors anymore
You need the impact + floppy extension with "I know what I'm doing" on a t-shirt.
Awesome man, ambitious but I have no doubt you'll pull it off. Having a hard deadline is definitely great for whipping yourself into gear and getting shit done.
LADA!
the copper goo is likely from head gasket fix in a can by the way
Heck yes! I cant wait to watch every installment of this. My employer however, wont feel the same way. I am excited to see this happen! Thank you Robert.
How are you insuring the escape? Is it a company like Haggerty where u can name your price you want it insured to?
Out of curiosity how much did the escape cost?
Cool Project someone put head gasket in a can in the radiator, that radiator going to be full of little fibers.
Electrek Unbus
"Because I can" and "because I want to" have always been good enuf reason for me
Same here, unfortunately for me they never seem to line up with "because I can afford it"!
Robert you're doing gods work, this will be a a sweet project.
Why do I feel like this channel is going further and further from weird chintzy old cars towards expensive things I could care less about
If it makes you feel better, some of us are here for the _woodworking_ content. Fortunately, Robert is an entertaining host and excellent editor regardless of the subject.
I have zero knowledge about how cars work, but I always appreciate your enthusiasm about your projects. :D
awesome. prototyping on a smaller vehicle first.
Oh man I’m pumped for this project. It’s awesome to see you so excited about a new project again. Can’t wait for the next video!
I think that 40 miles of range on 16kwh is fairly optimistic, even with one drive unit and being gentle on the throttle.
You're probably right. The Pacifica goes 32 miles on that charge, so that's probably closer to what I should expect.
Never mind. I see I'm late to the party.....Bars leak??? Great project.
Super excited for the project!
Im hooked. Amazed to see you got the engine out in the first episode.
I imagine most people would find something else to watch if the first video was too information heavy, so why not break up the information with dismantling!
Awesome. Really looking forward to this series 😊. Have fun!
The copper flakes in the coolant is most likely a radiator stop leak like the Bar's liquid copper stop leak
Oooh. That makes sense. It definitely didn't stop the leak
The differential joke made me laugh out loud. Please keep that for the final edit lol
Struck me completely unexpected.
I thought to myself today I sure hope Robert post a new video soon. I sure do love his videos. And boom look at that it happened!
woot woot