Hacking powerful EV drivetrains

Since the Tesla Model S is the most advanced electric car on the market, it was a great challenge to reverse engineer it's crown jewel - the 310kW, 590Nm single speed drivetrain. To manage that, I'm using my UMC Drive - a motor controller I've originally developed for Chevy Volt and Toyota Prius inverters.
Some more information is available on my new blog http://ecarproject.ch/

Details

Here is a video with some commentary and the Tesla Motor spinning in my flat:

Discussions

marf.8endermin wrote 01/18/2019 at 23:02

hey I’ve been trying to find others who appreciates ev cars and is willing to put the time into making their own

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Adam Curtis wrote 11/05/2015 at 22:19

Michal,

I just found your blog. I am trying to hack and use an electric smart car drivetrain in my 1974 Saab Sonett electric conversion. I would love to talk with you sometime about your work.

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Trey German wrote 06/17/2015 at 12:39

Awesome work Michal! I'm so proud to see the F28069M LaunchPad being used this way (I designed it ;-) ).

Keep up the good work! I can't join the project because I work at TI, but if you need anything follow me on twitter and I'll DM you my email address. @yertnamreg

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Nick Meyer wrote 06/16/2015 at 12:37

I was just pondering over the idea/feasibility of swapping a P85D drivetrain into a 1939 pickup that I am building. I'll be watching, FYI your video is set to private and is not viewable through the HAD embed.

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