I've been trying to set up the Electric Sonett with a smart car motor and controller. I'm putting that idea on hold because I'm graduating in three weeks and I want to drive it down the isle to receive my diploma. Instead I'm temporarily going low tech. I'm talking brushed DC forklift motor with upgraded brushes. Kelly controller 144 volt 500 amps. Used Chevy Volt battery pack rewired to deliver! Still need to figure out the charger situation. I want a Manzanita PFC40XM but it's not quite in the budget. We'll see what I can come up with.

I built the hardware to hold the motor in place over the weekend. Adapter plate and engine mount. I'm going to cob together an adapter between the motor and tranny driveshafts.

This junk will probably only be safe up to 40mph, but it's quick, dirty, and a lot of fun!