manik Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 (edited) Here is a video of the initial testing for the Westfield EV racecar (iRacer). and the 500Nm modular YASA motor that is powering it: Westfield iRACER first run tm Edited January 7, 2010 by manik formatting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Does Westfield take trade-ins? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scannon Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Does that motor mount in place of the differential? If the car weighs in like a typical Se7en, it's going to be a rocket ship. I want one, I hope they will offer it in kit form rather than a factory built car. Might be my next project after the Miata Italia. That 500Nm motor output is the equivalent of 368.8 lb. ft. of torque, all of it available from 0 RPM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manik Posted December 15, 2009 Author Share Posted December 15, 2009 Does that motor mount in place of the differential? If the car weighs in like a typical Se7en, it's going to be a rocket ship. I want one, I hope they will offer it in kit form rather than a factory built car. Might be my next project after the Miata Italia. That 500Nm motor output is the equivalent of 368.8 lb. ft. of torque, all of it available from 0 RPM. Yes, that's where this motor is mounted. If one was determined, I would imagine a second motor could be placed in the front of the car as well. To help balance the weight. Hank, I think before you can trade *your* car in on an EV racer, Westfield will need to know how much it weighs. tm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slngsht Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Yes, that's where this motor is mounted. If one was determined, I would imagine a second motor could be placed in the front of the car as well. To help balance the weight. Hank, I think before you can trade *your* car in on an EV racer, Westfield will need to know how much it weighs. tm :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scannon Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Yes, that's where this motor is mounted. If one was determined, I would imagine a second motor could be placed in the front of the car as well. To help balance the weight. tm I wonder if it has some kind of electronic differential to allow turns without spinning the inside tire. It looks like there are actually two motors with a blue electronic box in between. I imagine the weight of the batteries up front will more than balance the weight, might even make it too heavy on the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 That's just wrong Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manik Posted December 15, 2009 Author Share Posted December 15, 2009 I wonder if it has some kind of electronic differential to allow turns without spinning the inside tire. It looks like there are actually two motors with a blue electronic box in between. I imagine the weight of the batteries up front will more than balance the weight, might even make it too heavy on the front. The motor is a new design, so I don't think there are any public specs on it. I think it will work nicely in a racecar though! My comment on the front-mounted motor was for the AWD concept variant that has been tossed about. Battery sustainability will be the over-riding factor on that idea I would think. tm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobDrye Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 I think that I can win a race with him in my electric trike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manik Posted December 15, 2009 Author Share Posted December 15, 2009 I think that I can win a race with him in my electric trike. Looks good Bob - got any more details? Just don't get any ideas with your Manta Mirage! tm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew7 Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 I thought about building an electric car before but this doesn't excite me,pun intended, put a playing card in the spokes or something. 14,000 explosions every minute at the end of my feet with my ears tingling that stirs my soul. Turning on an air-compressor motor doesn't. Bob, the trike looks great, just the thing to have for the sidewalks of New York city or roaming the pits. Are you going to bring it to Carlise? Is it your Seven's dinghy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnCh Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Looks like Westfield showed the near production version at Geneva this week. It certainly is…different. http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/westfield-iracer-geneva-630.jpg -John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaz Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 That "looks" very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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