So I'm mainly a car guy and have experience putting together just about everything on the everyday car.
But I've got time on my hands and I've been thinking about starting an electric drift kart project for a while.
I want to go electric for the instant torque that's perfect for drifting I guess I'm just confused on how to control the power. I'd like to have a gearbox on there so that I can switch to a lower gear quickly in order to break traction. Not to mention I'd get a reverse gear. Just like I would in my car. However most DIY builds have the motor linked via chain directly to the rear axle. Also I am aware that an electric motor needs to be paired with a controller that with likely have multiple speeds etc, but to me that sounds like it's limiting the total output of the motor. Whereas a gearbox would keep the same power just give me more torque.
I should also mention I'm looking for quite a big build. My other idea is to buy a miata and strip it down and turn it into a beefy two person drift cart. But, I like the smaller one person ecart idea more as it won't take up as much space in the garage and I really want to drive something electric with a ton of torque!
But I've got time on my hands and I've been thinking about starting an electric drift kart project for a while.
I want to go electric for the instant torque that's perfect for drifting I guess I'm just confused on how to control the power. I'd like to have a gearbox on there so that I can switch to a lower gear quickly in order to break traction. Not to mention I'd get a reverse gear. Just like I would in my car. However most DIY builds have the motor linked via chain directly to the rear axle. Also I am aware that an electric motor needs to be paired with a controller that with likely have multiple speeds etc, but to me that sounds like it's limiting the total output of the motor. Whereas a gearbox would keep the same power just give me more torque.
I should also mention I'm looking for quite a big build. My other idea is to buy a miata and strip it down and turn it into a beefy two person drift cart. But, I like the smaller one person ecart idea more as it won't take up as much space in the garage and I really want to drive something electric with a ton of torque!
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