Which motor to buy?

[ElectroGhandi]

I'm looking to get an electric motor for a conversion I'm working on. I found several 24 volt electric DC motors with varying wattage ratings. What kind of wattage would I be aiming for if I wanted to wire 2 car batteries in series?

 

[r97]

who and where, and for what purpose(race, yard/fun, off-road) will this kart be used

 

[ElectroGhandi]

It will be used on road but it doesn't have to be particularly fast. Maybe like 10 mph max.

 

[r97]

ok so you want to go slow, do you want lots of torque? my guess would be somewhere between 250 and 500 watts(guess!)

 

[ElectroGhandi]

Those numbers sound good to me. 24 volt/250 watt motors and controllers are in plentiful supply. As for torque, it's relatively unimportant. It obviously needs enough torque to move at a decent pace but I'm not looking to build a racer.

 

[r97]

like i said those were guesses, lol