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All right! If only I had the dough for this! Might make an interesting conversion. Apparently it will be available without the tacky bomber pilot paint :wink:
But that may be part of the charm.
 
A couple of different kit versions have been available over here for a few years now. They'd probably be a better basis for an EV version. Take a look at these for some examples of trike kits: http://www.spitfireart.com/veetwintrikes.html

Jeremy
 
This is the one I'd like to build as an EV, with a smooth nose cone: http://www.blackjackzero.com/mainindex.htm

Jeremy
 
I've always had a liking for reverse trikes, those morgans look pretty cool, the blackjack too, love the styling. This would be my choice for an electric conversion:
http://mevltd.co.uk/images_vehicles/tR1ke_05.jpg

You'd have to do something to improve drag though, exoskeletons and exposed wheels would most likely need to be covered in some way, but the weight including a yamaha R1 motor is only 350kg! Would be great for around town. If I lived in the UK with your high fuel prices and big kit car market I'd probably be working on one right now.
 
patrickza said:
I've always had a liking for reverse trikes, those morgans look pretty cool, the blackjack too, love the styling. This would be my choice for an electric conversion:
http://mevltd.co.uk/images_vehicles/tR1ke_05.jpg

You'd have to do something to improve drag though, exoskeletons and exposed wheels would most likely need to be covered in some way, but the weight including a yamaha R1 motor is only 350kg! Would be great for around town. If I lived in the UK with your high fuel prices and big kit car market I'd probably be working on one right now.
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Mills Extreme Vehicles already make a small e-trike, but personally I think it's not likely to appeal to a lot of people, as it's a bit basic: http://mevltd.co.uk/etrike.htm

Years ago I built a four wheel version of a popular trike kit over here, the Hudson. Unfortunately Hudson folded years ago and the kits disappeared, but they made a neat single seater, and a two seat tandem reverse trike, either of which would make great EV conversions. Jozzer has one and is planning to build an EV with it, there's a photo of his as his avatar. The four wheel single seater version that I built looks very similar at the front; here's a photo of mine (with another one of my old "toys" parked behind it):

Jeremy
 
That's an awesome little car, not to mention the plane behind it. We might have the best weather, and cricket team it seems in south africa, but you seem to have the best toys on your island!
 
Thanks for the kind words about the car. It was fun, as it weighed just 510kg and had about 90hp on tap, so had a reasonably good power to weight ratio for a car. I believe that the three wheel versions are even more fun, as they are around 20 to 30kg lighter. I keep looking around for a second hand Hudson Free Spirit, the single seat trike, but they don't often seem to come up for sale. The two seat version, the Kindred Spirit, was far more popular over here, too, which means that there were less Free Spirits produced in the first place. Here's a photo I found on Flickr of the two seat version, the Kindred Spirit, the single seat Free Spirit was just a bit shorter, but otherwise identical:
4579809134_fe7e6ac75c_b.jpg


Jeremy
 
Morgan-Elektroauto-Sportwagen-EV3-740x425.jpg


Here:
http://ecomento.tv/2016/01/20/2019-...il&utm_term=0_efd1d50217-8990f17137-331711913

Ich spreche kein Deutsch?

Giggle Translate:
The British automaker Morgan Motor announced to want to offer from 2019 hybrid and electric cars. The traditional company is planning to invest around eight million euros in the electrification of its product range. The necessary capital is provided by Advanced Propulsion Centre UK, a joint venture between the state and the automotive industry.

The project is intended to help Morning about to "significantly reduce CO2 emissions from motor vehicles and to offer industry-leading consumption". Since the manufacturer expects a significant increase in demand, the British will soon invite tenders for a number of new jobs, reports Autocar. Should therefore in the coming years to the recently announced for the end of this year, Electric Three Wheeler EV3 more new electric vehicles to follow.

"It is a very exciting project for us," the managing director of Morgan Steve Morris and continued: "We are ready to develop before the end of the decade the best hybrid and electric drive solutions for series production." Morris is convinced that Morgan models with environmentally friendly drive systems "increase the attractiveness of the brand and generate new customers in our key markets are."
 
Now You Can Buy Your Kid a Miniature Electric Morgan 3-Wheeler
("Like the full-size vehicle it's modeled after, the EV3 Junior is a charming, expensive, utterly unique toy."):
http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/car-accessories/news/a32545/morgan-ev3-junior/

landscape-1486478010-ev3-junior-min1.jpg


The EV3 Junior is currently available for purchase on Morgan's website. You can also order one at your local Morgan dealer ... if you have a local Morgan dealer. :mrgreen:
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https://www.morgan-motor.co.uk/mmc/shop/index.php/morgan-junior-ev.html
 
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