Conversion

The REV group seeks to design and build and electrically driven conversion of the Lotus Elise sports car. The overall goals are to raise public awareness and education of electric vehicles as an alternative form of everyday transportation as well as a competitive race platform. This report describes the design and layout of the drive system mechanics of the proposed vehicle. The goals of this project are threefold: • Investigate available options for gearing the chosen electric motor and decide upon the most appropriate solution • Work with other members of the mechanical group to successfully incorporate all elements of the overall design into the available design space • Design the parts necessary to connect the elements of the drivetrain to one another and to the frame of the vehicle Choosing an appropriate method of gearing the motor has been done using performance modeling of vehicle acceleration and tops speed as well as spatial modeling of relevant components within the body of the vehicle. The chosen design is to reuse the original PG1 Gearbox found in the Lotus. This will allow flexibility in vehicle acceleration and top speed