[DRIVING] 1970 VW Beetle, Gen2 Leaf motor.

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Re: 1970 VW Beetle, Gen2 Leaf motor.

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Dusty4 wrote: Sun May 08, 2022 12:32 pm I've done some range testing and tuning over the last few weeks, I can get about 100km highway driving and 150km+ around town. Pretty happy with that considering the small battery.
Wow that’s really great! Goes to show how a lightweight, simple build really shines in efficiency.

what parameters are you running?
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Thanks! It sure does. There are still some improvements to be made as well, I've been battling a over overcurrent trip on regen at high rpm as some others have been struggling with too.
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Dusty4 wrote: Sun May 08, 2022 12:21 pm Thanks for considering myself and the bug Tom :) Life's pretty busy for me at the moment, so it's a reluctant no for now. But I'd love to in the future.
No problem! Just let me know when you have some time.
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Re: [DRIVING] 1970 VW Beetle, Gen2 Leaf motor.

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Hey mate

Awesome build.

Is it still on the road and going strong?

I’m in Perth as well and want to do something similar …
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Hey mate, Yeah still going strong. I'm in bunbury, reach out if you'd like to check it out.
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Dusty4 wrote: Thu Jan 30, 2025 9:46 pm Hey mate, Yeah still going strong. I'm in bunbury, reach out if you'd like to check it out.
any more photos? such a great simple build
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Dusty4 wrote: Thu Jan 30, 2025 9:46 pm Hey mate, Yeah still going strong. I'm in bunbury, reach out if you'd like to check it out.
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Re: [DRIVING] 1970 VW Beetle, Gen2 Leaf motor.

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Here's a few photos of some local car meets I've been to recently, I've also fitted a Gen2 Tesla charger with Damien's control board behind the rear seat. The original 3.3kw Tc charger failed on me. Tesla charger has worked flawlessly so far.
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