Hypothetically speaking, do you think it would be possible to register this a light quadricycle with an MVSA test?
Electric motors and batteries have become quite cheap in the last few years.
The category has these requirements:
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4 wheeled vehicles (light quadricycle) (L6e)• with a maximum design speed of 45km/h (28mph)• fitted with a spark ignition internal combustion engine
having a cylinder capacity not exceeding 50cc, or• fitted with any other internal combustion engine which has a maximum net power output of 4kW, or•
fitted with an electric motor with a maximum continuous power not exceeding 4kW• not exceeding 425kg unladen (not including the mass of traction
batteries in the case of electric vehicles)• if designed to carry goods a payload not exceeding 200kg
I seem to recall a restriction on the no. of seats, but if it was below the weight limit then I would have thought feasible - if you're going
electric I think you'll need to stay under the 48v mark as IIRC there are some very costly regs for higher voltages.
You might have a bit of trouble finding trolley bus wires to run it from on the road though!
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quote:Originally posted by russbost
I seem to recall a restriction on the no. of seats, but if it was below the weight limit then I would have thought feasible - if you're going
electric I think you'll need to stay under the 48v mark as IIRC there are some very costly regs for higher voltages.
You might have a bit of trouble finding trolley bus wires to run it from on the road though!
It's 60 volts max according to the regs in ECE R 100, so a 48 volt nominal battery pack voltage would make sense.
