These machines are out of the box much better off-road than a jacked up golf cart. Now I've just gotta decide between the ev for silent hunting or gas off-road park weekends. Thanks for posting real world experience!
You're welcome - I had been looking for one as well but couldn't find one, hence I made this one. Couple of quick notes. In this video I discharged this battery down to about 20%. The Lead acid aren't really meant to go down that far. In regular usage, I wouldn't recommend discharging below 50%. It will definitely shorten the battery life. They are great and fun vehicles. Indispensable on our farm.
Glad to see some EV trail use! I have a 2011 that I bought last year and converted to lithium ion with used Nissan Leaf batteries. The weight reduction with lithium is substantial, but I have no idea what the range is. Definitely better than burned out lead acid.
This was in max range - unless otherwise specified (i.e. when it got very steep). Stay tuned though, I installed some lithium batteries (Atlas-Ess 16.8kWh) and I'm planning on doing a similar range test when the snow melts here.
@@rivmountmedia I was warned about connecting Li-ion in series (ie. 4-12V). Apparently they don't charge evenly and don't charge below freezing. This becomes a problem with regenerative breaking in cold weather. Make sure your battery BMS can handle series connections.
These machines are out of the box much better off-road than a jacked up golf cart. Now I've just gotta decide between the ev for silent hunting or gas off-road park weekends. Thanks for posting real world experience!
You bet!
Thanks for the video. I have been looking all over for a real-world test like this before I purchase one.
You're welcome - I had been looking for one as well but couldn't find one, hence I made this one. Couple of quick notes. In this video I discharged this battery down to about 20%. The Lead acid aren't really meant to go down that far. In regular usage, I wouldn't recommend discharging below 50%. It will definitely shorten the battery life. They are great and fun vehicles. Indispensable on our farm.
Glad to see some EV trail use!
I have a 2011 that I bought last year and converted to lithium ion with used Nissan Leaf batteries. The weight reduction with lithium is substantial, but I have no idea what the range is. Definitely better than burned out lead acid.
Curious to know about your install. IE charging, BMS, and total kWh you have with the leaf batteries.
good video, Thanks! You did not go at max range speed, I assume.
This was in max range - unless otherwise specified (i.e. when it got very steep). Stay tuned though, I installed some lithium batteries (Atlas-Ess 16.8kWh) and I'm planning on doing a similar range test when the snow melts here.
@@rivmountmedia I was warned about connecting Li-ion in series (ie. 4-12V). Apparently they don't charge evenly and don't charge below freezing. This becomes a problem with regenerative breaking in cold weather. Make sure your battery BMS can handle series connections.