Last year we told you about a wild project car that combined a factory five 818 kit car two chevrolet volt batteries and a tesla model s motor. In february 0f 2016 we took delivery of our 818c kit from factory five.
Factory Five 818c Becomes Quarter Mile Monster With Tesla
Factory five 818 electric. The car has 420 rwhp and runs a 101 quarter at almost 130 mph seriously embarrassing a 911 porsche. He sponsored the factory five huntington beach for the past few years and has built an award winning 33 hot rod. The car is set to debut at the 2014 huntington beach cruise insaturday april 26th. Check out this awesome video posted by chris and featured on road trackss website. We offer higher performance packages for the 818 including dual motor setups. Electric factory five 818 project track shakedown ev west 33 machine duration.
840hp dodge demon 14 mile with race ecu vs tesla model s p100d drag. Tapp auto installed the tesla rwd drive unit and volt packs in a factory five 818 kit car. The result is an all electric sports car with. Back then the car was in its early stages making. We had already been working on gaining control of the tesla drive unit that we wanted to use in the car for a while at that point. Chris tapp at tapp auto in ontario canada built this remarkable electric factory five 818c with chevy volt batteries and tesla s electric motor.
Eurodyne built custom software to control the powertrain. When the 818 was launched erik pioneered the idea of building an all electric version perhaps taking a page teslas playbook. This is our entry level package and provides a more stock feel while still having the electric car low end torque that is fun to drive. Factory five does not disclose the weight of the 818c only the 818r which. 759800 the ev west factory five 818 starter kit is a great starting point for anyone working on an 818 kit car. If you take a p100d as a reference with its 4960 lb that would take the electric 818c to a little more than 2500 lb.
Ev west 190583 views. Many people have been asking for more details on our 818 development car so this post will give you a quick look at what went in to building it.
Gallery of Factory Five 818 Electric
