Electric Scooter Conversion
January 23, 2009 by admin
When we talked about the engine in the beautiful Wooden Vespa scooter featured in the previous post, we talked about idea of a kit to convert them from buzzy little wasps-in-a-can to swishy electraglideness.
Wouldn’t that be a great way to salvage a perfectly good vehicles that could otherwise offer reasonable transportation solutions.
It turns out that there’s already at least one company that’s doing just that with a conversion kit. Included in the parts bin are a new swingarm, electric hub-motor, 300 Amp Alltrax controller kit and a new rear brake cylinder. The motor provides 3000 watts of power on 60 volts, allowing for speeds of over 35 miles per hour.
The only bit that isn’t listed on the ordering page is the battery pack, though there are certainly numerous options as far as that’s concerned. Check out this video of an electric Vespa.
Electric Vespa Conversion Kit - Group Ride from Soundspeed Scooters on Vimeo.
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