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by Project Ecarus
Sat Apr 11, 2020 3:28 am
Forum: Owner builds, customizations & accessories
Topic: Building a solar-powered off-road truck (based on a 712M Pinzgauer)
Replies: 9
Views: 8049
Austria

Re: Building a solar-powered off-road truck (based on a 712M Pinzgauer)

Thank you, we can't wait to a.) finish the off road camper of our dreams and b.) hit the back country as soon as we are allowed to travel again (currently we're in Corona lockdown in Austria). We'll keep you posted!
by Project Ecarus
Thu Apr 09, 2020 3:48 am
Forum: Owner builds, customizations & accessories
Topic: Building a solar-powered off-road truck (based on a 712M Pinzgauer)
Replies: 9
Views: 8049
Austria

Re: Building a solar-powered off-road truck (based on a 712M Pinzgauer)

Hey - yes well spotted, we removed the tranie and connect the electric driveline directly to the X-case. It's a modified Tesla Model X motor with a 1:2 reduction bolted on at the end that connects with a short custom trans shaft you see in the image (So to be precise, we have 1320Nm torque (=660NM m...
by Project Ecarus
Mon Feb 03, 2020 2:28 am
Forum: Owner builds, customizations & accessories
Topic: Building a solar-powered off-road truck (based on a 712M Pinzgauer)
Replies: 9
Views: 8049
Austria

Re: Building a solar-powered off-road truck (based on a 712M Pinzgauer)

Hi guys, we have more updates about our project. We've been testing the prototype, both on and beyond the tarmac, and we're glad to report that it thoroughly exceeds expectations. Lots of fun to play around in the rugged landscape around the workshop with a Pinzgauer that has >1000 Nm of torque, >40...
by Project Ecarus
Fri Dec 13, 2019 2:00 am
Forum: Owner builds, customizations & accessories
Topic: Building a solar-powered off-road truck (based on a 712M Pinzgauer)
Replies: 9
Views: 8049
Austria

Re: Building a solar-powered off-road truck (based on a 712M Pinzgauer)

A quick update about our solar-electric conversion: while we're building the cabin and solar rig onto our 6x6, we're simultaneously developing the electric drive in a 4x4 - mostly to avoid bottlenecks. We're very excited about the prototype, which is now up and running. We're still fine tuning the s...
by Project Ecarus
Wed Oct 02, 2019 3:27 am
Forum: Owner builds, customizations & accessories
Topic: Building a solar-powered off-road truck (based on a 712M Pinzgauer)
Replies: 9
Views: 8049
Austria

Re: Building a solar-powered off-road truck (based on a 712M Pinzgauer)

You're exactly right, hitting a range of over 300 miles would be a game-changer. The reason most EV conversions hover around the 200-mile marker in terms of range is that at some point the weight of any additional batteries actually reduces the efficiency and performance of the car IE carrying the w...
by Project Ecarus
Mon Sep 23, 2019 5:54 am
Forum: Owner builds, customizations & accessories
Topic: Building a solar-powered off-road truck (based on a 712M Pinzgauer)
Replies: 9
Views: 8049
Austria

Building a solar-powered off-road truck (based on a 712M Pinzgauer)

Starting a separate thread for our project, as suggested by @VinceAtReal4x4s: We wanted to let you guys know that we are currently developing a solar-electric Pinzgauer. Right now, Hannes and Francois Duez (of AVS, France, AKA tech mastermind behind the electric Pinz) are burning the midnight oil to...
by Project Ecarus
Thu Sep 12, 2019 1:24 am
Forum: Owner builds, customizations & accessories
Topic: Electric 1972 Pinzgauer 710M Build Thread
Replies: 53
Views: 46938
Austria

Re: Electric 1972 Pinzgauer 710M Build Thread

Thanks Vince, you hit the nail on the head exactly - the solar challenge is amongst the biggest ones on the project - since as you say, the few panels you'll fit ON a 712 won't get us far! So we have developed a solar system design that makes a massive 13Kw Solar System portable and flexibly deploya...
by Project Ecarus
Wed Sep 11, 2019 10:50 am
Forum: Owner builds, customizations & accessories
Topic: Electric 1972 Pinzgauer 710M Build Thread
Replies: 53
Views: 46938
Austria

Re: Electric 1972 Pinzgauer 710M Build Thread

Hi Everyone! We wanted to let you know that we too, are developing an electric pinzgauer, and we have added an attempt to solar-power it for completely autonomous overland/offroad travel. We had also found EV West's amazing work (here on this forum!) when we had this idea last year, and instantly lo...