Matt's 1974 Lotus Elite

Owner	Matt Kramp
Owner's Other EVs	1996 Jeep Cherokee Frankenscooter
Location	Seminole, Florida United States ^map
Web/Email	WebPage
Vehicle	1974 Lotus Elite The vehicle will be built somewhat from scratch around the tub of a '74 Lotus Elite
Motor	Kostov Series Wound DC 240V capacity 11" with interpoles
Drivetrain	11" Kostov 240V with interpoles with a Rebirth Auto adaptor to a VW 2 plate clutch and a modified VW transmission
Controller	Evnetics Soliton 1
Batteries	TBD, 0.00 Volt,
Charger	Manzanita Micro
Instrumentation	Spedo, Tach, tablet computer in dash running GPS, entertainment, management of charger, BMS and controller
Top Speed	target 100mph
Range	Plan is for about 30 kWh capacity for roughly 100 mi range
Seating Capacity	2+2
Curb Weight	0 Entire vehicle is being built of light weight components (aluminum lug nuts etc.) should be under 1800 lbs when finished.
Tires	TBD low rolling resistance
Conversion Time	possible completion in 2-3 years
Conversion Cost	estimated $40,000 total give or take 10K
Additional Features	Porsche rear suspension, Ford Mustang II street/strip front suspension, keyless ignition, aluminum subframe.
Should be light weight and seriously powerful. Batteries will be the last component selected due to relatively flexible mounting options given common form factors and the fact that they are improving every year in price and capabilities. It will be a long project, but you have to start somewhere and ground-up will let me do things the way that I want them done.

1974 Lotus Elite“white lotus”