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Prius + battery out of smart fortwo ev

Discussion in 'Prius PHEV Plug-In Modifications' started by pashko90, Oct 9, 2018.

  1. pashko90

    pashko90 Junior Member

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    Hey guys! I recently got a battery out of smart fortwo ev, but battery missing a BMS. As well i have no charger port, so just battery inself (unfortunately). I'm planning to install it in prius2gen, but planning to upgrade myself to 3gen prius in 2 years. So, is anyone have any idea about what kind of parts to get? This smart cars so rare in US, so really limited information and parts list available. Battery have 3 sections and it water-cooled.
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    #1 pashko90, Oct 9, 2018
  2. 2k1Toaster

    2k1Toaster Brand New Prius Batteries

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    Just abandon the idea right now unless it is a pet project. It will cost a lot of money, take a lot of time, and require medium level engineering skills minimum to make it functional and excellent engineering skills to make it work like I imagine you hope it will work.

    The easiest would be to do like the old-school contactor based range extenders on the Gen-2's. Using external BMS and charger equipment to charge up the pack, then just contactor switch it in.
     
    #2 2k1Toaster, Oct 9, 2018
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  3. bisco

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    just hook it up in series and get many miles of ev driving pleasure!(y)
     
    #3 bisco, Oct 9, 2018
  4. sam spade 2

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    OMG, what a NEGATIVE remark !!
    Which I agree with 100%. (y)

    Good advice is not always positive and encouraging.
    In this case, the proposed project is likely to be dangerous......to both man and machine.
     
    #4 sam spade 2, Oct 9, 2018
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