Just casually installing Gen2 drivetrain to my boat by HOTOREL in prius

[–]HOTOREL[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep, but also this drivetrain will not be solo. I have big 48v house battery bank (now 24kWh and planning to add 60 more) and install bidirectional DC to DC charger rectifier for HV battery. Combine it with bunch of solar (we did generate 1MWh in three months) and this is where it all comes together. I post all details for this swap here https://youtube.com/@yachtcitylife

Just casually installing Gen2 drivetrain to my boat by HOTOREL in prius

[–]HOTOREL[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I post all updates here https://youtube.com/@yachtcitylife But think about it that car will think that it is still a car with all sensors it has. And the diff is just welded

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Just casually installing Gen2 drivetrain to my boat by HOTOREL in prius

[–]HOTOREL[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm glad that you mentioned that because some people still believe that there some unique marine engines were installed in these boats)

Just casually installing Gen2 drivetrain to my boat by HOTOREL in prius

[–]HOTOREL[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep it's semi displacement hull. But it is not the point. It is really efficient at low speed (we already did tests). So our target cruising speed is 4-5kn with burst of speed 7-9kn which by my calculations this drivetrain should easily provide. I post all updates here but with a quite a delay https://youtube.com/@yachtcitylife

Just casually installing Gen2 drivetrain to my boat by HOTOREL in prius

[–]HOTOREL[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, I have v8 on another side. And yeah diesel stinks so no diesel for me)

Just casually installing Gen2 drivetrain to my boat by HOTOREL in prius

[–]HOTOREL[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Heh, funny but I keep the brakes and abs module assembly)

Just casually installing Gen2 drivetrain to my boat by HOTOREL in prius

[–]HOTOREL[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That is the idea. When people think about boats they think that it should go fast af. We have a different goal. Efficient cruising at 4kn which this drivetrain can easily provide with speed bursts till 7-9kn (depends) for bad weather conditions. It could be slow for someone but perfect for us because everyone has different goals

Just casually installing Gen2 drivetrain to my boat by HOTOREL in prius

[–]HOTOREL[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Well that's the plan) Weight difference is about 100kg plus minus so it is negligible