Z4 conversion to electric?

Roadie · 04-02-2017, 06:08 AM

I was watching an episode of "Wheeler Dealers" this morning and they converted a Maserati "bi-turbo" to electric drive. I am not a gear head. I just love to drive my Z4, but it struck me that a "mechanically disadvantaged" example of one of our cars would be a pretty cool subject for a similar conversion. Has anyone done, seen, thought about, or woken from a nightmare (ha!) thinking about, anything along these lines?

GuidoK · 04-02-2017, 06:39 AM

I know of quite a few who did a z3 electric conversion.

Its very difficult (like 100x times more difficult than fitting a turbo or different combustion engine).
Most people who do this themselves are phd electronics engineers.
This is one of those conversions:
http://www.evz3.com/
The amount of batteries you see there is 'only' 16kwh

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Roadie Private 9 Rep 93 Posts Drives: 2008 Z4 3.0si Coupe Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: California iTrader: (0)	Z4 conversion to electric? I was watching an episode of "Wheeler Dealers" this morning and they converted a Maserati "bi-turbo" to electric drive. I am not a gear head. I just love to drive my Z4, but it struck me that a "mechanically disadvantaged" example of one of our cars would be a pretty cool subject for a similar conversion. Has anyone done, seen, thought about, or woken from a nightmare (ha!) thinking about, anything along these lines?
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GuidoK #buildnotbought 10841 Rep 4,891 Posts Drives: Z4 3.0i ESS TS2+ Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Tinkering in the garage iTrader: (0)	I know of quite a few who did a z3 electric conversion. Its very difficult (like 100x times more difficult than fitting a turbo or different combustion engine). Most people who do this themselves are phd electronics engineers. This is one of those conversions: http://www.evz3.com/ The amount of batteries you see there is 'only' 16kwh __________________ Z4 3.0i \| ESS TS2+ supercharger \| Quaife ATB LSD \| Brembo/BMW performance BBK front/rear \| Schrick FI cams \| Schmiedmann headers+cats \| Powerflex/strongflex PU bushings \| Vibra-technics engine mounts \| H&R anti rollbars \| KW V3 coilovers/KW camber plates \| Sachs race engineering clutch \| tons of custom sh#t
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