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by RodS
Sat Feb 13, 2021 4:31 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: AMP 2008 Saturn Sky EV revival x2
Replies: 11
Views: 2270

Re: AMP 2008 Saturn Sky EV revival x2


Honestly, I'd try and get it going the way it was first - Reinhart is now Cascadia Motion, and very much is still in business. It's not going to care much about the battery stuff which seems to be your main item that needs replacing.
Might want to take a look at https://www.cascadiamotion.com ...
by RodS
Sat Feb 13, 2021 4:11 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: AMP 2008 Saturn Sky EV revival x2
Replies: 11
Views: 2270

Re: AMP 2008 Saturn Sky EV revival x2


That duel motor set up may be superior than a Prius transaxle. You don’t have any diffs! direct reduction drive! torque vectoring :) ultimate traction control!

You may be right. I was thinking that a Prius Gen3 transaxle would be lighter and take up less space in the rear of the car. Possible ...
by RodS
Sat Feb 13, 2021 4:06 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: AMP 2008 Saturn Sky EV revival x2
Replies: 11
Views: 2270

Re: AMP 2008 Saturn Sky EV revival x2



I follow Damien’s video and get the inverter open. Get the board out and go to install the new board. The boards are different!! Well in my haste I never did enough research and my very cheap inverter was for the Prius C model which is the similar board as the Yaris.


You might have made a ...
by RodS
Thu Feb 11, 2021 1:43 am
Forum: Projects
Topic: AMP 2008 Saturn Sky EV revival x2
Replies: 11
Views: 2270

Re: AMP 2008 Saturn Sky EV revival x2



I follow Damien’s video and get the inverter open. Get the board out and go to install the new board. The boards are different!! Well in my haste I never did enough research and my very cheap inverter was for the Prius C model which is the similar board as the Yaris.


You might have made a ...
by RodS
Thu Feb 11, 2021 1:42 am
Forum: Projects
Topic: AMP 2008 Saturn Sky EV revival x2
Replies: 11
Views: 2270

Re: AMP 2008 Saturn Sky EV revival x2

mdrobnak wrote: Wed Feb 10, 2021 3:42 pm Those are good controllers, not sure about that motor. Looks like some fun times ahead! Good luck with your project, and I look forward to hearing more!

-Matt
Thanks Matt! Yea I think they are good controllers and they will probably be available soon.
by RodS
Wed Feb 10, 2021 1:48 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: AMP 2008 Saturn Sky EV revival x2
Replies: 11
Views: 2270

Re: AMP 2008 Saturn Sky EV revival x2

Just a little background about myself. I am purely a hobbyist when it comes to EVs. I have a very good understanding about ice engines and classic cars. But when it comes to software I am totally lost.

I never considered EVs until my youngest son bought a Tesla. I got hooked pretty quickly! We ...
by RodS
Tue Feb 09, 2021 11:17 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: AMP 2008 Saturn Sky EV revival x2
Replies: 11
Views: 2270

AMP 2008 Saturn Sky EV revival x2

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I am trying to revive two Saturn Sky’s that were original a projected joint venture between Amp motors and GM.


Below are a couple of links:

https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/amp-motors-saturn-sky-conversion.98036/
http://www.saturnfans.com/cars/sky/amp-taking ...