Tesla Model 3 drive unit crowdfunding.

[offgridengineering]

I'd be interested. Is six folks enough?
Tim

[Kevin Sharpe]

I'd be interested. Is six folks enough?

We need €6,500 to buy both motors, have them shipped to Ireland, and pay currency exchange and customs costs. If we can raise that amount then i'll find a way of delivering the motor to the winner

[jokeitch]

interesting idea, you might get more traction if you post about it outside this forum though.
I'd participate but i'm still unsure if i'm going to use a M3 motor in my project, and shipping a motor from ireland to the usa is going to be killer
then again, even with shipping it'd be like $1000 usd, which sure beats all the price gouging on model 3 motors going on right now, :think:

[tmotion]

Interested if it fits my volkswagen t3 project. The tesla sdu fits well, have to check how the m3 du fits. Anyone a 3d file?

To be honest i would be more interested in the m3 batteries. These modules will fit like a glove underneath my van and are very cheap at the moment

[Kevin Sharpe]

If you would consider buying a ticket please let me know here or by PM if you prefer.

I've had 5 people register an interest but that's not enough to proceed with the purchase... anyone else interested?

I now have 7 people interested but we need at least 13 people (€6,500) to buy both motors, have them shipped to Ireland, and pay currency exchange and customs costs. We have a shipment from Norway leaving for Amsterdam in the next week or so and must make a decision on whether we include the two motors.

[Jack Bauer]

I would like to thank Kevin and everyone who has sought to help in this endeavor. Sadly it seems the world is not quite ready for an open source solution for running the model 3 motor:)

[jokeitch]

More like many want it but few are even a tenth of the way qualified to do the dissection.
Again, spreading this raffle more widely would help a lot

[Kevin Sharpe]

Again, spreading this raffle more widely would help a lot

Please feel free to organise your own raffle (or other crowdfunding).... the requirements are well defined IMO, at least €6500 to buy and ship both motors to Ireland, one of the which (IPM would make most sense) will remain the property of Damien so that he can support the development going forward

[Kevin Sharpe]

Some progress

viewtopic.php?f=9&t=528&p=7212#p7212

[Kevin Sharpe]

While we have the Model 3 drive units in Ireland we could get them 3D scanned and then share the files as open source on Damien's GitHub.

If anyone is interested in managing the crowdfunding then i'll deal with the scanning company here in Ireland (I've been approached by a couple). Conversely, if anyone is interested in contributing financially to this project then please speak up here or send me a PM.

We need to move quickly on this... we only have the drive units for ~3 months.

[Kevin Sharpe]

We need to move quickly on this... we only have the drive units for ~3 months.

Tick... Tock...

[Kevin Sharpe]

While we have the Model 3 drive units in Ireland we could get them 3D scanned and then share the files as open source on Damien's GitHub.

If anyone is interested in managing the crowdfunding then i'll deal with the scanning company here in Ireland (I've been approached by a couple). Conversely, if anyone is interested in contributing financially to this project then please speak up here or send me a PM.

We need to move quickly on this... we only have the drive units for ~3 months.

I've had little interest in this and will not pursue it further. If anyone want's to get a 3D scan or some dimensioned drawings I know that Sandy Munro is desperate for cash and may do you a cracking deal

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