Lightweight electric vehicle with a CVT gearbox and performance tests

Authors : Hıdır Selçuk Nogay, Şahin Doğan

Pages : 61-70

Doi:10.18245/ijaet.57917

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Publication Date : 2016-07-01

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :In this study, an electric go cart vehicle was designed and its prototype was built. Through use of a CVT insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Continuously Variable Transmission); gearbox, the performance of the vehicle was attempted to be increased. When the transmission free insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(transmission rate fixed at 1); vehicle and the vehicle with CVT transmission were compared with regard to range and performance, the automatic transmission box with constantly changing rates was proven to increase the range and performance of the vehicle immensely, and various other benefits were seen as a result of the tests performed.
Keywords : Design, Lightweight electric vehicle, Performance, Continuously Variable Transmission CVT, , DC motor