Electric motor and battrey cost?

Question

i was wondering how much an electric motor+batteries would cost to power a snowmachine(300-500) sized vechel for about 8 hours or less going an average speed of 40 mph, how long would the recharge time be

Answer 1

Google Tesla - and when will they save us?! I want to drive a 100% electric family car NOW.

Answer 2

the motor would need to be around 5 + Hp, but the batteries needed to run for an hour let alone 8 hours would be huge! imagine towing a trailer just for the batteries! (that the motor won't pull).

Answer 3

look into lithium based batteries, and a system of warming them to a normal temperature around 50 Farenheit, and I believe you mean a snomobile in which case i believe they have much more horsepower. But it`s different with electric motors because they have maximum torque throughout all of the motors RPM`s And with the much tourqier motor you can gear up to reach normal speeds and if All the gearing motor and voltage and variables are correct you may find that electric is far superior in performance.  You may want to check out Hobby level R/C fourms for awnsers as they have a great knowledge of electric powered and they can give a more detailed awnser, I have been in the hobby for serveral years and learned quite a bit. no mater what stick with lithium batteries and brushless motor systems. An estimate for just the motor system (Controller, motor) and batteries could easily land you upwards of 5,000$ and possibly much more. hope this helps

Answer 4

The battery weight would be so great u might not be able to move it.