Thread: Electrathon - A Different Kind of "Hotrod"

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That's a good price for the motor and controller. Did you get a special price for buying them together? The Motenergy ME0909 looks like an updated version of the Briggs Etek. I've not seen one in person, yet, and I am interested to see how it performs. If it's as good as my old Eteks you'll be very happy. The good news is, if you like this motor you can use it almost forever. When I sell a car and build a new one, I just move the motor and controller to the new car. I've built 10 cars, but I've been using the same 3 Etek motors since 2004 and they seem to keep getting better with age!

It costs me just under $1,000 in parts and components to build a new car using all new materials. (That does not include the motor and controller.) Having done this enough times, I know what I need and have very little wasted material. It was a different story when I started out, though. I cut that first car up and started over twice! It finally ended up as the orange and silver car seen below.