How We Do It

ENGINEERING AND DESIGN

The first step of this build was to honor the original, iconic 327 small block Chevy engine with 210 horsepower. At NomXd, we respect a car’s past as it sits at the starting line of its future.

The owner of this 1967 Chevy Camaro wanted a full body restoration before beginning the conversion process, and NomXd designed unique EV features directly into the bodywork, like an integrated pop-open lid for the charging port. The bodywork phase also allowed for modification of the heater box to accommodate an electric heating element.

All stages of this build reflect the owner’s desire to have the car perform and feel as it did when he took ownership as a teen. The engineering goal: resist the opportuntiy to increase horsepower during restoration.

ENGINEERING PROCESS: EARLY CONFIGURATION

At NomXd, we start by selecting a motor which will match (or slightly exceed) the original gas engine’s output torque. On this build it was determined that that a single Netgain Hyper 9 motor wouldn’t provide enough power so our engineers are testing the implementation of a dual-motor set-up. Because the vehicle is heavy and the customer wants good range, our engineers are running calculations for using twelve (12) Tesla S 18650 battery modules to provide the system voltage required.

Since the customer wanted to keep power brakes, a vacuum pump was added to provide vacuum to the brake booster. A vacuum storage canister and pressure switch was also installed so vacuum pump won’t run continuously. In order to provide heat and defrosting, a 3000-watt heater element was installed in place of the original heater core inside the heater box. The electric heater element is powered off the traction battery pack.

DESIGN VALIDATION / PROTYPING

Mock-up reveals coming soon…