[happy1]

Hi,
I've been trawling the salvage auction sites for a long time now for an EV to repair. Unfortunately they all seem to be Stat. writeoff. Probably someeone's idea that it's 'too dangerous'. Just get some high-voltage gloves and a voltage indicator wand, to solve that bit. And the voltage is already cut off inside the battery pack by when the airbag system goes off anyway, so no voltage until you open the battery pack for swapping out the cut-device.
Anyway, I have also been looking for Tesla wrecks or any other EV wrecks. ALL the Tesla wrecks have sold at Pickles or Manheim for at least $17K to 35K plus fees, the 17k one was badly beaten up with ripped off wheels, flat roof, and some have been T-boned from the side towards the battery pack, so almost forget about getting a reasonable priced Tesla for parts in Australia. Someone must be exporting them overseas and re-registering them there.

There have been a few BMW i3 selling for less. And the i3 REX model is pretty cool, it has small battery but if you also fit the REX into your project and hack the software a little then the REX can run to take you home after the power runs out. Problem is I haven't seen anyone offering immobilizer removal for the i3 yet, so that could be a major puzzle unless you pay a CANBUS specialist to do it, or install most of the electronics from the i3.

There was a brand new KONA EV at Pickles about 2 weeks ago. Small front damage only. Very sad to see that that also was Stat.writeoff. I was logged in ready to click 'bid', but the price jumped upwards quicker than I liked. It sold for $11.5k + fees. The KONA EV has a 150kW motor and a 65kWh battery so almost as good as a Tesla.

Cheers,