You have made it to the build page of Luxi! The TESLA POWERED HILUX!

This is A build list and guide to how I Built Luxi. Hopefully, this is useful for future EV BUILDERS!

Parts list:

  1. Tesla SDU motor from a Model S Tesla

  2. Custom De-Dion axle

  3. Tesla Model S GEN 2 10KW charger

  4. Tesla Model S GEN 2 DC-DC

  5. BMW I3 33Kwh battery pack

  6. Dilithium BMS

  7. Contactor’s

  8. EV Controls T2C

  9. Tesla water pump

  10. Smart car PreCharge resistor

  11. Tesla Model 3 rear hubs (5 on 4.5” pattern)

  12. Tesla Model 3 and S axles

  13. Lots of wire

  14. Lots of relays

From this list, I will cover more details on these parts and how they work below.

  1. Tesla Model S SDU motor

These motors can be found all over eBay for a decent price. Just search for “TESLA MODEL S SDU”. Usually priced from 1500.00 to 4500.00

2. Custom De-Dion axle

This was a custom-made axle with 3” X .250” wall tubing. It has custom-made mount plates to hold the Tesla Model 3 hubs in. The tubing ends are 6” x .250” wall tube. Needless to say, it’s beefy!

This charger is awesome! It will charge at 10Kw max and will challenge any breaker to a duel.

These can be found on eBay for around 400 to 500 bucks or so.

Here are some links on how to use one of these. They require a logic board replacement from EV BMW, here is the link https://www.evbmw.com/index.php/evbmw-webshop/tesla-boards/tesla-gen-2-charger-logic-board-kit

And here is some information on how to set these boards up.

https://openinverter.org/wiki/Tesla_Model_S/X_GEN2_Charger

3. Tesla Model S 10Kw charger

4. Tesla Model S GEN 2 DC-DC

These are pretty easy to deal with… Add 12v positive and negative plus a 12V positive to the ENABLE wire. As for the 400v side, I found info here about how to set one of these up…

https://openinverter.org/wiki/Tesla_Model_S/X_DC/DC_Converter

You can usually find these on eBay for about 300 bucks.

5. BMW I3 33Kwh Battery pack

This battery pack can deliver a punch! I have seen current from this pack around 650amps. These cells are rated at about 400 amps from the factory so I suppose they have a little extra in them.

You can find these on eBay for around 3000 bucks on up.

Here is some more info on the cells inside these packs.

https://pushevs.com/2018/04/05/samsung-sdi-94-ah-battery-cell-full-specifications/

6. Dilithium BMS

These BMSs are great for cell voltage monitoring. Here is a video on how I set one of these up on the BMW I3 battery pack.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrOVquOgY70

These can be found at several shops online. Just search “Dilithium BMS”

Also, note that you can use the BMS in the battery itself with a CANBUS controller from SimpBMS. Here is a link for that.

https://www.secondlife-evbatteries.com/products/simp-bms

These can run around 1000 bucks since the 400v 96s battery pack needs one master and 3 satellites to work.

7. Contactor’s

These are the things taking massive current while I am smiling ear to ear accelerating to light speed. I replaced the stock BMW I3 contactor’s because I needed more ampacity ability. The stock contactor’s would have melted. I used Economized contactor’s as required by the T2C system. I explain what that means here in this video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCf40t2870M&t=1s

They can be found in many online stores. Just search “ev contactor economized” Usually about 120 bucks.

Also, you will need a fuse for this. I ended up with a 600 amp 400-volt slow burn fuse.

NOTE! MORE TO BE ADDED! THIS IS NOT COMPLETE YET :)