# Has anyone ever heard of this?

**URL:** <https://community.electricforum.com/t/has-anyone-ever-heard-of-this/768>\
**Category:** Conversion Kits\
**Created:** [June 24, 2008, 12:09pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/has-anyone-ever-heard-of-this/768 "2008-06-24T12:09:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![victormartin777](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ba9def/32.png) [@victormartin777](https://community.electricforum.com/u/victormartin777)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 12:09pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/has-anyone-ever-heard-of-this/768/1 "2008-06-24T12:09:36Z")

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Hi, I am new to EV conversion, currently working on a scooter conversion to learn as I go…so this may be one of “those questions”, however, I am simply curious…

1. Has anyone ever tried to use an actual 110 or 220VAC motor with a commercial inverter run off of a battery or series of batteries to power an EV?

2. Is it possible to find a 110/220VAC variable speed motor that produces enough “HP” and torque to test this theory?

Thanks in advance for your replies…

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**Author:** ![frodus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e95f7d/32.png) [@frodus](https://community.electricforum.com/u/frodus)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 1:25pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/has-anyone-ever-heard-of-this/768/2 "2008-06-24T13:25:35Z")

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1. yes

2. yes

Look on EValbum, there’s a couple.

The issue being, even though you use a normal inverter, you put the Pack voltage across the DC buss, and its likely got to be above 400V. Some are closer to 600V.