Track chair clone from China

[emilevirus]

I wanted a chair to go in the snow. I was looking at the Action chair but $20k for a chair that goes 4kph with a range of 8km seemed ridiculous. So I found a clone on Alibaba. It's double the size, brushless, 72v, goes 15kph. It even has a generator at the back. When the voltage gets too low it autostarts. So 2 years ago I bought it! $3000 shipped to my door.
Video: https://photos.app.goo.gl/TMKgyLjAndYfybBLA
Link: https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/ ... 89259.html

[Raro]

I thought you did it on this one you also have, right? https://efoldi.com/shop/scooter/efoldi-power-chair/

[Raro]

It seems cheap for what it is. I knew the Ziesel from Mattro, but it also has a high price. Plus, you have the advantage of the generator.

[emilevirus]

I thought you did it on this one you also have, right? https://efoldi.com/shop/scooter/efoldi-power-chair/

Yeah, the clone of that. Alibaba as well. Paid $600 shipped.

[emilevirus]

It seems cheap for what it is. I knew the Ziesel from Mattro, but it also has a high price. Plus, you have the advantage of the generator.

That's the clone of Ziesel. They make also a smaller version which is the same as an Action chair.
My version is huge. When I enter the garage, the whole house shakes. It weighs about 800lb.
They put a generator for $150 more so I added it but it's more a gimmick than anything. It's some cheap chinese engine and keeps stalling when not level to the ground. With Lithium you dont really need that.

[Raro]

What you were saying about it working with bicycle controllers and Arduino was standard? What is the lithium battery capacity?

[emilevirus]

Doesn't ship with battery. I put my own 60ah 72v lifepo4.
Each track is driven by a brushless motor and a bike controller: https://www.amazon.ca/Electric-Bicycle- ... uage=en_CA
The joystick was connected to a small board which acted as a mix to send to both controller. I replaced it with an Arduino so I can configure everything as I want. Acceleration, brake, etc.