8 years on and 40,000 km travelled.
The motor remains strong though I have had to modify the coupling between gear box and motor after about 30,000 km.
Essentially, the Lovejoy coupling wore away and gave up. I replaced this with a cut down clutch plate
This is the worn out segment on the motor and gearbox (below).
Since then the DC/DC converter also gave up. The original was from USA and was a RV compromise.
Lastly the main battery charger also gave up. Originnaly this was a TC Charger 144v from 240v AC. 8 Amp out.
This charger is no longer available and coincidentally another EV constructor locally to me, who had similar 144v setup, his TC charger similarly after 8 years broke down, though he has had his repaired. I opted to purchase a replacement from EVCOMPONENTS in China and resisted overtures for options to my selected ELCON Charger - Charge Enabled. This took some 4 months to be delivered but works excellently.
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