In a typical car you press on the gas pedal to go. The pedal is connected to the computer controlling the engine. The computer then controls the fuel injection, air flow, and combustion.
Since I no longer have a gas engine I don't need a gas pedal. Now I need an "electricity pedal".
The Zilla controls the "flow" of electricity to the electric motor. There is an input on the Zilla for connecting to an accelerator pedal. One option for connecting to the pedal is to use the original pedal, hook up a cable to the pedal, and have the pedal control a variable resistor (potentiometer). A second option is to use an electronic accelerator pedal. The movement of the pedal is directly translated to an electrical signal that is sent to the controller.
I chose to go with option two. The advantages include longer reliability and simpler connections to the Zilla (no mechanical cable to hook up). The disadvantage is that a new mounting bracket needs to be fabricated for the pedal.
This is a picture of the new pedal installed.
On closer inspection you can see the new mounting bracket. Not pretty, but functional. The bracket is attached to the old mounting points of the old pedal.
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