http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrHXdM9f13k&feature=player_embedded
I guess this means the battery police will be along shortly.
Regards...
Awesome. Thanks for the post.
and the win is more than just a win ...... ;)
its a real HEAD TURNER 1:99 - 2:03
lol check it out !!! you guys just witnessed a new earth record ... ;D :D
great video ....
ist!
Love these guys...
If an EMD with 6 traction sets can pull a 2300 tonne train up a hull using 23kvolts then a toy like car can run on a fraction of that.
a 17-yr old that lives down the street from me converted an '86 ford escort using a Forklift motor he ordered online and some plans he got off the internet. had no clue what he was doing. now drives his own electric car.
granted it only goes about 35mph, and drives for 10 miles with his little batteries, but hes a 17yr old kid!! built it himself, with NO automotive knowledge prior...
What's better is an electric car charged for free with a zero-point electrostatic/magnetic vacuum-energy generator, which is mentioned in another thread.
Quote from: Cap-Z-ro on June 24, 2009, 04:10:57 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrHXdM9f13k&feature=player_embedded
I guess this means the battery police will be along shortly.
Regards...
Nice, thxs for posting.
also check this out:
2006 Audi R-Zero
year: 2006
Layout: front, AWD
Torque @ RPM: 2168
Engine: In-Wheel Electric Motors (4)
Horse Power @ RPM: 1091@12900
0-60 time: 3 sec.
Top Speed: 286 mph
http://www.topspeed.com/cars/audi/2006-audi-r-zero-ar10522.html
Nice all wheel drive, in wheel motors with full braking/regenerative capability
With eclectic cars, another major factor to consider is that their regular maintenance is way lower than internal combustion driven cars.
No Oil change,
No air/fuel filter,
No timing belts
No clutches to replace, or transmission fluid
Reduced wear to brake pads, or no brake pads at all.
Just to name few.
Lots of savings there, for the life of the car.
Thanks
Mike
Now that Penske owns carmaker Saturn, it would be an opportunity
if he were to look at alternate energy sources for his cars.
mikestocks;
Yes, these State inspection stations for ICE internal combustion
engine pollution problems is a giant game. How can anyone
expect an engine to wear out over time and not to start to
vest underlying pollution problems? Why is "like new" the only
target goal for pollution remediation? This is major cost to users
that alternative energy vehicles simply won't have. The electric
car chassis has to be considered the future of the automobile
industry independent of carbon footprint problems.
:S:MarkSCoffman
Not an electric, but sure looks impressive at about 235 MPG to be available next year
http://gas2.org/2008/05/07/vw-confirms-1l-concept-will-become-reality-in-2010/
It seems that will have electric cars in the future. There is a hype around this cars (Tesla, GM Volt, …) Many people in the overunity-community can hardly wait fort hese cars.
A few days ago everybody can read the news about the leaked phone conversation from the secretive CEO of Texas-based eeStore. He revealed that they will produce a ground-breaking mega-capacitor (see: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10587618)
Also some MIT students announced a new electric car (187 kW AC induction motor, 0 to 60 in just 9 seconds and achieve a top speed of 100 mph at 12,000 RPMs, charge time: 10 minutes, range 200 miles) (see: http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/10-minute-charge-for-student-built-electric-car/).
Doesn’t that sounds great.
But have they ever thought how expensive it would be to charge up these batteries. To charge up the batteries from the MIT car you will pay â,¬ 70,00/$ 50,00.
Ok, may be there will be no pollution. But it will not be cheap!!!
(connecting to the last post)
...not to mention that for example GM Volt will only go 60 miles before needing a recharge. Basically, it would be like driving an internal combustion engine on its tank's "reserve" always worrying if it's gonna die on you. :D
Aside from all that, there's lot of talk about some people modifying their existing cars to electric, but my question is: are they road worthy - have they been certified and approved by their respective transportation authorities as licensed to be on the roads and highways? Or do you really want to drive illegally, be pulled over and your car impounded?
Also, where would one obtain such a license or certification for their modified electric vehicle, when most governments don't appear to even have provisions in the transportation laws for electric vehicles yet.
Its legal, once you convert your car your car need to support some feature required to be able to go on the road, here in Canada, you need to check the car before to be able to use it on the road, its not hard to be able to use the car, but you need to respect some rules. Since you convert an existing car, most of the work is already done.
I found the last day my donor car for my electric car project, at first I wanted a big land rover discovery, but its not really practical for EV, I will sell it, the other one is an AUDI A4 97 QUATTRO, I think this car will work better for this project and its 4WD!! I started to remove stuffs from the engine, its long.
My donor car: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvnjUgJq0-Y&feature=channel_page
Quote from: TheOne on August 07, 2009, 10:08:30 PM
Its legal, once you convert your car your car need to support some feature required to be able to go on the road, here in Canada, you need to check the car before to be able to use it on the road, its not hard to be able to use the car, but you need to respect some rules. Since you convert an existing car, most of the work is already done.
I found the last day my donor car for my electric car project, at first I wanted a big land rover discovery, but its not really practical for EV, I will sell it, the other one is an AUDI A4 97 QUATTRO, I think this car will work better for this project and its 4WD!! I started to remove stuffs from the engine, its long.
I'm in Canada as well, which province are you in as the local regulations might be different?
Here in ON I saw pure electric Purolator trucks on the streets, which means the company making them must have gotten some permit to use them or are considered experimental (and road safe?) since as far as I know there's no MTO regulation for electric cars yet.
I don't have a "donor" car though, as I do not have motor/energy source figured out yet. I do not wish to use conventional batteries because recharging them so often is not my idea of driving around. It's all still in my head and I have some major obstacles to overcome (duh), but "where there is a will there's a way" ... :)
Quote from: amigo on August 09, 2009, 10:02:07 PM
I'm in Canada as well, which province are you in as the local regulations might be different?
Here in ON I saw pure electric Purolator trucks on the streets, which means the company making them must have gotten some permit to use them or are considered experimental (and road safe?) since as far as I know there's no MTO regulation for electric cars yet.
I don't have a "donor" car though, as I do not have motor/energy source figured out yet. I do not wish to use conventional batteries because recharging them so often is not my idea of driving around. It's all still in my head and I have some major obstacles to overcome (duh), but "where there is a will there's a way" ... :)
I live in QC, but here a link of the things you need to do to be able to drive EV in our province, but its probably the same thing on all others as well..
Link http://www.saaq.gouv.qc.ca/documents/documents_pdf/dossiers_speciaux/veh_modif_artisan.php
the only problem i did not find the english version sorry, its seam the english one is not published yet.
test