Jim Coate wrote: > Also replying to several at once. And no, I don't think you > have to give > up your quest just yet. Rather I think you need to quantify how steep > the steep hills are and then take a hard look at the costs for > "advanced" batteries versus your budget.
Thanks for the support. > Talk to SAFT - somehow I thought that they include a recycling plan at > the time they sell you the NiCads? I will. I don't hold out a lot of hope though. I found their website, and found that their nearest sales office is in Australia, which is 4-6 hours away by jumbo jet. I just don't think it's going to be realistic to ship NiCads back and forth. Lead-acid on the hand, I know I can get, and I know I can recycle it. > Just a carpenter's level and tape measure is all you need. OK, people > may give you strange looks as you stop by the side of the road to > perform the measurements, but it only takes 60 seconds. > Ideally repeat a > few times up the different hills to get an idea about average and > maximum grades. Thanks, and thanks to Roger for the other suggestion on how to do it. I had better be able to cope with getting strange looks. :-) > Yes, there is the possibility of something like the "Red Beastie" - > see http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/037.html It's a nice looking vehicle. If I could start with a shiny new vehicle I could consider it. But you don't get many nice looking ones second-hand. > Now if you could just walk into the dealership and buy an EV1... If only! I've thought about importing a Reva from India, but its top speed is only 65km/h, better than an NEV but still no good for highway speeds.
