I was hard on this guy back when he came with the I go a secreat i won't tell but as I said then even if it is a scam at least its showing off a EV and all that. If sombody buys one and is told he must blead off the electrons every 50 miles into his house , and the guy drives it everyday ,and keeps Mr. tilley busy . Is this so bad . If you could start a Lie that got people to stop draining there oil in the back yard at take it to the right place would this be so bad ? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Hudson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2002 4:17 PM Subject: RE: Tilley's Vehicle
> I was contacted by an automotive reporter earlier this week about the test. > I predicted that the batteries would be sealed lead acid so that nobody > could do an electrolyte test to determine actual state-of-charge and that > they would have a "mechanical failure" of some kind prior to the vehicle > reaching 50 miles. They would then allow people to measure the batteries' > voltage, and make a big show about how the voltage was climbing after the > test, indicating that their device was actually charging them. Amazing how > this is what happened. Funny, I can demonstrate the same rising voltage on > my electric S-10 after a moderate drive, and it doesn't have a Tilley device > on it! > > Interesting also that they made a comment on their website that the car > couldn't even go 10 miles without their device hooked up, an important way > for them to be able to boast about its range-boosting effects, because with > this kind of ludicrous low-ball range value, even with the car going 20 > miles, they could claim range doubling prior to the "mechanical failure". > > -Tom > > Thomas Hudson > http://portdistrict5.org -- 5th District Aldermanic Website > http://portev.org -- Electric Vehicles, Solar Power & More > http://portgardenclub.org -- Port Washington Garden Club > http://portlightstation.org -- Light Station Restoration > > > > >
