I talked to someone in San Francisco maintainance and they said the Cushman carts were more trouble maintainance wise that cars. Electrifing them would be a step forward but they are heavy for what they are. Though with 600 lb of batteries they would probably go 60 miles on a charge and not need a transmission. As is they only do 39 mph. You might get the same performance with no tranny. Maybe a little less speed to get the hills. Not sure I could do the calculations. It would weigh 2000 pounds and have a 400 pound capacity plus a driver. Lawrence Rhodes... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Shay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 8:45 PM Subject: The Meter Maid's Car
I recently saw a meter maid plying her trade. I know we aren't supposed to call them meter maids anymore; they're Parking Enforcement Officers. I was reminded of some time spent a few years ago studing a 3-wheeled scooter similar to a metermaidmobile and wondering if one could be an EV. To see what a metermaidmobile looks like go to: http://www.cushmanco.com/OnRoad/Patrol/Pat474.html It looked like a good conversion would be possible. An ADC 8-inch motor could be placed under a slight hump in the floor under the driver's feet and coupled to a manual transmission and an automotive type rear axle. There's ample room behind the driver and under the seat for batteries, controller, charger, etc. No, I'm not going to suggest to John Lussmyer that he trade his Sparrow for one of these. Tom Shay
