Didn't somebody do it in a refurbished 1908 or 1918 Baker Electric just a few years ago and someone else crossed the country in GM's EV1 Impact only a year or two ago. It would be fun to do it in a real conversion. Maybe next summer for Woodburn.
On Wed, 9 Oct 2002 12:28:10 -0400 "Bob Rice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Lawrence Rhodes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 10:10 AM > Subject: Cross country charging challenge. > > > > With charger like the one Rudman makes wouldn't it be possible to > go a > long > > distance in one day with a car that was efficient and had fair > range to > > begin with. It is all about charging time. If we could get 6 or > 7 places > > down I-5 to lend a 220 socket I bet we could set a 8 hour record > for > > distance. Go from SF to LA. I also think that we could go from LA > to NY > in > > 3 days driving time and that would set a record also. I was > thinking > > something like Rich Browns Mazda might do it or Waylands insight > conversion. > > Panasonic high cap lead acid might be better for fast charging > than the > > Evercells. Just a thought. Maybe it's time to showoff the > technology. > > Lawrence Rhodes... > > > Hi EVerybody; > > Been there, done that! In the Great Clean Air Car race of 1971. > Took > about a week an' a half. Charging driving charging driving on and > ON. Was on > one of the teams, Stevens Tech, as a tech support. It sure would be > easier, > with todayz hardware,ADV and Warp motors, Rapture controllers, > Evercells, > PFC -20's or 50's I DID give thought of drivin' Electric to > Woodburn, but I > only had three weaks vacation. Figurred I could do 70-80 miles on a > charge, > litefooting italong. Would want to find 240 volt 50 A. outlets along > the > way.Like across AZ or NM, bit of country there. Nites would be no > problem, > ya plug into the Motel's Coke machine, like I did on TDS. Nice juicy > car > EVery morning! > > Ya would hafta be DAMN good to do NY-LA in 3 daze, in ANY car! I > just > did it, last month, in a longwinded 4 daze, stopping over to rest > nites. Not > 23 anymore, gotta sleep SOMEtime, of course IF I had somebody to > share the > #$%^ driving coulda gone faster. But yu can 't hurry love an' > battery > charging, that much. A trip like that would be fun ifya had a > prearranged > plug in point. Like we had in CACR, Lavish amounts of 200 amp 240 > volt > service provided by power Co's by appointment. If yur ready, I have > plenty > of 240 for the plugging on yur way from Bos to LA in Killingworth CT > Roughly > in the middle., let me know when yur coming, we'll go rite into the > box, by > the meter, less line loss. Outlets will do 50 amps, there rite > behind the > green school bus made into a camper, in the yard, ya can't miss > that! > > Now that would be fun! If there are Listers strung across the USA > for EV > touring!! Where is EVerybody? Maybe we could do it! Are there enough > of us > to do this? I think I could get stuff set up in New England? > Worchester, > Tony Ascrizzis', Mark Hasting's in Stamford, CT, I'm in the middle > of them. > Bos NYC? Can ya do 80-100 miles on a charge? Revive the "Electric > Car > Expressway" Of Bob Aronsonian fame. Plugging stuff in Holiday Inns > along > I-94 Chi to Detroit, 30 years ago. Drove his Mars 2 converted > Renault there > a few times, was fun, but yu couldn't be in a hurry! > > Yeah, I know, drifting off topic, a bit, but could be fun. > > Whatdoyathink? > > Seeya? > > Bob > > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.
