Peter Crisitello wrote: > These are the standards for an NEV!? Even a 1975 (SV-36) CitiCar at > 1,400 lbs. with six batteries gets up to 29 MPH with its 3.5 HP motor. > The later SV-48's will go up to 35 MPH at around 1,700 lbs. If I recall > correctly, the 1994 Tropica weighs in at around 2,900 lbs. with its 72 V > DC setup and cruse at around 55 MPH. So none of the cars I deal with > would qualify as an NEV anyway.
The subject line is misleading. It is the *gross* vehicle weight rating that must be under 3000lbs for an LSV/NEV, not the curb weight. Eg.: <http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/drivers/vehicles/title/nev.htm> The Citicar curb weight (<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citicar>) is low enough that its GVWR would probably fall within the LSV/NEV allowance, but its top speed exceeds that allowed. Remember that "LSV" stands for "limited speed vehicle", and is a class specifically created to allow 4-wheeled vehicles on the road without needing all of the safety features and testing usually required. The lowered safety requirements are allowed only because the operating speed of the vehicles is limited to a low level, and they are not permitted to operate on roads where other vehicles can legally travel at significantly higher speed. Cheers, Roger. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
