Was running north of DC on the Baltimore-Washington Pkwy on Sunday. I saw him
in my mirror; he followed me, then took the left lane and went by and off
ahead. Sweet-- and most impressive. If I were ever to pay more than $6500 for
a car, it would be high on my list. I've seen only one Tesla roadster on the
road around here, almost 3 years ago-- we're thin on electrics here in the
nation's capital. I've started doing my bit: just bought a e-converted 1958
Berkeley, without batteries. Berks are the lightest, smallest 2-seat sports car
ever made, in England, '56 to '60. They had the advantage of weighing only 680
pounds, dry and without the driver's weight, so under 900 on the road. This
one was converted for e-racing, and did well, before it had a controller
malfunction and blitzed the betteries, which I think were nicads. lt's been
sitting for 5 or so years, near Boston. A friend there, ean electrical
engineer and car buff, are hoping to have it
running by fall, and will ship or haul it to my Virginia location after he's
had some fun in it. Already I'm soliciting advice: it has a 144v controler
and motor, both Solectrica (sp?) I think. The car's so small that the batteries
are going to have to be low ampere-hour units just to pack into the space
available (it's 10 ft, 2 in long, 52 in wide, and not high at all-- haven't
measured. Will likely go w/ lithium, Thundersky or equivalent, but that's why
I'm posting-- all opinions here will find me open-minded. Remember, the car
without its orig motor and gas tank are around 550 lb, and it's pretty
aerodynamic (see the Berkeley Enthusiasts Club- BEC- website). Lowest price
will be attractive, unless something elst has real advantages and not too much
higher price. Opinions?? Thx -Chris, in Falls Church, VA
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