Hey I live in NOVA too! Someone in my neighborhood (South Riding) has one but I only saw it once and they were leaving not arriving so didn't try stalk them :)
Do you guys go to any local EV meetups? I have been meaning to get to one but… charles On Jun 4, 2013, at 7:20 PM, SteveS wrote: > I live in Northern VA and saw my first 'S" last Friday - maybe the same one! > If I had a windfall that would be high on my list. > > -SteveS >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of L. Chris Hager >> Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2013 1:25 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [EVDL] Saw a Tesla sedan on the road! >> >> >> 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 _______________________________________________ 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)
