It was on TV in the news last nigh here in NZ. I bet they won't sell for $10k in NZ! Here, everything is as much as possible. It will have to have frontal impact tests, etc. I see there are companies in China selling hub motors for cars, like Evlithium who supply me. http://www.evlithium.com/ prices are not too expensive, There are others too.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of brucedp5 Sent: Tuesday, 6 August 2013 9:24 p.m. To: [email protected] Subject: [EVDL] EVLN: New Zealand EV parallel-parks using 4 independent wheels (videos) http://kplr11.com/2013/07/31/new-zealand-car-parallel-parks-with-ease/ New Zealand car parallel parks with ease July 31, 2013 DUNEDIN, NEW ZEALAND (CNN) – A revolutionary electric car that could make parking a breeze has been unveiled in Dunedin. The joint project between engineers in New Zealand and China is the first of its type in the world. Parallel parking is many motorists’ worst nightmare, so just imagine having a car that could do this. This world first electric car with motors on each wheel is a joint project between students in Dunedin, China and Taiwan. It can hit a hundred kilometers an hour, and with a good battery could run about town for a month at a time. The car is expected to sell for around ten thousand dollars, not including the battery It won’t be commercially available for at least two more years, but it’s already got the motoring world in a spin. [© 2013, KPLR] ... [videos http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Parallel+parking+Zealand+China+electric&oq=Parallel+parking+Zealand+China+electric&gs_l=youtube.12..33i21.16597.23239.0.25189.11.11.0.0.0.0.141.1019.8j3.11.0.eytns%2Cpt%3D-30%2Cn%3D2%2Cui%3Dlr..0.0...1ac.1.11.youtube.aktiwkRsfYA Parallel parking Zealand China electric http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxpCOwFcegs Getting in a Spin Over Parking news2242 Jul 31, 2013 The difficulty of parallel parking will be a thing of the past, if the designers of a revolutionary new electric car have their way. The prototype vehicle, designed by Chinese, Taiwanese, and New Zealand engineers, has four separate electrically powered wheels, enabling effortless U-turns and sideways parking at the touch of a button. ] http://news.msn.com/videos/?videoid=4ad42602-e770-4fc3-bfe1-6a0612290ef6&ap=True Prototype car makes parking a snap The difficulty of parallel parking will be a thing of the past, if the designers of a revolutionary new electric car have their way. The prototype vehicle, designed by Chinese, Taiwanese, and New Zealand engineers, has four separate electrically powered wheels, enabling effortless U-turns and sideways parking at the touch of a button. Jim Drury reports. http://www.wivb.com/dpps/entertainment/must_see_video/new-car-can-parallel-park-for-drivers-nd13_6536835 New car can parallel park for drivers 31 Jul 2013 - DUNEDIN, New Zealand (CNN/TVNZ) - A revolutionary electric car that could make parking a breeze has been unveiled in Dunedin. Small car has motors on each wheel ... http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Electric-car-dream-project-in-progress-tp4664457.html EVLN: Electric car 'dream' project in-progress For all EVLN posts use: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=evln&sort=date Here are today's archive-only EV posts: EVLN: Plugins mark a new venture for British Gas EVLN: Why we need a more consumer-friendly rating for plugin savings EVLN: Dallas' TXU wind-energy recharges EVs for free/nil 10p-6a EVLN: Oregon gas tax to be replaced by mileage tax EVLN: NASA’s surface rover is a plug-in EV r:500mi + EVLN: EP Tender 22kW trailered genset {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-New-Zealand-EV-parallel-parks-using-4-independent-wheels-videos-tp4664601.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ 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) _______________________________________________ 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)
