Bruce, I like the article about the Revival of electric car conversions! I tend to agree that doing a conversion of a used vehicle is indeed an act of revolution. One might even consider it an act of patriotism, considering that the "fuel" is produced locally in the region where the vehicle is used. On a side note, the use of Gone Postal is a clear example of pushing the conversion to the extreme (Although it was a lot of fun going there!). Thank you for your work of getting these articles posted where more can read them.
-Tom True On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 12:47 AM, brucedp5 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > http://www.greenoptimistic.com/2013/11/01/nine-second-mazda-miata-electric-vehicle-conversion-setting-records-track/ > Nine-Second Mazda Miata Electric Vehicle Conversion Setting Records on the > Track > By Benji Jerew November 1, 2013 > > [image / © HorsepowerPhotos > > http://i1.wp.com/www.greenoptimistic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Fullscreen-capture-1112013-102251-PM.bmp.jpg > John Metric’s Record-Setting Mazda Miata Electric Vehicle Conversion > > > video > http://youtu.be/BOkCUSQYmYk > 9 second electric car 1/4 mile pass at Royal Purple Raceway > HorsepowerPhotos· Oct 12, 2013 > World record EV quarter mile run for a door slammer. > This pass was not the record but later that night ran 9.122 145.16 > Video stats > 60ft 1.312 > 330 3.793 > 660 5.793 118.29mph > 1320' 9.161 144.23 > ] > > There are a couple of ways to get an electric vehicle. You can buy one, > such > as the Tesla Model S, or you can build one, such as John Metric’s Mazda > Miata. > > Nicknamed Assault & Battery, John Metric’s Mazda Miata has been through an > electric vehicle conversion, replacing old dinosaur technology with 333V > and > 1100A worth of lithium-ion battery pack and a pair of electric forklift > motors on the rear wheels. Granted, this isn’t something that you’re going > to take to the corner store, but it’s right at home on the track in the > newly formed Formula E series. > > The National Electric Drag Racing Association (NEDRA) keeps track of some > of > the greatest accomplishments in speed and electric vehicle performance, so > it’s only fitting that NEDRA President John Metric should have the > privilege > of setting a record with his converted Mazda Miata. The NEDRA XS/A2 class > record is now set at 9.12s for a quarter-mile run, with a maximum speed of > 145mph. Here you can see Metric’s car taking on some loud dinosaur in the > opposite lane… > > You’ll note that this video isn’t the record-setting run, which took place > later that night. This video shows an earlier run, 9.16s and 144mph, not > much worse, but in a game that counts to the 1/1000th of a second, that > 1mph > makes all the difference. You have to put a lot of power under the hood to > pull off a 9-second run, and John Metric’s Mazda Miata, one of the fastest > production-bodied electric vehicle conversions, still has room for > improvement. > [© 2013 The Green Optimistic] > > > > > 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: Revival of Electric Car Conversions > EVLN: Reinventing air travel with VTVL electric passenger planes > + > EVLN: 1967 Renault Dauphine EV, an idea whose time has come many times > > > {brucedp.150m.com} > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Metric-s-9s-Miata-Conversion-EV-Setting-Track-Records-tp4666190.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) > > -- Remember, it is not that the glass is half empty, in reality, the glass is merely twice the size that it needs to be! -TNT'82 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20131110/2de15d03/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ 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)
