I found this whole website at Treehugger.com to be very engaging. BUt I like open source DIY EV a lot, too. Very nice.
On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 5:28 AM, brucedp5 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Open source DIY EV can be built in <1 hour (video) > > > http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/open-source-DIY-electric-car-can-be-built-less-hour.html > Open source DIY electric car can be built in less than an hour > by Derek Markham January 6, 2014 > > [images / OSVehicle > http://media.treehugger.com/assets/images/2014/01/urbantabby.jpg > OSVehicle TABBY > > http://media.treehugger.com/assets/images/2014/01/osvehicletabby.jpg > > > video > http://vimeo.com/77204604 > ] > > For most of us, cars are something we buy, not build. Part of the reason > for > that is that each brand of vehicle has their own proprietary components, > and > building a car that's a hybrid of labels, or different year models isn't a > simple endeavor (and might take 24 years, at least if you follow the recipe > of Johnny Cash). Another reason is that many of us don't have the skillset > or the tools to fabricate an entire vehicle, and kit cars can be quite > expensive. > > But what if there was a DIY vehicle platform that was not only affordable, > but also street-legal, open source, and versatile, with the option for an > electric drivetrain or an integrated hybrid engine? That might change the > game entirely, at least for those of us who like tinkering and aren't > afraid > to get our hands dirty. And it's here. > > The OSVehicle is, at its heart, an open source car platform that is said to > be an "industrializable, production ready, versatile, universal chassis", > and it currently comes in two varieties, the TABBY, and the Urban TABBY. > > The TABBY is the original platform, and isn't necessarily designed to be > street-legal (though it could be made so). The blueprints and plans for the > TABBY can be downloaded, improved upon, and shared with others, and could > be > a great jumping-off point for creating your own custom vehicle, or for > creating a business around, or even as an educational tool. > > The Urban TABBY is where the rubber meets the road, so to speak, as it's > the > street-legal evolution of the original design, which takes into > consideration all of the details necessary to comply with the regulations > for vehicles that drive on public roads (headlights, turn signals, etc.). > The Urban TABBY also lends itself easily to customization and modification, > and could be a great addition to our modern car culture. > > If you've got the space and the tools, the TABBY can be put together in > less > than in hour: > > The OSVehicle, which comes in both two seat and four seat versions, can > integrate a fully electric drivetrain, an integrated hybrid engine, or an > internal combustion engine, and fully finished models are said to cost > between €4000 to €6000 ($5445 to $8168). The components for the TABBY are > currently available for preorder, or if you'd rather wait for a completed > vehicle, the first fully electric TABBYs with a stock motor will be > available sometime in the spring of 2014. > > Later in 2014, an all electric version with an electric motor specifically > made for the TABBY will be available, and updates on the hybrid and > internal > combustion models are said to be forthcoming. > [© 2014 MNN HOLDINGS] > ... > http://www.osvehicle.com/tabby-info/ > "TABBY is an open source framework for vehicles" > TABBY is the first open source framework for the creation vehicles. It has > been defined as the “Ikea Car” and the “Arduino for mobility”. It is a > versatile platform that can be used to bootstrap businesses, to create your > own vehicle, for education purposes, and much more ... > [video > http://vimeo.com/78649147 > ] > > > > http://gas2.org/2014/01/09/build-flat-pack-electric-car-under-an-hour/ > Build Your Own Flat Pack Electric Car in Under an Hour > Tabby Flat Pack Electric Car [2014/01/09] > Given an hour and a set of tools, you can turn that semi-organized jumble > of > parts up there into a light, capable electric car that’s perfect to take > down to the local store. At least, that’s what OSVehicle, the makers of the > TABBY flat pack electric car, would have you believe. Once you’re finished > inserting all the Tab As into the Slot Bs, OSVehicle’s pile of TABBY parts > is supposed to look like ...… > > > > > > 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: Volta EVSE sites are free, public, and advertise the EV-cause > + > EVLN: India homoeopathy Dr Mayilchamy's EV continues treating patients > > > {brucedp.150m.com} > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-4000-Build-your-own-osvehicle-com-TABBY-EV-tp4667359.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) > > -- Put this question to yourself: should I use everyone else to attain happiness, or should I help others gain happiness? *Dalai Lama * Tell me what it is you plan to do With your one wild and precious life? 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