I remember reading about the ETV-1 (Electric Test Vehicle #1), and seeing photos of it in the museum. IIRC it was a collaboration among Chrysler, GE, and the DOE. Possibly some others were involved. I seem to recall that the cost to build it was well into six figures. There was some talk of what it might cost in serial production, but as it turned out that was all talk. I don't think anyone either inside or outside the project actually thought it would ever see production.
Lee Hart may remember the details of this project better than I do. It was supposed to be about as efficient and usable as you could build a lead-battery DC EV in its time. The range was claimed to be over 60 miles. How successful they were at the goals is probably debatable. Regardless, it's sad to see how this piece of EV history has been allowed to deteriorate. David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ 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)
