On 8 Apr 2014 at 22:50, [email protected] wrote: > I respectfully submit that you are wrong about the EPIC being named > "InTRAurban" when it is in fact "InTERurban". That may be misuse of > the terminology, but unfortunately you or I didn't name it. I have > added a couple of photos to my EValbum entry to prove my point.
Hmm. I don't want to seem pigheaded about this, but I'm a language nut. I notice this stuff. I remember the Chrysler news releases very clearly. At least in that initial PR material, it was definitely "intraurban." I recall being impressed that they used the term correctly. I may still have e-copies of those news releases. I'll check when I get a chance. Now, it may be that by the time the vehicle reached production (if you can call it that), the name had changed. It might not have been an official change, either; these kinds of language errors often propagate. It wouldn't even surprise me if nobody at Chrysler ever proofed the decal you picture prior to production - or for that matter, Lee's brochure. Neither one would be the first proofing screwup to come out of Chrysler Corporation. I still have a sales pamphlet for the 1971 Dodge range. In one photo of the Dart Swinger logo, the model reflected in the car's finish is flipping the bird! http://imagebin.org/304776 Apparently no one in authority noticed - or, more likely, nobody knew what it meant. I read back then that "Demon" wasn't their first choice when they named Dodge's version of the Duster. Originally they wanted to call it the Dodge Beaver. > Unfortunately there is a lot of misinformation on the internet about > both the TEVan and the EPIC, including the assertion that the EPIC > concept vehicle showcased in 1992 was to have a 4 cylinder engine ... This error may result from confusion with a late-1980s proposal that Unique Mobility floated for a true hybrid based on the Dodge Caravan. IIRC, this was in response to a RFP from LA (or maybe it was the state of California; that part is a bit dim). Curiously, in the prototype, Unique used a version of their own compact BLDC motor as the onboard generator, but the traction motor was a GE DC motor - sepex, IIRC. It's regrettable that a great deal of EV history isn't well documented. At any rate, I'm glad to hear that you're on track to finding what you need. Good luck! 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)
