Hi All,
I've been ranting for yrs about the lack of good lightweight long range EV's available. Lately with the lower cost of lithium now makes it possible to do a rather cool 150 mile range all composite EV at a reasonable price. Thus a search for a suitable look, shape for the body my best choice was only a few miles away in the form of a 64 Vette!! So I ordered 5 composite shells from them. Finish is so good, doors, stock windows, etc fit so well I couldn't have found a higher quality shell builder. And better than GM!! Can you think of a cooler EV to own than a fine 64 Vette EV? It'll crush the new BMW one that weighs 2x's as much. It gets really interesting when the body/chassis is done in medium tech composites the total weight turnkey for 150 mile range is about 1500lbs depending on options. No reason it can't go much farther with more batteries. 150-200 miles is plenty for me with a tiny range extender for unlimited range. I'd go less but so low cost and bragging rights for high range makes it worth it. Battery packs will be used Leaf or Volt with 200 and 150 mile range, YMMV. Or put in your own. There will be 2 versions, range or killer speed/race version using Miata and racing suspension parts, diff. For racers I can supply just the body/chassis or rolling chassis making a hard to beat road or drag EV racer from. I'd used Corvette suspensions but the EV is so light so going Miata and racing parts, mounting points. Turnkey 150 mile range version is about the price of a Volt and the first one in 4 months from order. This particular run works for me as I mostly just pick up the ph and order it built to my specs and labor help is included for the rest. I mostly just design, direct and order. Job shops are great, especially composites. Also a cool small .20cd aero gull wing door sportvan 200? mile version best for long range records from lighter weight, lower aero drag and less than a Leaf to buy soon. I wasn't going to do 4wh EV's because regulations, costs were so big but now lower cost lithium's allow me to play with the big boys has changed it as I can easily beat them in range, cool, performance at less money and still make a profit. But I can only make a few turn key ones before they get upset wanting me to be a car manufacturer which I don't want to be legally as greatly increases costs. That's ok as my main goal beside making money is showing just how good composite lightweight EV's can be. I'm hoping this shows others how they can do the same as likely the only way we'll get really good cost effective EV's it seems. Just wanted a heads up here before I announce publicly as the list has helped me so much. I hope this comes out as a new post instead of an old one as Yahoo is changing too much and hard to know what is what. Thanks, Jerry Dycus freedomev at yahoo dot com 813 671 3059 _______________________________________________ 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)
