Very cool! Pricing?
Sent from my iPhone On May 13, 2014, at 11:26 AM, jerry freedomev via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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) > > _______________________________________________ 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)
