Thanks. Didn't expect you to research it, I just thought you might
already have more info. Actually, it was pretty easy to find their
website, which has some further info:
http://www.humancar.com/hc-press/
Incidentally, it steers by leaning. I didn't see anything about braking
but perhaps I need to read again.
Peri
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From: "Roland" <e...@msn.com>
To: "Peri Hartman" <pe...@kotatko.com>; "Electric Vehicle Discussion
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Sent: 05-Jul-14 5:56:20 PM
Subject: Re: [EVDL] Man power EV
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Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2014 4:35 PM
Subject: Re: [EVDL] Man power EV
This sounds very creative. I can imagine a canoe going down the
highway
:)
Really, as creative as it is, can it be more effective than a bicycle
mechanism? After all, it's leg power and there are losses in
converting
that to electricity and then back to kinetic energy via a motor.
Perhaps the motion uses more muscles than cycling so you can go faster
--- until you're winded. I'm going to assume this is the case since
they claim it can go up to 60mph. For how long, though?
Do you have any further details or a ref to an article? Fascinating!
Peri
I just now type in my search engine by typing in human power vehicles.
A web site title human power vehicle by passengers with the address
http://io9.com/5613347/ came up.
Roland
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Sent: 05-Jul-14 3:28:10 PM
Subject: [EVDL] Man power EV
>On the program - Outrageous Act of Science - there is a engineer that
>built a EV using only a motor that is power by a alternator connected
>to a flywheel that is human power through a step up gear system.
>
>One battery is use to excite the alternator.
>
>The person or a group of persons uses the same mechanisms that is use
>in speed boat racing using oars and a sliding seat. Instead of oars,
a
>steering wheel is use and the feet pushes the seat back and forth to
>run the gears which rotates the flywheel and then the alternator
>getting your exercise at the same time.
>
>If the alternator is a HD one design for charging deep cycle battery
>from 13.5 to 16 volts and at the same time can put out 110 vdc up to
>7kw like the one I use in by EV to charge a deep cycle battery and
>provide all the 12 volt system in the EV and at the same time
provides
>110 vdc which is inverted to 120 vac 60 hz for my electric heat.
>
>This EV can get up 60 mph and does good hill climbing too. Could use
as
>a back up for your standard EV.
>
>Roland
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