Is Rod's WildEV rover still going? I remember finding that quite inspiring when I read about it in school.
Z On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 2:27 AM, brucedp5 via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > http://www.lro.com/news-reviews/2014/9/african-electric-defender-released-to-the-wild/ > African Electric Defender Released To The Wild > BY: Theo Ford-Sagers 02.09.2014 > > [image > > http://assets.bauer-wolke.co.uk/imagegen/cr/340/275/Assets/LRO/2014/09/02/21874/News_ElectricDefender2.jpg > Range on the sandy tracks of Botswana is about 75 miles > ] > > South African company Freedon Won has completed a its first electric game > viewing vehicle in Botswana, based on a Land Rover Defender. > African Electric Defender Released To The Wild > Range on the sandy tracks of Botswana is about 75 miles > > Known as ‘Freedom3’, the Defender 130 is destined for the Chobe Game Lodge > in Botswana’s Chobe National Park, where it will be driven two or three > times every day, transporting guests around the reserve. > > Aside from the obvious environmental benefits of being electric, Freedom3 > is > also able to get closer to game wildlife, thanks to being silent when it’s > stationary, with no noisy diesel engine ticking over. > > Driving the wheels is a 80kW permanent magnet motor, coupled directly to > the > original transfer case, delivering 442 lb ft (600Nm) of torque – that’s the > same torque as a TDV6 Range Rover. High and low ratio, and diff lock, are > both retained, so it should be as reliable in the rough stuff as regular > ‘old-school’ Land Rover. > > It’s all pretty high-tech. Power comes from a 35kWh battery that delivers > 580V to a high-tech inverter that manipulates the DC current into a > ‘precision controlled variable frequency three-phase AC sign wave’ current. > That super-high voltage allows for greater efficiency and helps preserve > the > lifespan of the expensive lithium cells (aside from giving a good excuse to > put AC/DC on the stereo…). Keeping it all safe are double layers of > insulation, and plenty of fuses and contactors that isolate the inverter > when the vehicle is switched off. > > Charging from a dedicated Electric Vehicle parking bay, using a simple > 30Amp > 230V single phase power source, takes just two to three hours in most > cases, > but a full charge from empty will take 6 hours. Electricity comes from the > Victoria Falls hydroelectric power scheme. > > Freedom3’s range on the sandy tracks of Botswana is about 75 miles (120km), > but on the open road she’ll manage 93 miles (150km) if driven carefully. > Not > bad considering Land Rover’s own electric Defender 110 development vehicles > fizzled out after 50 miles (although to be fair, that’s with a train on the > back – see our Oct 2013 issue!). > > She’s the first of a number of electric vehicles planned to come out of the > collaboration between Freedom Won and the Chobe Game Lodge. Freedom Won > started developing electric conversions ten years ago. You can read more > about their previous projects by visiting the Freedom Won Website. > [© lro.com] > ... > > http://www.lro.com/news-reviews/2014/9/african-electric-defender-released-to-the-wild/#http://freedomwon.co.za/freedomwon.html > > > > For EVLN posts use: > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=evln&sort=date > > > http://www.torquenews.com/2250/lexus-proudly-persists-misleading-ev-attack-ad > Lexus proudly persists with misleading anti-EV attack ad, again > > > http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-electric-vehicle-sales-20140903-story.html > Electrified car sales stall as buyers back away from hybrids > ... > > http://www.plugincars.com/electric-car-sales-doing-fine-if-you-dont-count-hybrids-130081.html > Electric Car Sales Doing Just Fine (If You Don't Count Hybrids) > > http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aeco/201409030019.aspx > Hon Hai to develop $15k EVs in Shanxi, northern China > ... > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Hon-Hai-Foxconn-talks-electric-cars-priced-under-US-15-000-tp4670242.html > Hon-Hai/Foxconn talks electric cars priced under US$15k [2014/06/05] > > > http://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/news/transport_2_3194/islington_council_stopping_us_going_green_says_highbury_businessman_1_3748275 > Islington.uk blocking businesses from using public EVSE > + > EVLN: CA Initiatives> Ca$h-in A Clunker & Buy An EV > > > {brucedp.150m.com} > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Freedom3-Electric-Defender-Released-To-The-African-Wilds-tp4671420.html > Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at > Nabble.com. > _______________________________________________ > 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) > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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