On Sep 27, 2014, at 8:39 AM, fred via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > My first velomobile was equipped with a Stokemonkey.
Some years ago, I gave some serious thought to getting a Quest velo and electrifying it. This article I just found has an excellent discussion of the practical and mechanical permutations and tradeoffs...as well as the legal quagmire you're potentially setting yourself up for. http://www.resilience.org/stories/2012-10-25/electric-velomobiles-as-fast-and-comfortable-as-automobiles-but-80-times-more-efficient I still love the idea of an electric velo, but the bureaucracy (registration, insurance, road right-of-way, etc.), the heat buildup (I'm in Arizona), and the danger of riding a low-profile un-armored vehicle in the middle of Phoenix traffic (you wouldn't believe how many red light runners I saw just on one trip the other day) all conspired to tip the scales away from it for me. But there's definitely a place for such vehicles, even if it's not in my own driveway. b& -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 801 bytes Desc: Message signed with OpenPGP using GPGMail URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20140927/252a9cc7/attachment.pgp> _______________________________________________ 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)
