Ben, Don't worry - Lawrence has been around for longer and has done many EVs and he does like to tinker until it works. He once found out that the rear sprocket for an e-motorcycle need to be almost taller than the rear wheel to get a decent torque for climbing SF hills. I am sure that he won't start until things are clearer for him and he is getting our input for just that - advice in which direction to go. Overwhelmingly, that direction is to put solar on the home (or buy green power) and charge the batteries of the car. But it is interesting to explore (on paper) the alternatives before even getting started in building something. The "Stella" will answer the question how much demand there is for such a vehicle.
Cor van de Water Chief Scientist Proxim Wireless office +1 408 383 7626 Skype: cor_van_de_water XoIP +31 87 784 1130 private: cvandewater.info www.proxim.com This email message (including any attachments) contains confidential and proprietary information of Proxim Wireless Corporation. If you received this message in error, please delete it and notify the sender. Any unauthorized use, disclosure, distribution, or copying of any part of this message is prohibited. -----Original Message----- From: EV [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ben Goren via EV Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 2:07 PM To: EVDL Administrator; Electric Vehicle Discussion List Subject: Re: [EVDL] Making solar work in a conventional vehicle. On Mar 30, 2015, at 1:49 PM, EVDL Administrator via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > I say more power (sorry ;-) to Lawrence and wish him the best. I wish > I lived nearby, so I could watch and cheer him on. There's a big part of me that wants to wish him the best with the project...but there's an even bigger part that's screaming at me that he's in way over his head and has no clue what he's getting himself into. Things like what appear to be ignorance of basic automotive engineering concepts (like a differential) and aerodynamics (his idea of using lift to make the car seem lighter) and power (not understanding how much energy a vehicle needs) and optics (his idea of lining the seat headrests with panels) and more. I'm sorry, but this whole thing just has "fail" plastered all over it, and I'd love to see him put his enthusiasm towards something he's not guaranteed to fail at. Lawrence? May I suggest? Ditch this project. Put it out of your mind. If you ever get to the point that you have what it takes to see it through, you'll know it because you'll have all the details already worked out in your head. Instead...work on building yourself a practical electric vehicle, not solar, but a direct replacement for your current vehicle or one you wish you had. And not something with the thought that you might make it solar later, either...just a garden-variety conversion of a regular car. A VW Bug would be a great candidate, and a Karmann Ghia even better. Once you've made yourself a normal electric vehicle, _then_ you can start to think about what you might want to do in the next one...and, also, by then, chances are superlative that you'll realize just how impractical this solar project really is. b& _______________________________________________ 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)
