I've been hearing about this since 2009...... are they ever actually going to do it?
Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone-------- Original message --------From: brucedp5 via EV <[email protected]> Date: 10/24/2015 2:52 AM (GMT-06:00) To: [email protected] Subject: [EVDL] EVLN: Queen'sU DeLorean EV unveiled on 'Back to the Future' Day 'A free DeLorean ride from Lyft was given on 10/21/2015' http://www.irishnews.com/arts/film/2015/10/19/news/-electric-delorean-unveiled-on-back-to-the-future-day-299092/ 'Electric' DeLorean unveiled on Back to the Future Day 19 October, 2015 [images http://www.irishnews.com/picturesarchive/irishnews/irishnews/2015/10/19/154217178-2bbfa4b4-1bda-4690-ae12-7f56a35a21dc.jpg Queen's University Belfast are to unveil a hi-tech electrical DeLorean ] A HI-TECH electrical version of the DeLorean car is to be unveiled in Belfast to mark the 30th anniversary of Back To The Future. The film franchise has ensured the cars retain a cult following after hero Marty McFly used one to travel back in time. He accidentally transported himself 30 years into the past, to 1955, when his parents were in high school. Marty's interference with his parents' love story intervened with the chances of his own birth, pushing him to do anything to get back "home" to 1985. Queen's University Belfast will unveil its electric DeLorean on Wednesday October 21, the exact date that McFly travelled to in the film's 1989 sequel, Back to the Future II. Dr David Laverty, who leads the project, said the project was about modifying a car into an electric vehicle, but staff and students "wanted to do it in style". "The DeLorean was the obvious choice because of its strong connection to Belfast and its starring role in the Back To The Future movies," he said. He said in the future more energy would come from renewable electricity. "The electrification of transport is a major global challenge, so projects like the Queen's Electric DeLorean are crucial in equipping young engineers with the knowledge and expertise to build the electric vehicles of the future," Dr Laverty added. The DeLorean's silver gull-wing door design was immortalised by the 1985 Hollywood film starring Michael J Fox a few years after the collapse of the original manufacturing firm in the north. When Back To The Future hit cinemas in 1985, it raked in millions of pounds in ticket sales, became the highest-grossing film of the year and landed a sound effects editing Academy Award and three more nominations. The first film was released in 1985, three years after the closure of the original factory in Belfast. Fewer than 9,000 cars had rolled off the production line at the Dunmurry plant. Dr Laverty added: "The DeLorean was in a poor state of repair when we took ownership in January 2014, and since then our students have worked with experts within Queen's Electrical Energy laboratory - one of the few university facilities in the UK dedicated to teaching and research of electrical generators and motors - to develop the car's hi-tech electric engine." [© irishnews.com] http://www.autoworldnews.com/articles/15711/20151022/electric-delorean-arrives-time-back-future-30th-anniversary-photos.htm All-Electric DeLorean Arrives In Time For 'Back To The Future' 30th Anniversary (PHOTOS) Oct 22, 2015 | Sonja Killebrew http://images.autoworldnews.com/data/images/full/18674/qub-electric-delorean.png?w=600 ... http://www.farminglife.com/national/electric-delorean-to-be-unveiled-to-mark-back-to-the-future-anniversary-1-7018905 Electric DeLorean to be unveiled to mark Back To The Future anniversary 19 October 2015 A hi-tech electrical version of the DeLorean car is to be unveiled in Belfast to mark the 30th anniversary of Back To The Future ... http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/northern-ireland-news/queen-s-university-students-convert-delorean-to-electric-power-1-7019777 Queen's University students convert DeLorean to electric power [20151019] ... Queen s students at work converting the DeLorean to electric power. Philip Bradfield. [email protected] @Phil_Bradfield ... His vehicle was built in Northern Ireland in August 1981 and ended up in South Carolina by 1992, returning to Limavady ... Tickets can be booked at http://goo.gl/tPEHDE ... ... http://www.cnet.com/au/news/electric-delorean-back-to-the-future-day/ Irish students build all-electric DeLorean for Back to the Future Day 21 October 2015 by Andrew Krok http://iusbpreface.com/2015/10/21/suit-settled-over-car-auto-used-in-back-to-the-future-films-14868/ Suit settled over auto used in 'Back to the Future' films Elsie Buchanan Oct 21, 2015 He said in the future more energy would come from renewable electricity. ... 'This project was about modifying a auto into an electric vehicle, but we wanted to do it in style ... http://autoweek.com/article/car-news/lyft-will-offer-delorean-rides-10-21-2015 Gave free DeLorean ride from Lyft on 10/21/2015 October 20, 2015 ... If you live in NYC (who doesn't these days?) you can hitch a ride in a DeLorean ... Lyft, the moustache-friendly ride-sharing service that isn't Uber, has gotten its hands on at least one DeLorean DMC-12, minus the flux capacitor, and will offer free 15-minute rides in McFly Mode. "With the help of Verizon, we’re bringing an unforgettable transportation experience to NYC on Wednesday: McFly Mode," Lyft states on its blog. "Request a ride in McFly Mode for a chance to get picked up in a DeLorean and take a free ride for up to 15 minutes ... http://hanabi.autoweek.com/sites/default/files/styles/gen-738-415/public/lyft.jpg?itok=jHVZe6as For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Queen-sU-DeLorean-EV-unveiled-on-Back-to-the-Future-Day-tp4678314.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 Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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