I think there are many reasons to go for efficiency rather than brute strength in electric vehicles. If your vehicle is heavy you have to have more batteries which are expensive. If you go light and I mean under 1000 pounds you can use less batteries. A 15kw battery in a sub 1000 pound car with good aerodynamics can go over 300 miles. With a 15kw battery you can charge very quickly with just a J1772 connector. The advantages outweigh the disadvantages. The challenge is to make it safe. Racing has given the answer. 5 point harnesses and airbags. The Tesla Cruiser Class at the World Solar Challenge has shown the way. Technology gets better. Now 5000 dollars worth of Sun Power solar cells can do some good but not on my Leaf. It would take 16 hours...maybe that isn't so bad....maybe I could build a solar trailer..............hmmmm..........
http://sinovoltaics.com/technology/stella-lux-winner-of-world-solar-challenge-visits-shanghai/ Seats 4 goes far. Specifications in the article and it uses off the shelf solar panels. Maybe we could build one. Lawrence Rhodes _______________________________________________ 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)
