On 7 Dec 2018 at 16:58, Steve Heath via EV wrote: > The car is here: http://www.evalbum.com/5368
Impressive! Even more so when you consider the low cost of conversion. Well done. You're absolutely right about the dismaying bloat of modern cars. For EV conversions, a light glider is the secret to good range and performance without a high conversion cost. In the early 1970s I owned a 1965 Opel Kadett Coupe. It would have almost certainly made for a successful conversion, though I didn't consider it then. It was dirt-simple: manual brakes and steering, roll-up windows, heating and ventilation controlled by plain mechanical linkages. The wiring diagram took up just 2 pages in the shop manual. No computers, of course. All up weight was under 1500lb (670kg) with a GWVR of almost 2300lb. Best of all, it had a nice big square trunk. Pushing the GWVR a bit, I could probably have put 800lb of lead in there and under the hood. I expect that 12 golf car batteries (72 volts) would have given me a solid 40+mi of range. With modern batteries, much more. https://postimg.cc/dZ01vRf5 https://postimg.cc/bs35sxBQ A somewhat more recent light car for EV conversion is the mid-1980s Suzuki Swift (Chevrolet Sprint in the US) at 620 to 750kg (Sprint: 680kg/1500lb). Unfortunately I suspect that these aren't much easier than mid-60s Opels to find in usable condition. David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
