The three wheeled idea presented is pretty spectacular, the approach of low-weight using composites is great. I wonder how practical in southern climates, the temp in the cabin hard to "air-condition" on battery power. My preference is to enclose the front tires in a roadster body work and a lower center of gravity. The one thing they didn't go into was the storage area for the batteries, capacity, specifics.
I am working on a less aerodynamic two seater design utilizing torsion bar front suspension from a mini-pickup, and a mono-shock rear suspension, the motor weight near the pivot point but on the swing arm. Vehicle weight goal around 1200 lbs. 12 AGM batteries to keep the cost/weight low. 30 mile range and top speed of 65. Composite body over a tube frame. Jeff On Dec 23, 2007 5:46 AM, Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Mike I believe it is *said* to cost around $30k for the PHEV or > >maybe diesel version. Given the cost of batts, thats unlikely to > >stay so low IMO. > >Keith V- airbags? cost? > > $30k seems pretty dang cheap. I'm not sure how it would go through > the snow up here in the north but I like it quite a bit. > > Another one of the things I liked about it was how the environment > controlled changed colors. They looked cheesy to me but I like the > idea all the same. > > -- > > The Electric Motorcycle Portal > http://www.electricmotorcycles.net/ > > Electric Motorcycle Listserv > http://www.electricmotorcycles.net/listserv > >
