Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Open Source Street-Legal affordable long-range EV 4the masses

2015-05-17 Thread EVDL Administrator via EV
On 17 May 2015 at 19:22, Mike Nickerson via EV wrote: Personally, my skepticism revolves around the hub motors (pun intended). Lots of people have tried them, and few or none have succeeded. I'm sure I've missed some of the attempts, but this is one I recall that came close to success

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Open Source Street-Legal affordable long-range EV 4the masses

2015-05-17 Thread Alan Arrison via EV
Good luck with that... On 5/17/2015 3:00 AM, brucedp5 via EV wrote: http://www.hybridcars.com/open-source-project-hopes-to-offer-23000-ev-with-186-miles-range/ Open Source Project Hopes To Offer $23,000 EV With 186 Miles Range by Sarah Shelton May 14, 2015

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Open Source Street-Legal affordable long-range EV 4the masses

2015-05-17 Thread Ben Goren via EV
Huh? Why the pessimism? EVWest sells complete VW conversion kits, including a 22 kWh battery pack, for $19K. That leaves 4K for the sled -- more than enough. b On May 17, 2015, at 5:26 PM, Alan Arrison via EV ev@lists.evdl.org wrote: Good luck with that... On 5/17/2015 3:00 AM, brucedp5

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Open Source Street-Legal affordable long-range EV 4the masses

2015-05-17 Thread Mike Nickerson via EV
Personally, my skepticism revolves around the hub motors (pun intended). Lots of people have tried them, and few or none have succeeded. If the motor was something else, I think their chance of success would be higher. However, a year is a very aggressive target. To me, the project seems

[EVDL] EVLN: Open Source Street-Legal affordable long-range EV 4the masses

2015-05-17 Thread brucedp5 via EV
http://www.hybridcars.com/open-source-project-hopes-to-offer-23000-ev-with-186-miles-range/ Open Source Project Hopes To Offer $23,000 EV With 186 Miles Range by Sarah Shelton May 14, 2015 [images http://www.hybridcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Luka-EV.jpg