Re: [EVDL] MAC, Clare Bell, JB: interesting links
Speaking of EVDL legends... I was watching “Fastest Car” on Netflix last night, and got a bit of a surprise! Episode 7, if you haven’t seen it. ___ 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)
Re: [EVDL] MAC, Clare Bell, JB: interesting links
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https://books.google.com/books?id=0ecUzLRyN5cC=PA36=PA36=Mary+Ann+Chapman+electric
Mary Ann Chapman
Tucson EV Association
P.O. box 77538
Tucson, AZ 85705
602-888-9645
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-ann-chapman-509984
Mary Ann Chapman | Professional Profile
LinkedIn is the world's largest business network, helping professionals like
Mary Ann Chapman discover inside connections to recommended job candidates,
... She has owned and operated businesses in the areas of software, tourism,
technology transfer, electric vehicles, web development, and strategic
marketing ...
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http://www.armory.com/~lrc/evrace.html
... Photo #4. Caption: Black 1973 914 EV converted and raced by Cal State
University at Long Beach. Shown at the 1996 Phoenix APS Electrics, held at
Firebird Raceway, Phoenix, AZ. Photo: Paul Compton ]
Some History I am certainly not the first to use an electric powerplant in a
914. When engineers and hobbyists began converting cars in the 1960's and
70's, using parts adapted from other industries (aircraft starter-generators
as traction motors, for instance), their attention inevitably fell on the
Porsche 914. The first modern one may have been done in Hawaii, in the late
'70s. There is also some evidence of an electric 914 running around
Campbell, CA in 1984.
[Photo #5. Caption: Number Thirteen runs for the Women's Electric Racing
Team at 1995 Phoenix APS Electric Stock. Mary Ann Chapman, driver.]
Inspiration Since #13 was built, she has inspired other 914 Evs. There are
at least 15 either on the road or being built. In her original
configuration, "the Thirteener" served as a model for the VoltsPorsche
conversion kit developed by a small Northern California company called
Electro Automotive. This kit includes all the parts and instructions needed
to convert a stock 914 from gas to electric.(Electro Automotive is located
in Felton, CA, tel: (408)-429-1989). They have flyers on the VoltsPorsche
kit.
[Photo - First VoltsPorsche, "Black Magic". This car was built in order to
develop a commercial conversion kit for the 914. She also served as an "EV
ambassador to the general public" by giving rides and appearing in shows.
(EAA San Francisco Bay Area Electric Auto Rally, 1995)
I worked together with Electro Automotive to build the first VoltsPorsche=2E
I provided the donor car, a space-black 1976 2.0L. I also paid for the kit
design/fabrication and helped assemble the final car. The donor car was a
space-black 1976 2.0L. The result was VoltsPorsche One, "Black Magic", which
went on the road in early 1995. This car demonstrated that #13's performance
was no fluke by duplicating the range and acceleration of the earlier car.
"Black Magic" has proved to be a reliable high-mileage EV. In the Santa Cruz
mountains, the car has shown a working range of 40 miles, and recently
completed a 46-mile test run. This included a 2300 ft climb from Santa Cruz
up Empire Grade to Bonny Doon at speeds between 35-40 mph (this is the speed
limit on these roads).
"Black Magic" now lives in San Bruno, CA, where she has to tackle the steep
hills characteristic of the San Francisco area.
Photo #7. Caption: [Clare and #13 explain EVs to some interested young
women]
Do batteries make the car heavier? In some cases, yes. It depends on the
kind of batteries used and how many=2E The trend is toward lighter Evs. Curb
weights for finished cars can vary from 2500 lb to 3200 lb. (see car
specifications below for details)
[Photo #8. Jaws? No, Just Black Magic, showing how clean an electric
conversion can be. Polypropylene battery boxes with hold-downs fit nicely
into the 914's front trunk. Photo: Lee Hemstreet.]
Can the 914 handle extra battery weight?
Yes. The original 914 chassis is extremely strong. It was designed in a
multi-cell structure to absorb and diffuse collision impacts. It also has
two heavy box-beam channels running along the sides of the car, so that even
with the roof off, a 914 has more chassis rigidity than a 911. People have
walked away from 60 and 70 mph head-on collisions in 914s. In addition The
car was designed to handle much more weight and power than Porsche ever gave
it. Racers routinely drop big-block V-8s in Fourteeners and Porsche actually
built two with a 908 racing engine. These cars are driven harder than any
car on the road, since they handle so well, and they survive it. There are
also chassis-strengthening kits, since some people do drive gas 914's so
hard that the body can separate from the firewall at the rear shock-towers
("Flexy-Flyer syndrome).
[Photo#9. Caption: New advanced sealed 12V batteries, such as the
Electrosource Horizon, can fit quite neatly into the 914's "letterbox".
Battery jugglers:, left, Ruth MacDougal, right Clare Bell.]
[Photo #10. Caption: A closer look. The straps were added to facilitate
loading.
Re: [EVDL] MAC, Clare Bell, JB: interesting links
% Here are more links and detail to explore: %
- (% dated info, she may not be active with them anymore %)
https://books.google.com/books?id=0ecUzLRyN5cC=PA36=PA36=Mary+Ann+Chapman+electric
Mary Ann Chapman
Tucson EV Association
P.O. box 77538
Tucson, AZ 85705
602-888-9645
-
-
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-ann-chapman-509984
Mary Ann Chapman | Professional Profile
LinkedIn is the world's largest business network, helping professionals like
Mary Ann Chapman discover inside connections to recommended job candidates,
... She has owned and operated businesses in the areas of software, tourism,
technology transfer, electric vehicles, web development, and strategic
marketing ...
-
- (% text only, no images. Mary & Clare mentioned %)
http://www.armory.com/~lrc/evrace.html
... Photo #4. Caption: Black 1973 914 EV converted and raced by Cal State
University at Long Beach. Shown at the 1996 Phoenix APS Electrics, held at
Firebird Raceway, Phoenix, AZ. Photo: Paul Compton ]
Some History I am certainly not the first to use an electric powerplant in a
914. When engineers and hobbyists began converting cars in the 1960's and
70's, using parts adapted from other industries (aircraft starter-generators
as traction motors, for instance), their attention inevitably fell on the
Porsche 914. The first modern one may have been done in Hawaii, in the late
'70s. There is also some evidence of an electric 914 running around
Campbell, CA in 1984.
[Photo #5. Caption: Number Thirteen runs for the Women's Electric Racing
Team at 1995 Phoenix APS Electric Stock. Mary Ann Chapman, driver.]
Inspiration Since #13 was built, she has inspired other 914 Evs. There are
at least 15 either on the road or being built. In her original
configuration, "the Thirteener" served as a model for the VoltsPorsche
conversion kit developed by a small Northern California company called
Electro Automotive. This kit includes all the parts and instructions needed
to convert a stock 914 from gas to electric.(Electro Automotive is located
in Felton, CA, tel: (408)-429-1989). They have flyers on the VoltsPorsche
kit.
[Photo - First VoltsPorsche, "Black Magic". This car was built in order to
develop a commercial conversion kit for the 914. She also served as an "EV
ambassador to the general public" by giving rides and appearing in shows.
(EAA San Francisco Bay Area Electric Auto Rally, 1995)
I worked together with Electro Automotive to build the first VoltsPorsche=2E
I provided the donor car, a space-black 1976 2.0L. I also paid for the kit
design/fabrication and helped assemble the final car. The donor car was a
space-black 1976 2.0L. The result was VoltsPorsche One, "Black Magic", which
went on the road in early 1995. This car demonstrated that #13's performance
was no fluke by duplicating the range and acceleration of the earlier car.
"Black Magic" has proved to be a reliable high-mileage EV. In the Santa Cruz
mountains, the car has shown a working range of 40 miles, and recently
completed a 46-mile test run. This included a 2300 ft climb from Santa Cruz
up Empire Grade to Bonny Doon at speeds between 35-40 mph (this is the speed
limit on these roads).
"Black Magic" now lives in San Bruno, CA, where she has to tackle the steep
hills characteristic of the San Francisco area.
Photo #7. Caption: [Clare and #13 explain EVs to some interested young
women]
Do batteries make the car heavier? In some cases, yes. It depends on the
kind of batteries used and how many=2E The trend is toward lighter Evs. Curb
weights for finished cars can vary from 2500 lb to 3200 lb. (see car
specifications below for details)
[Photo #8. Jaws? No, Just Black Magic, showing how clean an electric
conversion can be. Polypropylene battery boxes with hold-downs fit nicely
into the 914's front trunk. Photo: Lee Hemstreet.]
Can the 914 handle extra battery weight?
Yes. The original 914 chassis is extremely strong. It was designed in a
multi-cell structure to absorb and diffuse collision impacts. It also has
two heavy box-beam channels running along the sides of the car, so that even
with the roof off, a 914 has more chassis rigidity than a 911. People have
walked away from 60 and 70 mph head-on collisions in 914s. In addition The
car was designed to handle much more weight and power than Porsche ever gave
it. Racers routinely drop big-block V-8s in Fourteeners and Porsche actually
built two with a 908 racing engine. These cars are driven harder than any
car on the road, since they handle so well, and they survive it. There are
also chassis-strengthening kits, since some people do drive gas 914's so
hard that the body can separate from the firewall at the rear shock-towers
("Flexy-Flyer syndrome).
[Photo#9. Caption: New advanced sealed 12V batteries, such as the
Electrosource Horizon, can fit quite neatly into the 914's "letterbox".
Battery jugglers:, left, Ruth MacDougal, right Clare Bell.]
[Photo #10. Caption: A closer look. The straps were added to facilitate
loading.
