[Alpines] [Tigers] ELECTRIC sunbeam

[Jeff Howarth]

I found it !

this guy should be our eco-hero,


Does anyone know who he is ?


regards

Jeff


http://www.diyelectriccar.com/forums/showthread.php?s=c18dd40c8d87056c3e4
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In message <KFgPgGQnKopKFwal at v8tiger.demon.co.uk>, Jeff Howarth 
<jeff at v8tiger.demon.co.uk> writes
>Tom,
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>you reminded me, I saw a clip of a programme, I think on the BBC a  few 
>years ago which covered electric cars in CA>
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>Guess what 2 of the cars were they had converted- ALPINES !!
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>Does anyone know of the cars or has seen the film ?
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>I will see if its on utube or somewhere similar.
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>regards
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>Jeff
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>In message <9433D64AC237453094AEBCB76CF2CAAF at student2>, Thomas Witt 
><atwittsend at verizon.net> writes
>>Until a cost effective, light weight battery is created, this type of 
>>hybrid sure seems the way to go. The infastructure (gas stations) are 
>>there for the power source.
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>>I have the powertrain from a Jet Electrica 007 
>>http://www.davisengineering.net/Jet.html .It got it when gas was $4.59 
>>here in So. Cal..  The project killer is the $2,000 + for lead acid 
>>batteries with a life expectancy of 2 years.  I got the motor, 
>>controller, battery box, in car charger and accessories for $105 from 
>>Pick A Part.  The body shell to put it all in (Earlier Omni/Horizon or 
>>VW Rabbit - both used the same trans) maybe $500-$1,000.  But at this 
>>point $3.00 gas in my Mazda 323 is still the better deal - at least 
>>for the time being.
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>>Not quite the Lotus design here, but I had thought about a trailer 
>>hitch mounted gas engine with an alternator array for extended range.
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>>"Living on the cutting edge of obsolescence," Tom 
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Jeff Howarth