[Alpines] [Tigers] ELECTRIC sunbeam

[Bill Mounce]

The link was no good, but if it was CA, I can't help.

Back when I was in college, after the Civil War (early 70's, actually, just
seems longer!), I had a friend at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA.  He
told me at the time that an engineering project was done that made an Alpine
electric.  About five years ago, I tried to follow up on this, and spoke to
a retired professor who said he was involved, but it was a pick up truck,
not an Alpine.  Somebody was wa-a-a-ay wrong when the viewed the vehicle,
but then... it was the 70's!

Good luck, if you find the guy in CA, maybe ask if he went to Lehigh (Go
Engineers!)

Bill Mounce
67 SV (running on deficit creating mid east oil)

-----Original Message-----
From: alpines-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:alpines-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Jeff Howarth
Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 12:54 PM
To: Jeff Howarth
Cc: alpines at autox.team.net; Thomas Witt; tigers at autox.team.net
Subject: [Alpines] [Tigers] ELECTRIC sunbeam

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
8ad7ead3a29a1&t=14559









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.
>>
>>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.
>>
>>Not quite the Lotus design here, but I had thought about a trailer 
>>hitch mounted gas engine with an alternator array for extended range.
>>
>>"Living on the cutting edge of obsolescence," Tom 
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