[Mgs] New MGB

[Dan DiBiase]

That's surprising as there are plenty running around the US still. I'm
actually going to be ordering a Tesla Model Y (the small SUV) at the end of
the year. Can't wait....

Dan D
'76B, '65B
Central NJ USA
http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/


On Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 3:13 PM <h.duinhoven at planet.nl> wrote:

> It is a bit how Tesla started when their car was a Lotus being electric.
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> A few months ago I read in the news, that such a Tesla finally had been
> depreciated in our country to zero, as the battery was not possible to be
> charged…
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> Cheers, Hans
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> *Van:* Mgs <mgs-bounces at autox.team.net> *Namens *Max Heim
> *Verzonden:* donderdag 15 oktober 2020 21:01
> *Aan:* mgs at autox.team.net
> *Onderwerp:* Re: [Mgs] New MGB
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> I saw this announcement on the MGOC page. What struck me was that it seems
> to be a case of life imitating art.
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> I don’t know if any of you ever heard of a book called “ZEV-1”. It was
> self-published by an author here in northern California, back in the 1990s.
> He used to sell it at British car meets, which is where I acquired a copy.
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> The premise of this book is that an inventor/entrepreneur starts a company
> to build battery electric cars using his proprietary battery technology.
> And he chooses the MGB as his first model. So the story is about the
> struggle to build an electric MGB, fighting industry forces, regulators,
> and unscrupulous rivals.
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> This announcement really makes me wonder if these people read this book 20
> years ago, or stumbled upon it more recently.
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> --
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> Max Heim
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> mvheim at sonic.net
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> On Oct 15, 2020, at 11:28 AM, David Breneman <david_breneman at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
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> Interesting!  It almost certainly will not be allowed into the US unless
> it's built on a vintage body tub, and is therefore a modified "classic" car.
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> David Breneman david_breneman at yahoo.com
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> On Thursday, October 15, 2020, 11:06:47 AM PDT, <h.duinhoven at planet.nl>
> wrote:
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> In the local press was an announcement, that there will be a new built MGB
> again.
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> Fully electric. Comes with a € 90,000 pricetag, where one could buy 8
> normal MGB’s.
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> https://www.nu.nl/auto/6083327/naast-elektrische-suv-nu-ook-de-oorspronkelijke-mgb-elektrisch-gemaakt.html
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> Cheers,
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> Hans
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> ’71 BGT – repaired the fuel pump today with new points.
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