[Nobbc] death or rebirth of a tr-6? fort collins.here you go deano.

[Ron Engelhardt]

Interesting site. I wonder if they would like to do a joint ride someday.

Ron
58 MGA

Charles English wrote:

> Hi Steve,
> 
>      Thanks for reporting about the Electric TR-6.  I am considering
> converting my 58 MGA to electric one day.  For now I am working on a
> supplemental hydrogen generator to mix with gas in the ICE.  Once complete,
> I will invite the group to my garage to check it out.  There have been many
> great British cars converted to electric and I have heard great things from
> their owners.  And as battery technology improves, things will only get
> better.
>         To answer your question about the gallons of gasoline it takes to
> create the power to charge the vehicle for 100 miles of driving...  Most
> electric car conversions get about 50 miles per charge and cost about $1 for
> a full charge.  So that is about $2 for 100 miles of driving.  Here in Nor
> Cal we are lucky to get much of our electricity from Hydro, Geo thermal, and
> other renewable sources, so it wont consume much gas to charge the vehicle.
> PG&E now offers a program to offset all the carbon from the energy you use
> in the home, for just a few more bucks a month.
> 
> For more details about electric vehicles in and around Santa Rosa check out
> ...  www.nbeaa.org
> 
> Note, the last vehicle is an MGA converted in 1973.
> 
> Peace,
> Charles English
> 58' MGA
> 
> On 10/24/07, Steve Lehmann <sand at frii.com> wrote:
> 
>>local elect.-and controlls contractor has aquired a tr-6.-tr-6 was donated
>>to
>>a charitabe opperation by a fort collins doctor-
>>of course it went to auction-
>>collins controll and electric of fort collins picked it up-
>>the car is under reconstruction convershion to an electric power car-
>>the way i have it is the trans will remain-
>>the engine will be replaced w/an 150 h.p. motor (would assume d.c.) and
>>batts.
>>i have not yet seen the project-just learned of it today.
>>understand the orig. tr-6 mill is on e-bay-
>>i will try to get by there-hey will a tr-6 raidiator bolt into a tr4a?-
>>it should.dont see why they should need it unless to cool down wiring-
>>do you think they will reroute lucas or just string there own?
>>my question, did they kill a tr6?
>>how many gallions of gas does a generator burn to charge the batterys for
>>a
>>100 mile drive?
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