EV Capri ep6 - Kearon's electric car conversion

Join me for my first drive of an electric car! This one is a Daewoo, converted to 120 volt with an 8" ADC motor. This one's for sale...call Les at Thunderbolt Autos (Oakville, NSW, Australia) for more info.

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[makinnoizemedia]

Hi krysxn, no, that wouldn't work unfortunately! Don't feel silly though, I get asked that all the time. In a nutshell, that dynamo would create friction, which would require more energy to push against...thus, you'd be actually using more energy to recoup a little.

[makinnoizemedia]

Sealed batteries do not need venting - there are no gasses escaping! That siad, I may well push some air through the battery box to keep 'em cool. And re zero emissions -there would be emissions from a coal fired power plant. How do you think one electric car's power plant emission stack up to the tailpipe on a petrol driven car + all the electricity it took to DELIVER that fuel + the petrol in the truck that delivered the fuel + the oil tanker (see where I'm going with this?).

[cityofdomes]

John Barrowman eat ya heart out.

[makinnoizemedia]

John Barrowman???

[cityofdomes]

hah-hah, don't worry about it

[makinnoizemedia]

Cute? Argh - I was going for 'Dark and Mysterious'.. oh wellz... ;-)

[6SpAr6TAN69]

@sharmic1 i think it was 30seconds to 60mph, that' s like preparing a cup of coffee, that is 30secobds to 100km/hr

[6SpAr6TAN69]

@makinnoizemedia i removed my comment. but we' d really like to see better and faster electric vehicles...

[sharmic1]

@6SpAr6TAN69 it was 27 sec to 80kmh and 10sec to 60kmh  if you think all electric cars are slow then have a look at white zombie and it is a 10.4 sec car and cleans up alot of v8s. we are all keen to see your effort if you think you can do better.

[goosoid]

@6SpAr6TAN69 Look up "Datsun White Zombie" and see an EV dragging off some major competitors with petrol engines. The torque achieved from an electric motor is much greater than that from a petrol engine. The problem with EVs is not acceleration, in fact that is one of their strengths. The great weakness (so far) is range.

[clamchowder01]

Would be cool to convert my gc8 or integra to electric!

[6SpAr6TAN69]

@makinnoizemedia well, i criticized the car not the creator, still havent decided on my part to work on a vehicle that would result in the worst acceleration ever and then be stuck with it... i mean, in other terms, would you make love to a temendously ugly woman, or even worse marry her?? I' d expect the answer is No, but heck if you fall in love with a car - or woman that is - then even if it' s slow - or ugly - it may not matter any more.

[makinnoizemedia]

@6SpAr6TAN69 Nice, constructive criticism you've made there (again). You should note a few things - 1, this is a home made job. 2 - this was more than 2 years ago. I'll be happy to have a look at your effort on your car (which of course, will be fantastic!). When can we see yours? ;-)