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> 914 news on TBN, Quite shocking
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post Dec 4 2006, 02:33 PM
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Reachers at MIT are building a electric vehicle from a 914. If it wasn't such a

nice looking teener it would be good news. Just what you need in a 914... more

batterys.
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post Dec 4 2006, 02:38 PM
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Did anyone tell those guys at MIT that it has already been done with a 914? Are they simply copying the one here on this site?

Someone here has already done this and I have seen video of it at a drag strip.
(I can't remember their name, a little help please)



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post Dec 4 2006, 02:44 PM
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Everyone knows you can't electric a 914 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Dec 4 2006, 02:49 PM
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Otmar is his name (on this site). His is the one I remember.

Wasn't this just discussed a few days ago?
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post Dec 4 2006, 03:21 PM
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Get that VIN ?
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Cal State Long Beach's engineering dept did one many years ago as senior project......
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post Dec 4 2006, 03:41 PM
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Wow what a novel idea!

http://www.electroauto.com/gallery/vp914.shtml


A ton of 914 electrics:

http://www.google.com/custom?site=austinev...A1%3B&hl=en
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post Dec 4 2006, 04:24 PM
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wasn't there another electric porsche about 100 years ago built for the Lohner company or something like that? These MIT guys are about a century too late aren't they?
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post Dec 4 2006, 04:30 PM
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Hey, electric 914s are the car of the future man!! Imagine all them low batteries in the engind bay or even better, a fuel cell powered biotch. Once they force us to use them EVs, I'll have an electric CARBON FIBERED 914 PORSCHE EV mark my word! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thumb3d.gif)


Is there a Porsche DC electric motor made anywhere because Benz has one? Wahahahah!!!
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post Dec 4 2006, 04:45 PM
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I like this one with solar array:

(IMG:http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/img/2/002c.jpg)
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post Dec 4 2006, 05:09 PM
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holy crap... TWENTY BATTERIES??? what's THAT gotta weigh in at?
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post Dec 4 2006, 05:33 PM
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Don't shoot down the electric projects too soon... the new technologies for electric stuff are amazing. Not the same animal it was years ago. Now you've got new brushless motors (92% efficiency) compared to old brushed motors (60% efficiency). And you've got Lithium batteries which can store 20x more energy then old lead acid batteries. And ofcourse digital controllers which are near 100% efficient instead of old reostat technology.

Wanna check out a fascinating movie? "Who Killed the Electric Car". Sorta sad when you see all the reasons why the electric car became a huge threat to the auto companies and oil industry so they sent it to it's grave.
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