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| johannes |
 Apr 3 2007, 02:57 AM
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A 230 MPG car that ... looks nice ...
(IMG:http://apteramotors.com/images/photo_7.jpg) http://apteramotors.com/ |
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| LarryR |
Apr 3 2007, 10:13 PM
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That is pretty cool ...
If you feel like saying screw the oil and gas companies you could always convert your 914 to electric. There is a kit readily available. If you want power then you are looking @ 13K for an AC motor kit and 10K for a DC motor kit. I plan on doing it once the Lithium Ion batteries get cheaper. The big negatives right now are that with lead acid batteries the range is 150 miles and the weight of the car goes up to 3200 pounds. With Lithium Ion batteries you can go 4X the distance and they weigh half as much. Then there are the obvious trade offs of performance vs range ala tesla (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rocking nana.gif) http://www.teslamotors.com/index.php?js_enabled=1 0 - 60 in 4 sec 250 miles per charge 1 cent per mile Once the aforementioned batteries become cheaper I bet there will be a bunch of EV 914's |
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johannes OT: 230 MPG car ... Apr 3 2007, 02:57 AM
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