Different engines - how about a washing machine ?

Bewildebeest · Post by **Bewildebeest** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 9:40 am

Don't know if anyones seen this before but it seems that whatever weird ideas we come up with some mad Californian topped it years ago.

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

guy_spyder550 · Post by **guy_spyder550** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 11:48 am

Where do you put the milk bottle crates?

Barry · Post by **Barry** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 1:12 pm

The performance of the 911 is a little snail-like. The 914 would be interesting though.

impmad2000 · Post by **impmad2000** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 1:25 pm

and the range a little poor too Barry !
>100 miles cruising must be a minimum mustn't it ?
These use big DC motors, there's some pretty fancy brushless DC, three phase motors and controllers out there now that should see real inprovements. Didn't Porsche do an EV back in the late 1890's !
Tim

Bewildebeest · Post by **Bewildebeest** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 2:38 pm

I hadn't noticed the electric 911. Those performance figures could almost be misprints. Surely nothing could be that slow AND short range ?
(I'm fighting the urge to say something rude about Imps and as I'm still new round here, I won't. But I'm still thinking it !)