[ausev] Monster Garage, battery powered hotrod episode

Chris Robison eeyore at phototropia.org
Tue Apr 11 03:35:07 GMT 2006


Is that 20 miles with assistance, or by itself?  And then there's hills...

One thing about electric bikes is they're usually a pain to ride around
when they're out of juice. Not quite as bad as pushing a heavy scooter
though  :-)

  --chris



On Mon, April 10, 2006 10:03 pm, mark witt said:
> That sounds pretty cool. I'd like to check it out if I can get outta work
> on
> Sat. Mark W.
>
> P.S. I just bought a kit to convert my mountain bike to electric. (yeah
> I'm
> over forty!) and wouldn't you know it the charger only worked for 3
> seconds!
> I think a friend of mine has a similar 36 volt 2 amp charger I can use
> till
> I get it replaced. It says it has a 20 mile range and it's 22 miles I
> believe to your house from mine. Hmmmm
>
>
>>From: "Chris Robison" <eeyore at phototropia.org>
>>Reply-To: eeyore at phototropia.org,        AustinEV announcements list
>><ausev at austinev.org>
>>To: ausev at austinev.org
>>Subject: [ausev] Monster Garage, battery powered hotrod episode
>>Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 21:16:40 -0500 (CDT)
>>
>>For anyone who's interested ....
>>
>>I haven't gotten to see it yet, but this evening I stopped by the house
>>briefly to verify that the Tivo was recording the new episode of Monster
>>Garage with the hotrod powered by Milwaukee lithium-ion power tool
>>batteries, including a couple noteworthy personalities from the EVDL and
>>NEDRA communities.
>>
>>If anyone's interested in getting together to see it this weekend, I've
>>got a 9x7ft screen to show it on, maybe we can decide on a time that'll
>>work for everyone. For a starting suggestion I'm thinking 2pm (my usual
>>"open garage" time) ... anyone care to join?
>>
>>   --chris
>>
>>
>>
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