[ausev] Electric Arial Atom is a fixed gear.... Intresting.

[Ian Ward]

Since I mentioned the price of the AC-150, I should mention that the
controller/motor doubles as the charger, so you can avoid buying and making
space for that.

- ian

On Dec 7, 2007 3:20 PM, Ian Ward <ian.ward at gmail.com> wrote:

> They are using AC Propulsion's AC-150 drive, which is up there in my list
> of dream drives.  But at $25K, it is out of most people's price range.
> http://www.acpropulsion.com/technology/gen2.htm
>
> As I mentioned before, Jeff Thomas of EV Bones is working on his personal
> kit car project and it is also using an AC-150 with A123 cells. He is using
> a Honda Si 5sp transmission with a custom 1st gear set at 9.65 to 1 with
> all other gears removed.
>
> - ian
>
>
> On Dec 7, 2007 2:34 PM, Josh Handel < josh.handel at ktomics.net> wrote:
>
> > So the Wrightspeed X1 prototype is the rich mans equivielent of what I
> > was thinking of building. Its an Arial Atom (google it if you want to
> > learn about an insain low priced super car :-P).. Below are the X1's
> > specs.. Maybe its the newbe in me but I found them intresting.
> >
> > • 3-phase AC induction motor, 236hp at the motor shaft
> > • 182 ft lbs torque at the motor shaft, from 0 rpm to 6,000 rpm
> > • 13,300 rpm rev limit
> > • weight 1,536 lbs
> > • Energy consumption 200 WHr/mile in urban use, equivalent to 170 mpg
> > (33,705 WHr/gallon)
> > • 25 kWhr Lithium Ion battery pack <--- I wonder if that is based on
> > traditional Amp hours or the .57 "1 hour" draw?
> >
> > Of note, I found it intresting that they choose a fixie (fixed gear).
> > That meshs up with other online comments about locking the
> > transmission in a single gear... Its also intresting to see what they
> > have done with mostly off the shelf parts (the Arial Atom chassie is
> > off the shelf, I am sure the motor and batteries are as well (although
> > it may be a very hard shelf to "be allowed" to buy from :-P).. Also
> > intresting to see a consumption calculation on something that is in
> > the same spirit as my project :-)....
> >
> > complete specs here:
> > http://wrightspeed.com/specs.html
> >
> >
> > Anyways, I am sure you guys had seen this but if not, pretty
> > intresteing.. there are also YouTube videos of this monster.
> >
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