[ausev] New guy with questions

[John Rumsey]

When you get to building the 4 wheeler consider the
steam-electric hybrid idea. A steam engine can be
fabricated in a machine shop. A boiler may be easier
to buy than build, but even that could be handmade, as
could the burner if unable to adapt a furnace burner.


--- Christopher Robison <eeyore at phototropia.org>
wrote:

> On Wed, 2007-05-16 at 09:34 -0700, Jay Smith wrote:
> > Hello.
> > 
> > My wife and I test drove a Zap car here in Austin
> and we were not very
> > impressed, but it did get us motivated to pursue
> the idea further.
> 
> We got a chance to drive around in the Dynasty It at
> the meeting last
> weekend (thanks, Nick!). It would be interesting to
> see how the
> experience of driving these NEVs compares. The It is
> very minimal
> inside, but it's got plenty of power up to the
> governed maximum speed.
> Actually a lot of fun to drive. Sadly, I couldn't
> use it for anything
> since it wouldn't even get me to the grocery store.
> There is nowhere I
> need to go that I could drive to at 25 miles per
> hour. I could drive to
> Farver's house, but I prefer my electric skateboard
> for that.  :-)
> 
> While we certainly welcome discussions about NEVs as
> well as small
> personal transportation like bikes and scooters, the
> primary focus of
> this group is fully highway-capable electric
> vehicles.
> 
> > I have decided I want to build an electric
> motorcycle.
> > 
> > I just ordered the "El Ninja" book and I have a
> perfect 1981 Yamaha
> > XS650 rolling chassis in my garage.
> > 
> > The bike project will be my learning curve before
> moving on to an
> > electric four-wheeler for Elizabeth.
> 
> Motorcycle conversions can often be more challenging
> than converting a
> car. Though the parts will be smaller and materials
> costs should be
> lower, it can be more challenging to get acceptable
> range out of the
> motorcycle, due to its smaller physical envelope.
> 
> On the other hand, by the description of the El
> Ninja plans, it looks
> like they've got a lot of this figured out. I'm
> definitely interested in
> seeing how the conversion process proceeds.
> 
> 
> > I have always done okay with nuts and bolts, but
> electrical theory has
> > most often been my shortcoming.
> 
> I've been considering putting together a
> presentation on basic
> electrical theory, just the elementary stuff to help
> those interested in
> EVs to better understand discussions involving
> electrical concepts. I'm
> open to opinions on what should be included, or just
> votes of support or
> interest in such a presentation.
> 
> > I don't really know for sure what all will work
> best yet, but my
> > initial inclination is based around the Perm 132
> motor. I hope to go
> > with 72 volts, but space considerations may push
> me back to 60. Any
> > experienced input with operating that motor at
> various voltages would
> > be most welcome. 
> 
> I understand that the Perm is a very well-made
> motor. Expensive, but
> very power-dense. Being a Lynch-style motor it's
> very efficient, and has
> basically twice the power as the much-celebrated,
> discontinued Etek.
> It's also double the price.  I think you'll be fine
> running it at 72
> volts with an Alltrax.
> 
>   --chris
> 
> 
> 
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