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To: "mgs@autox.team.net" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Mgs] New MGB
From: Max Heim <mvheim@sonic.net>
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2020 12:01:26 -0700
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I saw this announcement on the MGOC page. What struck me was that it =
seems to be a case of life imitating art.

I don=E2=80=99t know if any of you ever heard of a book called =
=E2=80=9CZEV-1=E2=80=9D. It was self-published by an author here in =
northern California, back in the 1990s. He used to sell it at British =
car meets, which is where I acquired a copy.

The premise of this book is that an inventor/entrepreneur starts a =
company to build battery electric cars using his proprietary battery =
technology. And he chooses the MGB as his first model. So the story is =
about the struggle to build an electric MGB, fighting industry forces, =
regulators, and unscrupulous rivals.

This announcement really makes me wonder if these people read this book =
20 years ago, or stumbled upon it more recently.

--
Max Heim
mvheim@sonic.net



> On Oct 15, 2020, at 11:28 AM, David Breneman =
<david_breneman@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Interesting!  It almost certainly will not be allowed into the US =
unless it's built on a vintage body tub, and is therefore a modified =
"classic" car.
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> David Breneman david_breneman@yahoo.com
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> On Thursday, October 15, 2020, 11:06:47 AM PDT, =
<h.duinhoven@planet.nl> wrote:
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> In the local press was an announcement, that there will be a new built =
MGB again.
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> Fully electric. Comes with a =E2=82=AC 90,000 pricetag, where one =
could buy 8 normal MGB=E2=80=99s.
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> =20
> =
https://www.nu.nl/auto/6083327/naast-elektrische-suv-nu-ook-de-oorspronkel=
ijke-mgb-elektrisch-gemaakt.html =
<https://www.nu.nl/auto/6083327/naast-elektrische-suv-nu-ook-de-oorspronke=
lijke-mgb-elektrisch-gemaakt.html>
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> Cheers,
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> Hans
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> =20
> =E2=80=9971 BGT =E2=80=93 repaired the fuel pump today with new =
points.
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charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">I =
saw this announcement on the MGOC page. What struck me was that it seems =
to be a case of life imitating art.<div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">I don=E2=80=99t know if any of you ever =
heard of a book called =E2=80=9CZEV-1=E2=80=9D. It was self-published by =
an author here in northern California, back in the 1990s. He used to =
sell it at British car meets, which is where I acquired a =
copy.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">The =
premise of this book is that an inventor/entrepreneur starts a company =
to build battery electric cars using his proprietary battery technology. =
And he chooses the MGB as his first model. So the story is about the =
struggle to build an electric MGB, fighting industry forces, regulators, =
and unscrupulous rivals.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">This announcement really makes me wonder if these people read =
this book 20 years ago, or stumbled upon it more recently.</div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""><div class=3D"">
<div class=3D"">--</div><div class=3D"">Max Heim</div><div class=3D""><a =
href=3D"mailto:mvheim@sonic.net"; class=3D"">mvheim@sonic.net</a></div><div=
 class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline">

</div>
<div><br class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">On Oct 15, 2020, at 11:28 AM, David Breneman &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:david_breneman@yahoo.com"; =
class=3D"">david_breneman@yahoo.com</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div class=3D""><div =
class=3D"ydpd857caeyahoo-style-wrap" style=3D"font-family: verdana, =
helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" =
data-setdir=3D"false" class=3D"">Interesting!&nbsp; It almost certainly =
will not be allowed into the US unless it's built on a vintage body tub, =
and is therefore a modified "classic" car.<br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"ydpd857caesignature">David =
Breneman         <a href=3D"mailto:david_breneman@yahoo.com"; =
class=3D"">david_breneman@yahoo.com</a></div></div>
        <div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div>
       =20
        </div><div id=3D"ydp7ac3440yahoo_quoted_3119468925" =
class=3D"ydp7ac3440yahoo_quoted">
            <div style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, =
Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;" class=3D"">
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                <div class=3D"">
                    On Thursday, October 15, 2020, 11:06:47 AM PDT,  =
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:h.duinhoven@planet.nl"; =
class=3D"">h.duinhoven@planet.nl</a>&gt; wrote:
                </div>
                <div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div>
                <div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div>
                <div class=3D""><div id=3D"ydp7ac3440yiv7586460495" =
class=3D""><div class=3D""><div =
class=3D"ydp7ac3440yiv7586460495WordSection1"><div class=3D""><div =
style=3D"border-color: rgb(225, 225, 225) currentcolor currentcolor; =
border-style: solid none none; border-width: 1pt medium medium; padding: =
3pt 0cm 0cm;" class=3D""><p =
class=3D"ydp7ac3440yiv7586460495MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-GB" =
class=3D"">In the local press was an announcement, that there will be a =
new built MGB again.</span></p><p =
class=3D"ydp7ac3440yiv7586460495MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-GB" =
class=3D"">Fully electric. Comes with a =E2=82=AC 90,000 pricetag, where =
one could buy 8 normal MGB=E2=80=99s.</span><span lang=3D"EN-GB" =
class=3D""></span></p></div></div><div class=3D""><span lang=3D"EN-GB" =
class=3D""> &nbsp;</span><br class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p =
class=3D"ydp7ac3440yiv7586460495MsoNormal"><a =
href=3D"https://www.nu.nl/auto/6083327/naast-elektrische-suv-nu-ook-de-oor=
spronkelijke-mgb-elektrisch-gemaakt.html" target=3D"_blank" =
rel=3D"noreferrer noopener" =
class=3D"">https://www.nu.nl/auto/6083327/naast-elektrische-suv-nu-ook-de-=
oorspronkelijke-mgb-elektrisch-gemaakt.html</a> </p><div class=3D""> =
&nbsp;<br class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p =
class=3D"ydp7ac3440yiv7586460495MsoNormal">Cheers,</p><p =
class=3D"ydp7ac3440yiv7586460495MsoNormal">Hans</p><div class=3D""> =
&nbsp;<br class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p =
class=3D"ydp7ac3440yiv7586460495MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-GB" =
class=3D"">=E2=80=9971 BGT =E2=80=93 repaired the fuel pump today with =
new points.</span></p></div><div =
id=3D"ydp7ac3440yiv7586460495DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2" =
class=3D"">
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class=3D""></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></=
div><br class=3D""></div></body></html>=

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