It seems that Road and Track or maybe it was Car and Driver did a test on a
new generation electric car. It didn't work too well. No a/c, either.
The great white hope of the electric brigade is the combination small fossil
fuel engine/ battery setup.
For only $34000 you get a car that can almost get out of its own way!! The
new iron batteries may change that, though.
BTW, did anyone see the story a while back on the battery powered MGA? It
weighed, I believe, more than a Lincoln Continental from the 1960's, and had
little range, but it was at least of some interest. When I read the article
I wondered how the brakes stopped the thing....
Ray McCrary
"Speed is Life;
of course Luck and Altitude
are helpful, too."
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nelson" <nesenrik@bellsouth.net>
To: <british-cars@autox.team.net>; "Richard Feibusch" <rfeibusch@loop.com>
Cc: <mg-t@autox.team.net>; <riley@autox.team.net>; <morris@autox.team.net>;
<minor-list@poundbury.co.uk>; <british-cars-pre-war@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, December 31, 1999 12:56 PM
Subject: Re: Re:LRP
> The Electric Minor has already been done in the USA. A guy in Arizona (I
> think) converted a 1959 sedan to electric power. There have been several
MG
> Midget conversions, as well. If someone else wants to do the conversion,
> the motor adaptor is available from Electro Automotive at
> http://www.electroauto.com/adaptors.html
> As I recall, the Minor was converted using an 8" Advanced DC motor, a
Curtis
> 1221B controller, and 96 volts of golf cart batteries. That provided
about
> 30 miles of range at 55 mph and less. Technology has improved a bit since
> then, so speed and range could be improved. I don't expect to see many
> Electric Minors, though. Electric vehicle conversions are quite
expensive.
> Converting a Minor would cost about $8000, unless you used old tech and
> lived with the reduced range and performance.
>
> Rick Nelson
>
>
> > As for me, I want to find out some info on electric milk floats, like
> > cruising speed and how long a charge lasts (miles???). How much are
they
> > worth? And would one be usable around the beach and up and down Main
St.
> > Saw "The Borrowers" again on cable and found the floats (very quiet
little
> > milk delivery trucks sized between a Minor Van and a VW Kombi) to be
> almost
> > as charming as the Minors featured in the film. We even used to have a
> > little local dairy/bottling plant called the Edgemar Dairy just around
the
> > corner on Rose Ave, that was torn down in the '70s and replaced with a
> > storage lock-up facility, that has a traditional livery to paint on one!
> >
> > Any Ideas???
> >
> > While change is a bummer, life goes on. Happy New Year to all!!!
> >
> > Rick Feibusch
> > Journalist/Appraiser
> > Venice Beach, California
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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