Hi everyone,
here's one old email that my friend Ulix (Austin Healey Sprite) collected.
Unfortunately, it's only the second part. I think I might add a funny
aspect to the question about the engine conversion. For your information,
this 'converted' car was a Spitfire that now ran clean but slow and not
very far... :)
Is anyone interested? One thing is crystall clear to me: If you ever fill
your trunk with tons of batteries this doesn't help an already sagging
rear end...
Markus
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 1995 14:09:00 -0800
From: "White, Richard H." <White@courier3.aero.org>
To: To MGB Mailing List <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Electric Car worked till the cord broke
Yes Denise, the car did work. 80mph top speed with the top down, people
constantly walking out in front of you in the parking lot (only hit two), and
it even would make it to work before requiring charging (13 miles) it would
die half way home if not charged at work. 1000 lbs of batteries is
equivalent to only one gallon of gas. Imagine your car with a one gallon gas
tank and a gas pump that would only pump one gallon every 6 hours. The car
is now gone, a fun project, but not very practical.
RW
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