Re: my very heavy and lossy EV Land Cruiser idea... :-)

[Robert McDonald <s348607@student.uq.edu.au>]

Bill Dube wrote:

>         This vehicle should not be much different from Bob and Rod's Electric Land
> Cruiser. Get the actual data from them instead of trying to calculate it.
> They have been driving this vehicle for years.
> 
>         Contact them at <carguys@evparts.com> or check out their web page at
> <http://www.evparts.com>

Bill,
There's a big difference... Bob and Rod's EV 4WD is a SWB Series III
Land Rover, not a LWB Toyota Land Cruiser.  A SWB Series III Land Rover
weighs 2,950lbs or about 1,300kgs whereas a LWB Toyota Land Cruiser
weighs 4,500lbs or aroung about 2,050kgs.  A SWB Series III Land Rover
has a payload capacity of 1,000lbs or 450kgs, where as a LWB (80's Troop
carrier - they're the only ones I'm familiar with) Land Cruiser has a
payload of fairly close to 900kgs or about 2000lbs.

On a side note:  Will, does the '78 Landcruiser have a similar kind of
shape to a Land Rover?  Or is that model older or newer than yours?  I
remember there's a model that looks distinctly different to a Land Rover
- much more boxy and completely different, I thought it was a late 60's
or early 70's model, however now I've remembered the ones that look
quite like a Land Rover and I don't know where they fit into the
chronological order of things???

Cheers,
Rob.