nubie questions

["Gillespie-Beretsky" <steve-and-rene@worldnet.att.net>]

Hi all-

I am a student at the University of Texas at Arlington. I am fortunate
enough to be able to convert a car to electric for my senior project. The
car is a 57 MGA‹a 1900 lb. convertible. Our facility advisor wants us to
look into brushless DC drive systems (I would choose a Solectria AC sys.).
We are having a hard time finding car-sized systems. Any suggestions on were
we could find them would be helpful. Any comments on AC vs. brushless DC
would be gladly accepted.

Batteries are the other big issue. We will probably use VRLA batteries. I
would choose Hawker. Are there are any other sources for VRLA batteries you
would recommend? I donıt think our budget will allow advanced battery
technologies, but If anyone knows of advanced batteries at student
discounts, Iım all ears.

Eventually, we will want to find low rolling resistance tires. The wheels
are 4² wide by 15² dia. I know about the tires on the EV-1 (I donıt remember
the name at the moment), and they donıt come in an appropriate size. Does
anyone know of a tire that will work?

Steve Gillespie-
evsteve@hotmail.com