Re: Smart thinking

["Lawrence Rhodes" <bassoon@jps.net>]

As I remember a car of simular size (maybe smaller) was the Honda 600.  A 2
lunger that I think would seat 4.  I suppose that with all the crash
requirements these small cars must weigh more and seat less.   I remember
being able to pick up  the back of a Honda 600.  They must have weighed 1200
lbs.  Anybody converted a Honda 600?
The Mini is comming back.  Made by BMW.  I wonder if it is the same size or
bigger?   It would seat four in comfort.  A very practical car...  Some have
been converted.  If an electric Smart is so heavy it seems that a conversion
of an older mini car might be advantagous.  Lawrence Rhodes....
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Roden (Akron OH USA)" <roden@ald.net>
To: <ev@listproc.sjsu.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 5:45 PM
Subject: Smart thinking


> This list has already heard of the conversions planned by eMotion
> Mobility.  They expect to build vehicles for a station car project, using
> MMC Smart gliders.
>
> Comes now word (in the EEVC Oct/Nov newsletter) that Zytek (UK) is
> supposed to be working on another EV version.  Weight is given as 1870 lb
> (a fair bit for such a tiny car), with a 30kw Zytek PM motor to haul it
> around.  Batteries are supposed to be Sodium Nickel Chloride, which I
> didn't think were in true serial production yet (or maybe this is yet
> another prototype that may or may not ever see production).
>
> The newsletter piece also mentions a hybrid version of the Smart, and
> pictures the engine / motor pair.  Since nobody is specifically
> identified with that venture in the article, I assume it's an in-house
> MMC game, but if anybody knows I hope he'll spill the beans.
>
> The Smart is a tiny car, about 8 ft long, normally fitted with a buzzy, 3-
> lung 600cc chainsaw-motor-on-steroids powerplant.  As conceived by Swatch
> it was originally intended to be electric, but got gas and diesel engines
> when Swatch turned the project over to Mercedes (now Diamler-Chrysler).
>
> Here's a picture of a Smart:
>
>      http://www2.ald.net/~roden/ev/photos/smart.jpg
>
> The styling doesn't much appeal to me, but it's a pretty strong seller in
> Europe.
>
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