Re: Newbie wants grin :(

["Peter VanDerWal" <peterv@peoplepc.com>]

A 40 mile daily trip is tough but doable in an EV, if you can charge at the
1/2 way point it gets almost easy.  125 miles in one day is REALLY tough
unless you have very deep pockets or are able to recharge frequently during
the day.

Model T EV?  a real model T or a copy?  16  8V batteries are going to weigh
over 1,000 lbs.  I don't know squat about model T pickups, can they handle
that much weight plus driver and maybe passenger?  Assuming it can handle
the weight, top speed on model T's was about 25-30 mph, so yeah you could
get 50 miles with 1,000+ lbs of lead at 30 mph, maybe more.

Ideas?  Check out this webpage.  It's not carrying as much weight in
batteries, but then it still has the original engine in it too.
http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/149.html


----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas J Webster" <ford1929@frontiernet.net>
To: <ev@listproc.sjsu.edu>
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 7:16 PM
Subject: Newbie wants grin :(


I have asked people in the past about building a ev. I thank EVery one for
their time. I put about 30k miles a year on a car. My daily driving is at
least 40 miles. Sunday I put 125 miles on my car bombing around. (church,
shopping, work at train museam, quick ride on the local canal path.) I think
I could make use of a ev? I have been thinking of building a Ford Model T
pickup as a pure ev? I grew up with old fords :o) The specs I belive are
24hp and 550 lbs for a T chassis and turing body? The stearing is a 13:1
redution, the main brake is a transmission brake. Don't let any body fool
you the rear drum brakes arn't worth a darn they are there for parking and
from keeping it from chaseing you up a tree apon start up. Ive been thinking
how about a 48 volt system with a bank of 16 8 volt batteries? I belive this
T will turn out to be a nev with extended range? Im trying to shoot for 50
mile range or better while keeping the orignal speed(?)
I think this would be a pheasable ev to have for a sunday driver? Anybody
have any in put? Tom