The Electric Porsche

Did anybody else see what this guy in L.A. did with his 914?

http://www.latimes.com/classified/automotive/highway1/la-hy-wheels2-2008jul02,0,3144785.story
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I know it's been mentioned here before, but maybe there's hope for an electric 356!

Did you say electric speedster??

http://www.thunderranch.com/oliver.html

Pretty sure Special Edition has outfitted there speedster with an electric motor in the past.

done.

paul

My son saw this car or another one from makemineelectric.com at Long Beach Grand Prix, but the cost to convert is outrageous $20,000.00.

Gabe

do they play an exhaust note recodring on a loop?

Here's the electric 912. Made in Western-Germany (and take the chance to practice your Dutch guys ;-))
http://www.autoblog.nl/archive/2008/03/25/elektrische-porsche-912-klassieker
http://www.spiegel.de/auto/fahrkultur/0,1518,541022,00.html (or German).

I think this sounds promising. Thanks for the links.

Gabe: Outside of the cost, what did your son think of the car? Did it affect the appearance at all? Did he see it driven or running?

I agree, $20k is steep. I wonder what a turn-key cost of the vehicle is as opposed to a conversion.

Erik, It did not effect the looks of the car, but no sound from the engine compartment or exhaust!!!! Can you picture driving on the freeways next to a big rig, your already so small to see and then to make it worse no sound from the engine. You better have a very loud horn that will scare other drivers to wet their pants.

Gabe

Too funny, Gabe, but a good point. Maybe I can record the sound of someone else's Speedster and then crank it on the stereo! :)

Man, can you imagine no sound from the engine compartment and Flight of the Valkyrie blasting from the eighteen jigawatt stereo?
Count me IN!

I love the smell of hot batteries in the morning! It smells like VICTORY!!!

i have freinds with electric cars one has a 86 vw cabroli ragtop he drives every day up to RTP hes using the stock 5 speed and air coditoning on the car. Without the ac going it can go 80 miles at 65 on one charge 60 miles with the ac on .

Hes running 16 6volt batteries, For some reason he says they hold a sharge better and last longer

All the reading that I have done on electric propulsion, lately,, indicates that better efficiency is gained at higher voltages. Your friend is likely running those 6-volt batteries in series,, ie: 6x16=96volts. My books recommend 120v systems, preferably 6x20 batteries=120volts, or alternatively 12x10batteries=120volts. Battery techologies will improve dramatically, now that the big automakers are scrambling to develope this sector. But the real heart of any system is the controller, and there are some excellent regenerative options already developed,, just waiting for market demand. The next 5 years should be a very interesting time for this stuff.
Alan