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william stockwell
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Subject: members build their dream cars
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posted by WilliamStockwell on Monday, August 25th 2008 @ 5:29 PM

I'd be interested in members taking features they like best in different EVs (including vaporware) and making their own EV supercars.

for example I like the series Hybrid concept, Aptera body, energy storage Eestor, Johnson Thermoelectric Energy Conversion System as my range extender                                                        (http://www.johnsonems.com/jhtec.html )

In wheel electric motors from Sumo Motorcycle

and the Nanoantennas as the solar component.

So I have an Aptera with the following modifications- with three in-wheel motors instead of just the back wheel powered I'd increase the top speed from 85 to 120+mph, the 0-60 from 10sec to around 6sec and have better traction.

my energy storage (Eestor) would have faster recharge time, longer life and be less effected by cold weather

my range extender (JTEC) works with a wide range of fuels, is quiet has no moving parts, has a 60+% energy conversion rate (heat to electric) compared to 20% of an ICE and generator.

My Solar component( nanoantennas) has an 80% energy conversion rate, is cheaper and flexible so could be intergrated into the whole body of the car instead of one small panel.

of course Eestor, JTEC, and Nanoantennas are pretty much vaporware for now


Morgan James
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Subject: RE: members build their dream cars
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posted by MorganJames on Wednesday, October 28th 2009 @ 1:06 AM

I'll take two. That sounds like a car for the ages, not to mention it would be freaking bulletproof as far as ever being outdated. The only thing I would add is not even an in car componant, but a second eestor ESU for the house that is on grid, supplemented by solar, that can quick transfer the needed supply to the car whenever it needs the juice.



members build their dream cars