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Peak Oil News: Clever 'chopped' cars promise cheap electric commuting
The Oil Drum: Drumbeat: October 31, 2009
Autoblog Green: Cheap electric car conversions could come from lead acids + supercapicator
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Clever 'chopped' cars promise cheap electric commuting
Peak Oil News —
... that he says can be used to cheaply convert used cars into electric ones. They took a Toyota Scion to a local "chop shop" to prove that the conversion works. The Scion's petrol engine, fuel tank and exhaust were swapped for a set of lead-acid batteries, four motors and a supercapacitor, which is able to soak up or discharge power much faster than a battery. The load on the battery is minimised by relying heavily on the supercapacitor, which is charged by recouping braking energy. New Scientist "
Drumbeat: October 31, 2009
The Oil Drum —
... FED program, launched in late 2008, has the overarching goals of improving
military vehicle technology, reducing fuel consumption on the battlefield, and
reducing the nation's dependence on oil. Ricardo will apply its expertise in
the development and manufacture of special vehicles and advanced automotive
technology to create a demonstration vehicle that maximizes fuel economy while
maintaining the capability and performance of light tactical wheeled vehicles.
Clever 'chopped' cars promise cheap electric commuting
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Cheap electric car conversions could come from lead acids + supercapicator
Autoblog Green —
... There's no debate that batteries for electric cars remain absurdly expensive and one of the main hurdles to widespread EV acceptance. A team of electric vehicle converters at the ChargeCar project at Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania is trying to solve the puzzle by using low-cost lead acid batteries coupled with a supercapacitor and four electric motors. The powerplant was installed in some sort of Scion model in order to prove that the team's goal - expressed by team leader Illah Nourbakhsh to "use the cheapest hardware possible by making the smartest possible ...
