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Benzine - 27/7/08 at 10:10 PM

Do you think it'd be possible to build an electric truck/van (something around the size of a medium campervan) that had a range of about 30-40 miles? (locost style) I know there have been some electric kit cars, would it work on a bigger scale?

Would you take an existing vehicle and strip it down/modify? How many batteries would be needed and what kind of motor size?

just a mad idea i have...

graememk - 27/7/08 at 10:15 PM

Volvorsport - 27/7/08 at 10:18 PM

haha lol .

Omni - 27/7/08 at 10:58 PM

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Originally posted by graememk


LMFAO!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Very good

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Mr Whippy - 28/7/08 at 07:12 AM

well you never said how fast you wanted to go

Benzine - 28/7/08 at 07:21 AM

kthnx

Turtle - 28/7/08 at 07:30 AM

Electric/solar Van

Should get you started with some research...

-Brian.

Benzine - 28/7/08 at 07:35 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Turtle
Electric/solar Van

Should get you started with some research...

-Brian.


Thanks!

Mr Whippy - 28/7/08 at 07:41 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Benzine
kthnx


what?

He’s doing it again, worse than trying to read a clockwork orange

Benzine - 28/7/08 at 08:10 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy


what?



Just bookmark urbandictionary.com or lern2internet
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=kthnx

[Edited on 28/7/08 by Benzine]

Mr Whippy - 28/7/08 at 08:22 AM

Haha, you sucked, go away'

charming

Benzine - 28/7/08 at 08:50 AM

donut - 28/7/08 at 09:00 AM

Yes it would but it would cost you a small fortune on batteries alone!!!

Mr Whippy - 28/7/08 at 09:45 AM

Yeah look up any of the electric car forum and you'll see that the batterys for even a small car will cost thousands, as for a truck, horror I'd not even like to guess. The battery life is also rubbish and since you need to replace all at the same time it ends up one huge hit on the wallet.

I'd love an electric car but they are simply too expensive.

donut - 28/7/08 at 10:02 AM

One guy on one of the forums has a Jester with £15,000 worth of batteries which gives hib 140-160 miles on a single charge.

A van with std but decent lead acid batteries would cost you a good 800+ quid and you would be lucky to get 40+ miles.

saigonij - 28/7/08 at 10:22 AM

TNT now have a fleet of electric lorries for locla deliveries - one comes everyday to my work . really weird watching a massive truck silently drive off!

google electric lorry and TNT

Mr Whippy - 28/7/08 at 11:50 AM

and just to show its not a new idea here is a right old jalopy

contaminated - 28/7/08 at 01:48 PM

Well there is a milk float on the bay at the mo. New batteries too!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Electric-Milk-Float-Up-and-Running-Perfect_W0QQitemZ130241192978QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item130241192978&_trksid=p3286.m14.l1318


[Edited on 28/7/08 by contaminated]

Syd Bridge - 28/7/08 at 03:49 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
Yeah look up any of the electric car forum and you'll see that the batterys for even a small car will cost thousands, as for a truck, horror I'd not even like to guess. The battery life is also rubbish and since you need to replace all at the same time it ends up one huge hit on the wallet.

I'd love an electric car but they are simply too expensive.


Don't take offence Whippy, but those words are too often the beliefs of the public.

I did a lot of R&D for an old fella, building electric cars. We got a prototype running, and it was about to go into production when he up and died last year.

Lead/acid batteries are still the best value on energy stored per kg per £ spent. And they are improving. The six battery set for what we built cost about £300 wholesale, with the batteries having a three year guarantee. Range was 100+ miles per charge, at a cost on Economy7 electric of about £1 today.

The local delivery van version was about to be built, and it had twelve batteries and four motors giving a range of about 100~120 miles and 56hp. Big torque though, and constant.

So, as long as you don't want to drive faster than 50mph, an electric vehicle is a viable proposition.

I just may go ahead with my version of the developed car soon, then again, I might not. Depends on whether I can get some of the greedy bastard investment bankers interested. Then walk away with a handful of readys and leave them to it.

Cheers,
Syd.

MikeRJ - 28/7/08 at 04:30 PM

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Originally posted by Syd Bridge
Lead/acid batteries are still the best value on energy stored per kg per £ spent. And they are improving. The six battery set for what we built cost about £300 wholesale, with the batteries having a three year guarantee. Range was 100+ miles per charge, at a cost on Economy7 electric of about £1 today.


Sounds interesting, what sort of size/weight was the car? 2 seater?

Benzine - 28/7/08 at 04:57 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
well you never said how fast you wanted to go


forgot this, 40-50mph area.