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| Author: | Blunder [ Tue Jul 14, 2009 6:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | wow..... Electric mini for sale!! |
I know someone on here recently did this, but this one looks old!!! Electric Mini |
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| Author: | Mini Mad [ Tue Jul 14, 2009 7:51 pm ] |
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Quite a lot of money being asked considering the condition of the body and the batteries (which are very expensive). |
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| Author: | Tombo [ Tue Jul 14, 2009 8:48 pm ] |
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There was a yellow roundie electric van in Adelaide. It had plywood where headlights should be (Lack of electricity?) and a vent in the roof, possibly to let the explosive hydrogen out. Last i saw it about 12 years ago. |
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| Author: | Kennomini [ Tue Jul 14, 2009 10:12 pm ] |
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It would be interesting to see some interior shots. |
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| Author: | MiniMe87 [ Wed Jul 15, 2009 7:34 am ] |
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i have seen this car in person as it is roughly 100m from my house............im not going to pass judgement on the person or the company but buyer beware............ |
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| Author: | IwannaMini [ Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:39 am ] |
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i would have thought the spelling woudl tell you buyer beware... ROFL |
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| Author: | ddk848 [ Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:52 am ] |
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Quote: There was a yellow roundie electric van in Adelaide. It had plywood where headlights should be (Lack of electricity?) and a vent in the roof, possibly to let the explosive hydrogen out.
Last i saw it about 12 years ago. I remember seeing that one! Last saw it at Minis at the mill aaaages ago - I think it ended up going to Blair Athol and was for sale for a while? but it is long gone now - whilst my memory is sketchy, I remember seeing it and thinking to myself "someone broke into a substation 50 years ago to build this" - it was a pretty agricultural build. ...and CHECK OUT THE SIZE OF THAT MOTOR! Overkill much?!! But it would be interesting to know how he has connected the motor to the wheels - it's a bit trickier in a mini as you can't just remove the engine, make an adaptor plate and plonk the motor on the end of the gearbox shaft as in these examples: http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/stor ... 82,00.html |
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| Author: | marks [ Wed Jul 15, 2009 11:01 am ] |
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Do a google search for electric cars and you'll be surprised what is available. There is a guy in melbourne who "gets" a Hyundai Getz, rips out the motor & running gear and adds a battery pack & motor. It does upto 100 kph and about 120 klms range for $2 per charge. (foggy memory since I last looked.) He is having trouble keeping up with demand. In WA there is a whole mob of enthusiasts & workshops doing this. I've seen on the mitchell hwy a 1960's mustang that is electric going past (has signs on it with advertising about the engine & user group) A mini would be perfect if you didn't want to the backseat & boot area, which would be used for battery storage. Performance can be amazing in these things though. Electric motors make a large torque figure all the way to maximum rpm. Normally a gearbox is not required or a only hi gear for 60+ speed if a lower final drive gear is used. Also, systems like cooling/radiators, fuel, tranmissions can be removed. Saving weight and maintenance but also give back room to use in motor size, batteries, etc. Now if I can only find a solid mini body without rust. I think it is easier to win lotto...... Cheers, Mark.[/code] |
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