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Joined: 04/01/2008
Location: AlbaniaPosts: 510
| Posted: 12:27pm 08 Dec 2008 |
This concept car has a lot of possibilities as a practical work vehicle. It's basically a large battery on wheels:
- wire in the headlights for lighting so you can work at night.
- throw in some welding equipment, wired to the battery -> DC welding in remote locations.
- add a cordless drill, with original battery removed and directly wired to the EV battery bank.
- I like music when I go about... car radio ?
- could even throw in a small generator (lawnmower motor and car alt) in case the batteries run out of juice.
Admittedly, this will all drain the battery (the welding extremely so, but you'd probably do that at only very limited duty cycle anyway) but would greatly increase the practical uses of such a vehicle in remote parts of the property. A true ute.
I was wondering where that motor came from... Now I know where to look for one. (as if an EV would ever pass MOT here... but if you have 400 acres of private property, who cares about MOT.)
Peter.