<VV> Electric Power for Corvairs?

[Ron]

This "secondary vehicle" status has been the big handicap for electric 
vehicles for the last forty years and even though many millions of dollars 
have been spent on battery research, nothing has come up yet that would 
allow an electric vehicle to obtain primary use status.  I was at General 
Atomics when they spent many millions with some of the countries best 
scientists trying to make the zinc-air battery concept work and could never 
make it go.  So, so far there still isn't a battery system beyond the old 
lead acid concept and that isn't enough.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob & Kathy Gilbert" <bgilbert at redshift.bc.ca>
To: <MSYVairs at aol.com>; <vair65 at netzero.net>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 11:27 AM
Subject: RE: <VV> Electric Power for Corvairs?


>I briefly checked and both the early and the late electric Vairs made by GM
> were powered by zinc based batteries and, by today's standards relatively
> inefficient motor/controller combinations.
>
> BTW, before anybody brings up the obvious battery limitations, I'm seeing
> this a secondary vehicle that would get occasional use doing round trips 
> of
> 20 miles or less per day on secondary roads so a 200 mile range or high
> performance are not issues in my case. But mostly, it has the potential of
> being an interesting project.
>
> Bob
> 66 180 convertible (a keeper!)
>
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> Sent: April 17, 2007 11:15 AM
> To: vair65 at netzero.net; virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: Re: <VV> Electric Power for Corvairs?
>
>
> In a message dated 4/17/2007 12:31:53 PM Central Daylight Time,
> vair65 at netzero.net writes:
>
> At last a REAL subject!  I have only heard of 2, I think.  One is the
> electric rampy the other I have in my brain as being a concept car from 
> GM.
> Maybe
> some one could jump in and confirm this.
> Keith Hammett
>
> Keith:
>
> The concept car you are speaking of is the "Electrovair". A LM four door
> that
> was (is) LOADED with batteries!
>
> When you visit the Heritage Center this summer while at the Convention you
> will have the opportunity to view the very car!
>
> Somewhere there is a link to the Heritage Center but I have forgotten 
> where
> it is!
>
> Bill"Swamp-Rat"Hadley
> Denham Springs, LA
>
>
>
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