Mike Chancey wrote: > What kind of EV could be built to meet the following: > > - a total budget of $20,000, including the donor vehicle (used). > - Expected service life, 10 years, 100,000 miles > - Initial investment to cover all battery replacements required > during service life > - Able to carry 4 passengers. > - range of 80 to 100 miles at highway speeds > - 0-60 acceleration no more than 14 seconds fully loaded. > - Able to charge from both 120 and 220 volt sources > - Air conditioning and heating a must > - As much as possible, this should be a "plug and play" vehicle
Whew! You don't ask for much, do you? This would be a tough specification to meet even if you included ordinary gasoline cars! :-) I would say that a custom-designed mass-produced EV could meet such a standard. However, there is no such thing. To meet it with a hand-made one-off EV would require something tricky. For example, buying some conversion EV cheap, fixing it, and letting most of the $20,000 pay for battery packs. -- Lee A. Hart Ring the bells that still can ring 814 8th Ave. N. Forget your perfect offering Sartell, MN 56377 USA There is a crack in everything leeahart_at_earthlink.net That's how the light gets in - Leonard Cohen
