Re: [DML] Electric Delorean Track Test
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Re: [DML] Electric Delorean Track Test
- From: Peter Lucas <lucas@xxxx>
- Date: Sun, 8 Sep 2002 09:10:47 -0400
On Saturday, September 7, 2002, at 01:13 PM, abatt10347@xxxx wrote:
The car developed according to the owner Carl Tilley "noise from
driver's
side rear axle bearing" so it only went 13 laps at a track that is 1.3
miles
around.
Imagine that.
Again
this test will be redone and hopefully the 200 mile mark will be met.
Carl's
wife promised to contact me about the new date, will keep everyone
posted.
Guess we'll have to live with the *old* laws of physics for a little
while longer.
Might I suggest that the DeLorean community may want to think twice
before being too enthusiastic about associating our marque with a
perpetual motion machine?
--Pete Lucas
VIN #06703
P.S. -- Just to anticipate the next chapter of this sad story: Where
did this "200 mile mark" come from? According to their web site:
"... the most effective [electric] vehicles have a maximum range of no
more than 220 miles, most far less than that. The TEV will be driven at
highway speeds around the Nashville Super Speedway, stopping only to
change drivers, for a total distance many multiples of this "longest
expected distance". In fact, as the demonstration will prove, at the end
of the allotted time period the battery bank will still register a FULL
CHARGE condition!"
200 miles wouldn't prove anything--even if their unaudited battery gauge
still registers a "FULL CHARGE".
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