Re: [DML] Electric Delorean Track Test

[Peter Lucas <lucas@xxxx>]

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".