Re: [DML] Re: Electric Delorean and cost

["Joseph Molino" <foxmul@xxxx>]

Dear DMLers,

I asked this gentleman a couple of questions and here it is:



Joseph,

Thanks for your questions....below are the answers...I will keep you
informed....we plan to have a test at the Nashville Super Speedway within
the next two weeks....we rented the race track for a day.





Dear Real Life Doc Brown,

This is one of the most amazing things I have ever seen. I have a couple of
questions.

1. Did you do away with........

1. Fuel system.............yes
2. Engine....................yes
3. Cooling system....................yes...but added our own
transmission cooler system

2. Will this work for both manual and automatic cars?.................works
on both... this one is automatic

3. What did you mean by "No heat problems" during the testing?....I was
worried about heat problem from the electric motor....but with proper
venting it is very cool.

4. How the heck are you defying the very laws of energy by ending up with
more energy than you started with?....my invention keeps the battery charged
at full all the time no matter what you use

5. How is the air conditioner controlled? We use an electric AC

6. Are there many batteries and what do you expect the life of those
batteries to be?Total batteries are only 12....most electric cars require 24
to 56 ....we only use 12 and they are off the shelf type...Fully charged
batteries should last up to three years....battery cost is less than $56
each

7. Has the weight of the vehicle changed? Lighter, heavier or about the
same? 5.1 pounds lighter

8. How does the vacuum system on car operate?Operates the same...we
installed a vacuum pump for the brakes

9. Did you modify any part of the car visibly from interior or exterior
(excluding obvious engine compartments and lack of tailpipe) Car looks like
it should from the outside....no modifications at all.... the trunk has
three batteries.....back of driver 6 batteries incased in heavy Plexiglas
and vented...three in the rear...no tail pipe, no gas tank everything that
was not electric was taken off.

Is your fuel gauge now reading an electric fuel level?....No....we have
our own meters four of them that read amps and volts as well as RPM's

10. How long did it take you to build (without planning included) Three
weeks.....it took 2 months for drawings and planning.
11. How long did it take from idea to finish?......Three years for the car
idea ...over 18 years to finish up and construct the device that keeps the
batteries charged.

12. Are there any 0-60 times available. Is it slower off the line?...Have
not tested that yet....but we have reached 126 mph in one test until I
chickened out and slowed down

13. Do electric motor have a horsepower rating? If so, what do you expect
yours is?...Compared to a gas motor the electric motor is rated at 325 HP we
geared it down to around 135 as out first test we had to going 120 miles per
hour to get in 3rd gear.


Thank you again.

Joseph Molino
vin 2850
New Jersey


----- Original Message -----
From: "Palatinus, Joe" <jopalatinus@xxxx>
To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 11:44 PM
Subject: [DML] Re: Electric Delorean and cost


> In addition to my delorean expierences I have an old electric car from the
1982 world's fair that doesn't run. I started researching electric
vehicles, and discovered you can buy complete conversion kits (motor
batteries, and even instructions in some cases) for less than $3,000, and I
have seen such kits installed primarily in volkswagens. Most of the
conversions are manual transmision cars however, and still take advantage of
the stock transmission and clutch system.
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> I have always thought an electric delorean would be neat, but it would
probably be really hot without air conditioning and perhaps underpowered as
well. I have not seen or heard of this electric delorean in TN before, but I
wouldn't be too quick to doubt the maker's claims about speed. Electric
motors can spin just as fast as gas ones. I am a little surprised by the
claim about power loss however, from the owner's description they kept the
disc brakes. Many of the electric cars I've seen have power generator that
help slow the car and recharge the batteries at the same time.
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> Joe Palatinus
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