Electric Car

[windlake]

I have a 1974 914-4 1.8. Have been reading about the "TESLA ROADSTER". Being a retired engineer I was thinking about what it would take to convert the 914 to a TESLA type roadster.

[Dave at Pelican Parts]

Google should turn up quite a few electric 914 web pages. One of them Otmar's) is a 1/4 mile record-holder, or at least was for a good while.

Otmar's car:
http://www.evcl.com/914/

Others:
http://www.electroauto.com/gallery/vp914.shtml
http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/573.html
http://www.evworld.com/archives/hobbyists/914.html
http://saccityweb.com/seva/tony/tony_my914.html

A lengthy discussion on a conversion in progress (slow progress, but still!):
http://www.roadglue.com/forum/showthread.php?t=62

...And there are many more. The 914 makes a good EV, as there is a whole lot of room for batteries!

--DD

[petevb]

A couple more interesting links, just for background:
http://www.acpropulsion.com/
http://www.pmlflightlink.com/index.html
http://www.electrovaya.com/innovation/zev_tech.html

I'd got plug in hybrid if I was doing it. Perhaps even 4wd (electric drive one end, internal combustion on the other)...

-Pete