NMG (Sparrow) owner "first 1000 miles" report
Posted to the EVDL today.
(Really I should be working on the ForkenSwift instead of posting messages, but....) https://www.egmcartech.com/wp-content...05/sparrow.jpg https://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:...g_yellow_2.jpg Quote:
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Looks great, how about some gov't subsidies to bring down the $24,900 price tag.
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There probably are incentives in some states.
At $25k I wonder if it's the cheapest freeway-capable EV available today... Can't think of any others. EDIT: I should say cheapest "commercially produced" EV (before Toecutter rightfully jumps in and tells us how you can build a much faster and cheaper conversion out of an ICE glider). :D |
Hey that's in my home town:eek: I'll have to keep an eye open for it but if he doing 70 mph it will just be a little yellow flash as he goes wizzing by me. I'll be interested how the next 1000 miles go. He bought it when it cool and the batteries have not had to go through the weeks of 100 degrees we even have periods were it's 110+ for a few days. Which brings me to a question. Can EV have AC or is it to much of a draw on the system?
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For those of us who are somewhat EV ignorant, whats a "Zilla" ?
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The Zilla is a brand of controller (the box that sits between the batteries and the motor and delivers power to the motor based on what the driver's right foot asks for).
Zilla's are known for their high output specs - they can send a LOT of juice to the motor when asked (thus the burn-outs). A car with a Zilla is no golf cart! The guy who makes Zillas is interviewed in this interesting YouTube clip (it's not about controllers - it's about EVs in general, and you also get to see him smoke the tires on his 914 conversion): https://youtube.com/watch?v=Yl9uejKnMFQ |
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I remember reading from people who got to lease an EV1 that AC ate ~2% of their range. But the EV1 was designed to be efficient, including special glass to help prevent the interior from heating up. From what I can tell of conversions, AC will usually take about 5%.
Heating will eat a lot more of an EV's range, usually around 10-15%. |
I saw one of these last sumer at the Midwest Renewable Energy Fair they look awsome, and it looks like NMG has improved the design that Corban came up with back in the '90's by useing better batteries, better controlers, and making sure that they sold them at enough of a profit to be able to handle fixing any problems that came up for "free" and being able to pay off debt, and continue research.
If I was in the market for a new car, I would get one. |
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