im gonna just have to get to cali soon somehow-
what is a p.g.e. carbon offset?-you say pay p.g.e. a few bucks a month for
this offset-i dont live there anymore,so i am curious as what your telling
me-please bestow wisdom-thanks!
b.t.w. i need to go tune raido to rockies world series game!!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles English" <lovelarge@gmail.com>
To: "North Bay British Car Club" <nobbc@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 6:47 PM
Subject: Re: [Nobbc] death or rebirth of a tr-6? fort collins.here you go
deano.
> Hi Steve,
>
> Thanks for reporting about the Electric TR-6. I am considering
> converting my 58 MGA to electric one day. For now I am working on a
> supplemental hydrogen generator to mix with gas in the ICE. Once
> complete,
> I will invite the group to my garage to check it out. There have been
> many
> great British cars converted to electric and I have heard great things
> from
> their owners. And as battery technology improves, things will only get
> better.
> To answer your question about the gallons of gasoline it takes to
> create the power to charge the vehicle for 100 miles of driving... Most
> electric car conversions get about 50 miles per charge and cost about $1
> for
> a full charge. So that is about $2 for 100 miles of driving. Here in Nor
> Cal we are lucky to get much of our electricity from Hydro, Geo thermal,
> and
> other renewable sources, so it wont consume much gas to charge the
> vehicle.
> PG&E now offers a program to offset all the carbon from the energy you use
> in the home, for just a few more bucks a month.
>
> For more details about electric vehicles in and around Santa Rosa check
> out
> ... www.nbeaa.org
>
> Note, the last vehicle is an MGA converted in 1973.
>
> Peace,
> Charles English
> 58' MGA
>
> On 10/24/07, Steve Lehmann <sand@frii.com> wrote:
>>
>> local elect.-and controlls contractor has aquired a tr-6.-tr-6 was
>> donated
>> to
>> a charitabe opperation by a fort collins doctor-
>> of course it went to auction-
>> collins controll and electric of fort collins picked it up-
>> the car is under reconstruction convershion to an electric power car-
>> the way i have it is the trans will remain-
>> the engine will be replaced w/an 150 h.p. motor (would assume d.c.) and
>> batts.
>> i have not yet seen the project-just learned of it today.
>> understand the orig. tr-6 mill is on e-bay-
>> i will try to get by there-hey will a tr-6 raidiator bolt into a tr4a?-
>> it should.dont see why they should need it unless to cool down wiring-
>> do you think they will reroute lucas or just string there own?
>> my question, did they kill a tr6?
>> how many gallions of gas does a generator burn to charge the batterys for
>> a
>> 100 mile drive?
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