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Jan 21, 2010 19:51:49 GMT
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Cant remember who was thinking about electrcc vehicles, while doing a bit of pre purchase research i came across this guys blog, he runs an electric Bedford CF as a daily driver, hoovering the hydrogen gas out of it every morning don't sound like fun to me though. :S bedfordcfelectric.blogspot.com/ |
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Jan 21, 2010 20:00:46 GMT
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I remember working on an electric CF in the early eighties, it belonged to The Center for Alternative Technology, near Machynlleth, mid wales, I wonder if it's the same one.
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Steve
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Jan 21, 2010 20:03:58 GMT
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Its not the only one as there is also a working example in Bath still in regular use.
Aint got any pics but if I go over tomorrow I might get a couple of pics.
Steve
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Jan 21, 2010 20:05:18 GMT
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Theres was a rather tidy one hiding out the back of the Motor Heritage Centre at Gaydon when we went for the 2008 Gathering  ;D |
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Jan 21, 2010 20:05:36 GMT
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I was reading about these, supposedly they were real heavy! not sure how many were made but I think theres a few of them around  |
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Jan 21, 2010 20:20:09 GMT
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there was one of these on ebay not so long ago right?
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Jan 21, 2010 20:55:10 GMT
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I worked building the ponds forge sports center in sheffield 20 years ago, the post office next door had a fleet of them
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the gaydon one was used on one of the royal estates , i remember those we had here,
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theres more to life than mpg & to much power is just enough.
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Yes, I remember something about Prince Philip driving one of these.
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Jan 22, 2010 11:13:53 GMT
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Local electricy board offices used to have several and they had overhead gantry for the charging leads at night. Always thought they were a good idea but didn't last long. A friend was converting a Land Rover to electric power and managed to get an ex electric CF motor - huge thing so they must either have had low useable range or massive battery packs.
Paul H
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Jan 22, 2010 11:17:25 GMT
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1 ton lead acid packs according to that blog, guess thats why they used vans!
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Jan 22, 2010 11:35:02 GMT
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So he uses a Hoover to suck hydrogen out so it doesn't get ignited by the sparks from the motor, except the Hoover sucks the hydrogen across the sparky motor inside itself. Ok, I can see the logic there.
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Jan 22, 2010 11:46:38 GMT
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i'd fit a roof vent, what with hydrogen being lighter than air it'd sort itself out.
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Jan 22, 2010 20:41:36 GMT
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DO you have to tax electric vehicles?
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69 Plymouth Fury Convertible 75 Range Rover 2 door 82 Range Rover 4 door
84 Range Rover 4 door 78 Datsun 120Y 2 door 78 Datsun 120Y Coupe
78 Datsun 620 Pickup 81 Datsun Urvan E23 86 Datsun Vanette van
98 Electric Citroen Berlingo 00 Electric Peugeot Partner 02 Electric Citroen Berlingo 76 Honda C50
04 Berlingo Multispace petrol 07 Land Rover 130 15 Nissan E-NV200 15 Fiat Ducato
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Jan 22, 2010 20:45:52 GMT
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Our local electricty boards , SEB as was , used to use a fleet of them around 25 odd years ago .Lucas used to do their servicing on them.
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Jan 22, 2010 21:45:31 GMT
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i know where theres two of these parked up.. been trying to negotiate for the better of the two for a while...
real world specs from the very man who drove it till it was parked up...
"yeah it would do 55-60mph and get 30-40 miles form a charge"
that would cover my commute no problem....
they had special kit there with the vans for doing the battery watering etc..
essentially a massive motor bolted to an upside down rear axle facing towards the back of the van...
cool vehicles though...
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Jan 22, 2010 23:18:25 GMT
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After trying to find a clean CF for a while its probably worth buying an electric one and selling off the electric bits to put a decent motor back in there.  |
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Jan 22, 2010 23:43:42 GMT
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DO you have to tax electric vehicles? No road tax on electric vehiclels - and electric commercials are MOT exempt as well. Paul H |
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Really? Even say a car derived van?
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69 Plymouth Fury Convertible 75 Range Rover 2 door 82 Range Rover 4 door
84 Range Rover 4 door 78 Datsun 120Y 2 door 78 Datsun 120Y Coupe
78 Datsun 620 Pickup 81 Datsun Urvan E23 86 Datsun Vanette van
98 Electric Citroen Berlingo 00 Electric Peugeot Partner 02 Electric Citroen Berlingo 76 Honda C50
04 Berlingo Multispace petrol 07 Land Rover 130 15 Nissan E-NV200 15 Fiat Ducato
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If you loaded a generator in the back you could increase your range by charging as you go, its not a hybrid if your only delivering it officer. |
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