Solved - NEH 1946: John Santini's home-built hybrid EV

Started by Carnut, July 20, 2012, 05:48:33 AM

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Carnut

July 20, 2012, 05:48:33 AM
What's this, by whom - for 1 point?

ANYONE FOUND GIVING ANSWERS GLEANED BY USING GOOGLE SEARCH BY IMAGE WILL BE BANNED FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD!
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Carnut

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July 27, 2012, 04:07:06 AM
Experts?
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Carnut

#2
August 10, 2012, 04:44:05 AM
Pro's then?
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sixtee5cuda

#3
August 10, 2012, 09:58:37 AM
British?

Carnut

#4
August 10, 2012, 11:19:42 AM
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Otto Puzzell

#5
August 10, 2012, 11:22:23 AM
I assume it's a one-off.
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Carnut

#6
August 10, 2012, 11:23:17 AM
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on August 10, 2012, 11:22:23 AM
I assume it's a one-off.

Indeed it is.
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Otto Puzzell

#7
August 10, 2012, 11:26:49 AM
Was it built for the Automotive X-Prize competition?
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Carnut

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August 10, 2012, 11:45:21 AM
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on August 10, 2012, 11:26:49 AM
Was it built for the Automotive X-Prize competition?

There's no mention of that in the blurb at all so believe the answer must be "No".
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Paul Jaray

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August 10, 2012, 06:54:31 PM
John Santini's Hybrid Vehicle Project

Carnut

#10
August 11, 2012, 08:00:37 AM
Quote from: Paul Jaray on August 10, 2012, 06:54:31 PM
John Santini's Hybrid Vehicle Project

Yes!
John Santini is apparently the vice president of engineering at TDI Power and this is his home-built electric car, built with the intention of it being as light as possible.
Believe it or not it's based on a 1988 Pontiac Fiero, although there doesn't seem to be much of it left, includging one of its wheels...

Well done!
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Oguerrerob

#11
August 11, 2012, 10:50:31 AM
Rear view:
and naked view:

Carnut

#12
August 11, 2012, 12:59:12 PM
Ah - it appears as though is hasn't lost a wheel in the naked view, but the blurb does actually say "This is a three-wheeled vehicle (single rear wheel with tandem rear tires)." 

Perhaps someone doesn't know what "tandem" means...
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Otto Puzzell

#13
August 11, 2012, 01:03:58 PM
 :lmao:
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Arunas

#14
August 11, 2012, 01:10:00 PM
In the last pic it looks as if he's driving his bed...

RayTheRat

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August 24, 2012, 12:51:39 PM
Quote from: Arunas on August 11, 2012, 01:10:00 PM
In the last pic it looks as if he's driving his bed...

Gives new meaning to the term "box spring mattress." 

I'd also like to see the gentleman try to pass his 4-wheeled creation off as a trike to SCTA inspectors on the salt flats.  He wouldn't even make it to the inspection tent...they'd look at it in the queue of bikes and tell him to get into the other lanes for cars.  They wouldn't buy his concept of a "three-wheeled vehicle (single rear wheel with tandem rear tires)" at all...especially with that coil-over shock mounted between the rear wheels.  Come to think of it, by using that same definition, I could try to pass my car off as a motorcycle streamliner with widely-spaced tandem wheels, front AND rear!   :hah:

sixtee5cuda

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August 24, 2012, 01:53:15 PM
No more worries about 3-wheel versus 4-wheel.  Due to reliability and safety issues, he chopped off all the "3-wheel" components, and replaced them with a differential/suspension from some kind of Toyota.

From the pictures, at 8500 miles as of last year, I still haven't seen/read an indication that he has actually installed a generator motor to make it a true "hybrid".  Still an electric car.
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