Re: electric rocco?

["Mark Peele" <scirocco_s@hotmail.com>]

>On Fri, 19 Feb 1999 18:17:28 PST "noodle noggin" 
<scirocco82@hotmail.com>
>writes:
>>I want to build an electric scirocco. I have been interested in 
electic 
>>cars for a while, and I just read an article about electric cars some 
of
>
>>them had like 130hp. Does anyone know of info on this sort of thing? 
>>Also would the 8 spoke empis off of the old water cooled cars work on 
>>ours? I had a set on my '67 type III and loved 'em. Might be to 
>>round-y-ish (higly technical term) for the square lines. 
>>thanks again, dave gray
>
>
>My High School built one a number of years ago! They built a MK-I all
>electric and they raced the thing all over the place. Finished 1st a
>bunch of times with it too! I wouldnt of known about it at all excpept
>that I walked into it at the Del Mar Fair. Of course they had alot of
>local high tech manufactures donate the vast majority of the parts 
needed
>to make it work ect. It was quite an impressive car. I wish I had 
gotten
>pictures of it. I dont know if they still have the car or not. I recall
>they brought it out for a local autox event once. Havent seen or heard 
of
>it since. 
>I wonder if the H/S has a web site...... I'll check it out.....
>
>I think, dont know for sure, but I think the air cooled wheels are a
>larger bolt pattern and wont work. If they do, they wont be hub 
centric.
>HTH!

This is of particular interest to me. If fossil fuels get banned, or if 
a battery breakthrough occurs (bye bye lead), I'll be looking closely at 
this concept. So PLEASE let us know. :-)

Mark Peele
1981 Scirocco S
1982 Scirocco
1987 Golf GT
http://home.t-online.de/home/Scirocco2/mark.htm




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