Interesting Links
From Trevipedia
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Books
- Build-Your-Own-Electric-Vehicle-2nd-Edition by Bob Brant and Seth Leitman. This book gives a good introduction to electric vehicles.
- Alternative Cars in the 21st Century A New Personal Transportation Paradigm 2nd Edition by Robert Q Riley. See the vision and the steps to get there.
- The Automotive Chassis Volumes 1-Component Design and Volume 2-System by Morello and Genta. A comprehensive look at chassis system design.
Articles
- Tay R, 2000 Tin cans versus assault vehicles: the role of crashworthiness and non-aggressiveness in vehicle safety design, promotion and regulation
Audio stories
- Drive slowly and prosper, featuring John Whitelegg, ABC Radio National, National Interest.
- Trends and Products: electric cars, featuring William Mitchell talking about the MIT CityCar concept, ABC Radio National, By Design.
Web sites
- EVRIC: Useful information on converting electric cars in Australia.
- EV Search: Electric vehicle search engine
- EV World: News.
- Green Car Congress: News.
- Metric Mind Engineering: AC drives and components.
- MightyBoy EV: Good information on a very tidy conversion.
- SusProg3D : Suspension Design Software
- Greenmotorsports: AC motor package/components.
- Thunderstruck-ev: AC motor package/components.
- EV Components : Lithium Batteries
- Ecolostation and Scooter hybride: Information on a hybrid scooter motor that may be suitable for a hybrid, long-range Trev (in French).
Vehicles
| mass (kg) | power (kW) | vehicle |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | 3 | 1963 Peel P50 |
| 300 | 20 | 2007 Trev prototype |
| 340 | 20 | 2010 Trev (Zero Race version) |
| Avian X-Cycle | ||
| 545 | 15 | Cree SAM |
| 584 | 41 | 1961 Austin Mini Cooper |
| 664 | 33 | 1958 Austin-Healey Sprite |
| 1080 | 47 | 2009 Mitsubishi iMiEV |
| 1424 | 136 | 2007 GM Chevy Volt prototype |
Electric recharge infrastructure news
- California, USA : Coulomb Technologies
- Canberra, Australia : A Better Place
Technology news
- CSIRO UltraBattery: A high-power battery for hybrid cars. (Specific energy is likely to be too low for a pure EV.)
International standards news
Neighbourhood Electric Vehicles
