- Greg Zanis’ Dream Electric Car. “We’re very set on the shape,” he said. “It’s also a very safe car – it[s built with 12-inch I-beams all around in order to take on any kid of a crash. So we like the spaceship kind of feel to it.” Color me dubious.
- While we are on crazy EV designs, how about some Inflatable Electric Cars that can drive off cliffs? Seriously, that’s the headline, not usually something one looks for when shopping for a new car. “… the miracle behind the 2,500-mile range is a “hot-swap XPack Multi-Core Battery/Fuel Cell power plant” invented by the founders of XP Vehicles. Or, without the hot-swap technology, the car can travel up to 300 miles on a single charge, thanks to its light weight.”
- Eight reasons you’ll rejoice when gas hits 8 dollars a gallon. I’m not sure if “rejoice” is the right word, no matter what the beneficial side effects might be.
- Superlattice cathode extends EV range by 65%. “Our objective is to create the next generation of Lithium Ion Polymer battery that is environmentally non-toxic, safe, less expensive and more powerful.”
Hmm… i think the “dream car” could use a little bit of a body styling change. It might get good mileage but if it looks stupid no one is going to by one.
That pyramid shape has “Darwin award” written all over it; Did the designer think about a vehicle hitting at high speed coming up the side directly into the passenger compartment? About the only thing that would be “Safe” from would be a Terrier or a squirrel. Anything moving faster than 30mph would be injurious to the driver.
it could make for a SWEET launching ramp for the car that hits it, or one of those nuts with a truck that’s lifted 6 feet off the ground.
If you watch the video you’ll have even more questions about viability. When it moves it looks like it is teetering on wobbly wheels and with the low clearance I think you’d be stymied by even the smallest of potholes/speed bumps.
Plus his claims of great mileage by switching banks of batteries seems pretty far fetched. If his packs of batteries provide 300 miles of range being switched they would also provide the same range in parallel, and it would be easier on the batteries. Part way to the 300 miles he’ll have a bunch of drained batteries sitting around, which isn’t good for long battery life.
Unless he’s leaving the un-hooked banks at home, which means he can’t really get 300 miles on one trip.
I have some high school students that are interested in converting the gasoline powered car into electric one. Do you have any suggestions on ways to obtain funding for this project?