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The DMC-EV Electric Delorean – Translogic

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The current owner of the Delorean Motor Company is in the process of developing an electric version of the DMC-12. The hope is to have turn-key cars built from their inventory of new-old-stock parts available for purchase next year for $95,000-$100,000. They’re also planning on retrofitting electric drivetrains into existing DMC-12’s. Bradley Hasemeyer of Translogic visits the DMC warehouse and test drives the DMC-EV test mule. Delorean Motor Company paired up with Epic EV for a complete battery, motor and charger package. The prototype car has a basic brushed DC motor, but the production version is slated to have a 400V AC induction motor that produces 260 horsepower and 360 ft-lbs of torque. There’s also some bonus footage of the new chassis that Epic helped DMC make with the original molds. Instead of hand laid fiberglass, they are now using vacuum bags and honeycomb reinforcement to make a lighter and stronger chassis.


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Honda Fit EV – Translogic

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Translogic got a crack at the Honda Fit EV at Honda’s press launch in Pasadena, California. It’s kind of an exciting EV because the Fit is such a fun car to drive in gasoline form. The Fit EV replaces the floor with a 20 kilowatt-hour battery pack and the engine is replaced with a 123 horsepower (92 kw), 189 ft-lbs electric motor. That means the Fit EV is probably faster and handles better than the regular Fit. Another interesting spec to note is that the battery pack only takes 3 hours to charge. Compare that to the Nissan Leaf that takes 9 hours to charge a 23 kwh battery. There’s also smart phone and key fob connectivity that allows you to control charging and air conditioning remotely. It’s an incremental step up in technology, but it goes a long way into making EV’s some more normal and appealing. My main gripe is the trend to make EV interiors light colored and sterile. That still appeals more to transportation appliance people and not car people.

Source: Translogic

The Monotracer-E

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The concept behind the Monotracer-E is pretty clever. You start with the fact that motorcycles achieve great gas mileage because they’re light and basically the absolute minimum of what you need as a mode of transportation. From there, you start to address some of the motorcycles shortcomings. Lets start with exposure to the weather, safety and aerodynamics. What could you do to fix those things? Well, add an outer shell to the bike. That’s exactly what they tried on Mythbusters:


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