Urba electric first drive

[wsc01q]

Finally got the thing running. Now to finish it.

Sorry this site does not allow links. It would have interested a lot of people.

[euromodder]

Welcome to ecomodder.

Originally Posted by wsc01q

Finally got the thing running. Now to finish it.

Sorry this site does not allow links. It would have interested a lot of people.

You need a few extra posts to be allowed to post full URLs.

Hint : remove the

http://www.

part , then you can post the rest of the link
We'll happily copy-paste

[Ryland]

So you can't even tell us what it is?

[brucepick]

I googled "Urba electric" and found this link - and others of course.

A Classic EV Design With Advanced Features

[bschloop]

Do you have the "Electromatic Transmission" mentioned in the aforementioned link? I've always wondered if a cvt on an electric car might not make it more efficient, and/or faster.

[Ryland]

Originally Posted by bschloop

Do you have the "Electromatic Transmission" mentioned in the aforementioned link? I've always wondered if a cvt on an electric car might not make it more efficient, and/or faster.

I don't think so, it would make it so that in 1977 you didn't need a solid state speed controller, most people who leave there manual transmissions on their EV's leave it in one gear nearly all the time, altho it does help you draw fewer amps to have it in a lower gear and will help with your top speed, but an automatic is not going to give you any advantage because they are not efficient enough.

[NeilBlanchard]

Their site doesn't have any pictures, either? That makes it hard to know what you are buying...

[sid]

I have the plans for this vehicle. I bought them back in the early 1980's, did some pricing of parts and looked into licensing and insurance requirements, but never built the vehicle.