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delsolectric · 06-08-2009, 11:00 PM

Hi there,

My name is Jamie Hobson and my friend Ian Hillier and I are converting a 1993 Honda Del Sol to electric using components from a Clark EV1 forklift.

We're 19 years old and currently mechanical engineering students at Conestoga college. The goal is to get the del sol running and then get proper funding from somewhere to convert a car to outperform its gasoline counterpart.

We've been keeping a fairly comprehensive blog of our progress at The Electric Del Sol Conversion Blog

We took it for the first test drive last friday, got it to about 50km/h on half the battery pack (36V). Note to self: plug vacuum booster in.

Any comments or ideas would be appreciated, but the project is almost done!

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delsolectric EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Waterloo, ON Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	1993 Honda Del Sol conversion Hi there, My name is Jamie Hobson and my friend Ian Hillier and I are converting a 1993 Honda Del Sol to electric using components from a Clark EV1 forklift. We're 19 years old and currently mechanical engineering students at Conestoga college. The goal is to get the del sol running and then get proper funding from somewhere to convert a car to outperform its gasoline counterpart. We've been keeping a fairly comprehensive blog of our progress at The Electric Del Sol Conversion Blog We took it for the first test drive last friday, got it to about 50km/h on half the battery pack (36V). Note to self: plug vacuum booster in. Any comments or ideas would be appreciated, but the project is almost done!