Fuel Economy, Hypermiling, EcoModding News and Forum - EcoModder.com - View Single Post - EV at Bonneville Speed Week (Aug 8 to Aug 14)

California98Civic · 07-24-2021, 10:13 PM

I went to the EV West open house a couple days ago just to see the electraliner up close. Their new LSR car was also on display. There were at least 8 VW Vans and Things... all fully converted. EV West is a great enterprise.

New skin on the electraliner (lakester style), last year's record breaking EV at Bonneville. About 230 MPH, IIRC:

Electraliner's cockpit:

This year there is a new car and an even higher speed ambition for Bonneville. This car is the streamliner:

Frame:

Motor (Tesla, split and stacked... front toward left):

The skin, seen from the nose):

07-24-2021, 10:13 PM	#23 (permalink)
California98Civic Cyborg ECU Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Coastal Southern California Posts: 6,299 Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe Team Honda 90 day: 66.42 mpg (US) Black and Red - '00 Nashbar Custom built eBike 90 day: 3671.43 mpg (US) Thanks: 2,373 Thanked 2,172 Times in 1,469 Posts	Electraliner at the EV West open house 7/22 I went to the EV West open house a couple days ago just to see the electraliner up close. Their new LSR car was also on display. There were at least 8 VW Vans and Things... all fully converted. EV West is a great enterprise. New skin on the electraliner (lakester style), last year's record breaking EV at Bonneville. About 230 MPH, IIRC: Electraliner's cockpit: This year there is a new car and an even higher speed ambition for Bonneville. This car is the streamliner: Frame: Motor (Tesla, split and stacked... front toward left): The skin, seen from the nose): Attached Thumbnails __________________ See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.