Dave Cloud’s Super Aerodynamic Electric Car, the Dolphin
 

Infrequently do we find a homebuilt car that is well-designed, aesthetically appealing, environmentally friendly, and inexpensive. In Dave Cloud’s Dolphin, we find that all our expectations for a homebuilt EV are surpassed. That’s probably because Dave has had his fair share putting together electric cars, having done over 45 conversions. While the Dolphin may look [...]

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Here's the SketchUp model of the Dolphin, that I am working on:

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Neil, are you thinking of building one? ..or do you just like playing in SketchUp. Cool rendering of the car!

My purpose of modeling the Dolphin is so Dave Cloud can make use of it, and/or others could build similar cars. Having the model would make it possible to see if it can fit 3 or 4 people (the current Dolphin fits 2) with a more compact lithium battery pack.

A 3D SketchUp model can be used to generate CAD sections and elevation views of the chassis shell.

All Cars Electric has posted about the Dolphin:

The Dolphin: Super Aerodynamic Homebuilt Electric Car

The word is spreading...

Here's the Picasa photo album:

Picasa Web Albums - Dave Cloud - Dolphin Measu...

Tree Hugger has picked up on the Dolphin:

Dave Cloud's 214 MPG Geo Metro (aka The Dolphin) : TreeHugger

Here's the forum thread on Dave Cloud's Dolphin:

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...hin-13142.html

Nice! Thanks for the heads-up, Neil.

ABG has now posted an article on the Dolphin (but they used a generic Metro picture, for some reason?):

DIY ecomod turns Geo Metro into 214 mpge Dolphin — Autoblog Green

Gas 2.0 has posted about the Dolphin