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I was recently at the Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association annual show. Wow! Electric vehicles have come a long way! Although very expensive, Lithium cells are the way to go. If anyone has a story on converting a Type 3 to electric, I'd love to hear how it turned out! For anyone doubting the ability of electric power, how about 0-60 in 3.6 seconds, and a range of 300 miles. check out this site : http://www.benerridge.freeserve.co.uk/tzero1.htm Cheers, Dave 70Notch ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Hall" <dave@hallvw.clara.co.uk> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 4:52 PM Subject: Re: [T3] alternative fuel > Some vehicles in the UK during the war used to be gas powered (literally gas, > not petroleum) in the form of a large bag of gas on the roof! Not what you had > in mind? There are LPG conversions in the UK - there is less tax on liquified > petroleum gas (propane/butane mixture I think), but I doubt the USA bothers with > that. I even remember a Beetle steam engine way back. I think some on the > list have seen battery powered electric Type 3s. A recent TV car program here > had a guy generating methane from animal manure and running his car on it, but > with all the equipment costs it wasn't any cheaper. Solar power isn't much good > when you apply it to a one ton vehicle like a Type 3. They say fuel cells are > the way to go - with hydrogen available from oil, solar electrolysis, wind > generated electricity, geo-thermal electricity, wave and tide power. I doubt it > will come in until we're a lot shorter of oil than now. Still, some ideas to > get started on! > > Dave. > UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club > http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ > ------ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "C.Rochambeau" <T3@binauralaboratories.net> > To: "Type 3 mailing list" <type3@vwtype3.org> > Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 10:55 PM > Subject: [T3] alternative fuel > > > > Hello again, apologies for forgetting the 'T3' prior.. > > > > While it's on my mind has anyone had any luck, or heard of anyone having luck > in using > > something other than petroleum in an otherwise roughly stock car? > > > > Cheers > > Curtis > > > > http://binauralaboratories.net > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > > > > > > >