Mousin' aroun' with Neasden Postlethwaite

[hirez]

Oddly enough, the internet is filled with periodic tables of beer. It must be a growth industry, carefully hidden under the cat macros, pr0n, Top Gear torrents, Top Gear slash and loud, confident and wrong Linux weblogs.

Why isn't there an electric Caterham/Lotus Seven/Westfield? (In the motor-at-each-corner and exotic battery style, rather than lead-acid and milkfloat motor one.)

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[jarkman.livejournal.com]

Only one motor, but technical betteries:
http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2008/04/thorr-fully-electric-caterham-style.html

Just enough range to get you to the nearest lamppost, I think.

[hirez.livejournal.com]

If you can't burn your feet on the thyristors, it's not a proper kit-car.

Hm. HTP fuel cell? Maybe they should work like the ship in Starglider.

[jarkman.livejournal.com]

HTP in a consumer device ?

Best make sure the showroom is handy for the crematorium.

[nalsa.livejournal.com]

Tesla? Supposed to be not too bad, and actually shipping.

Anyway, the future is Hydrogen, assuming someone comes up with a cheap way of isolating the damn thing.

[sheepthief.livejournal.com]

Don't have the time to google it right now but I seem to recall that there's someone with an electric Atom and looking to make a few. I'd swap both Seras for one of those!

[sheepthief.livejournal.com]

Oh, and you've seen that mad six-wheeler from Japan, yes? Looks like a model from UFO. (Actually I think it's an 8 wheeler but two pairs at the front and four on the back axle.

[nemesis-to-go.livejournal.com]

Never underestimate a milk float!

http://www.speedace.info/milk_float_record.htm (http://www.speedace.info/milk_float_record.htm)

[sheepthief.livejournal.com]

The electric atom: http://www.wrightspeed.com/x1.html

Jap madness: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliica (see Youtube also)

And someone's made an electric Sera: http://www.toymods.net/forums/showthread.php?t=46573

[hirez.livejournal.com]

It's cheering to note that I can think of two test-pilots and a man to keep the carboys right off the top of my head.

[hirez.livejournal.com]

Yes. x3.

[hirez.livejournal.com]

Well, ye-es. But it's a bit 'Wait for the man from the shop to build one', which isn't going to happen while there's oil in the ground.