Comments on: 17 Year Old Builds His Own Electric Car For $10k http://www.ridelust.com/17-year-old-builds-his-own-electric-car-for-10k/ Cars, trucks, motorcycles, ATVs, skateboards and all manner of vehicles Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:38:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Bryan http://www.ridelust.com/17-year-old-builds-his-own-electric-car-for-10k/comment-page-1/#comment-11879 Bryan Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:18:18 +0000 http://www.ridelust.com/?p=9957#comment-11879 The car is built on a '70's vintage VW Beetle chassis, not a fiberglass unit-body construction. Yes, the VW chassis do have some flex, but you can add strength by fitting square steel tubing along the frame perimeter - The car is built on a ’70’s vintage VW Beetle chassis, not a fiberglass unit-body construction. Yes, the VW chassis do have some flex, but you can add strength by fitting square steel tubing along the frame perimeter -

]]> By: Paul Rai http://www.ridelust.com/17-year-old-builds-his-own-electric-car-for-10k/comment-page-1/#comment-10151 Paul Rai Mon, 01 Jun 2009 04:22:39 +0000 http://www.ridelust.com/?p=9957#comment-10151 give the guy a break man! hes 17.....he made an electric powered car on his own! well done bro, im impressed....im 17 worried about my chem exam tmw and ur making ur own electric car. keep at it! give the guy a break man! hes 17…..he made an electric powered car on his own! well done bro, im impressed….im 17 worried about my chem exam tmw and ur making ur own electric car. keep at it!

]]> By: Arfan Medni http://www.ridelust.com/17-year-old-builds-his-own-electric-car-for-10k/comment-page-1/#comment-9784 Arfan Medni Fri, 08 May 2009 16:35:33 +0000 http://www.ridelust.com/?p=9957#comment-9784 Fibreglass body is twisted, im not surprised. The body was not designed to take on the hugh weight of the lead acid batteries. Try building from a donar car in the future. Where as the steel construction would help spread the weight around the body and more even distribution. The range is '40 miles' makes it less practical than a normal gas car, that would have a range over 150 miles, depending on driving conditions/engine fuel tank size....Only suitable for city use. But good effort anyhow. Fibreglass body is twisted, im not surprised. The body was not designed to take on the hugh weight of the lead acid batteries.

Try building from a donar car in the future. Where as the steel construction would help spread the weight around the body and more even distribution.

The range is ‘40 miles’ makes it less practical than a normal gas car, that would have a range over 150 miles, depending on driving conditions/engine fuel tank size….Only suitable for city use.

But good effort anyhow.

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