PUMA in Solar challenge
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PUMA in Solar challenge
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Re: PUMA in Solar challenge
Interesting...
That Puma seems sort of Eskom powered. And needs it's batteries swapped through the race regularly with other fully charged ones.
Some interesting solar powered cars that did previous races:
use for old "spacesaver" wheels"?
Electrified pram?
Fast car from the east:
(Unlike the others, no rearview mirrors, only a hooter..."piebeeep, make way, i want to pass!"
That Puma seems sort of Eskom powered. And needs it's batteries swapped through the race regularly with other fully charged ones.
Some interesting solar powered cars that did previous races:
use for old "spacesaver" wheels"?
Electrified pram?
Fast car from the east:
(Unlike the others, no rearview mirrors, only a hooter..."piebeeep, make way, i want to pass!"
Staying Aircooled is so much nicer.
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Re: PUMA in Solar challenge
It has been said that they 1st asked "Van" to drive the Puma. 
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But he refused, point blank.
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He sure as
was not the one that was going to pay for the extension leads... 
Sorry, just had too.....
Herman
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But he refused, point blank.
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He sure as
was not the one that was going to pay for the extension leads... Sorry, just had too.....
Herman
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Re: PUMA in Solar challenge
Would love one of these to be different!
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Not sure how close or far they are from actual production!
Another proudly South African product!
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Not sure how close or far they are from actual production!
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Re: PUMA in Solar challenge
We were involved with the orange car from UJ. Pretty interesting ideas there.
It's powered by a Honda 600cc engine with an electric motor for the eco mode. They used the entire back section of the bike and simply build a nose section onto it. I think they won their class last year.
It's powered by a Honda 600cc engine with an electric motor for the eco mode. They used the entire back section of the bike and simply build a nose section onto it. I think they won their class last year.
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Re: PUMA in Solar challenge
Lets be serious here, these are very hi-tech items of engineering, They may look like a backyard job, but man, if you see the components that go into it, and the weight reduction reverse engineering, the whole motor industry will be improved by these guys.
Was involved with a few guys some time back, and had it not been for the hold-back of battery design, we would all be doing less then 1cent per km by now.
The best economy for weight I saw was a turbo two stroke diesel with regenerative braking and AC Drive 3 Ph electric motor.
Here's me wishing these guys all the best, and may we show the rest of the world, that SA can do better then the rest...
Herman
Was involved with a few guys some time back, and had it not been for the hold-back of battery design, we would all be doing less then 1cent per km by now.
The best economy for weight I saw was a turbo two stroke diesel with regenerative braking and AC Drive 3 Ph electric motor.
Here's me wishing these guys all the best, and may we show the rest of the world, that SA can do better then the rest...
Herman
1968 Fastback 2Lt.type4
1972 Low Light Bay Panel Van 2Lt type 4
1975 Fleetline Panel Van 1914cc
2020 MeFusco Beetle "Bakkie" 2Lt type 4
1972 FT Hahn SP 1776 cc
1972 Low Light Bay Panel Van 2Lt type 4
1975 Fleetline Panel Van 1914cc
2020 MeFusco Beetle "Bakkie" 2Lt type 4
1972 FT Hahn SP 1776 cc