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= UELVEs MBC=
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S1E8SQde5rk


Acronym decoding:
= Basics =


* UELVEs: Ultra-Efficient Libre Electric Vehicles for everyone.
* A vehicle design utilising [[Fiber Composite Reinforced Pipes]] or
* MBC: the Embassy, or the "MythBusters Car" (get it?), in honour of their discovery that a golf-ball texture on a car bodypanels significantly improves fuel economy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUiGhyHC-1A
bamboo poles or PVC pipes (what is available). The design is focussed on efficiency.
* The acronyms stand for Ultra-Efficient Libre Vehicles for Everyone - Myth Busters Car
* Is a prototype for further iterations of vehicles using similar methods for various other vehicle types, as well as structures such as furniture, sheds and semi-permanent buildings.


= Design Concept =
Versions:


* Use downhill mountain-bike parts that have been proven to be light, strong and effective up to a 50kg weight with an 80kg load, thanks to the Sur-Ron Electric Bike.
* [[UELVE MBC/v0.0]] (concept, initial CAD, scale model)
* Use twin Sur-Ron direct-drive 3-5kW Axial Flux electric motors
* [[UELVE MBC/v0.1]] (build underway)
* Use twin ASI BAC4000 BLDC Controllers (or VESC Vedder BLDC Controllers)
* Outer skin using the GABoats technique (Geodesic Aerolite Boats) - http://gaboats.com
* Inner frame using 3D-printed fibre-reinforced "nodes" connecting continuous-fibre-reinforced pipes on a [[Fibre_Reinforced_Pipe_3D_Printer]] or getting carbon-fibre or hemp-reinforced tubes, based on the Divergent 3D "Blade" car manufacturing concept https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPv7PwS50OE


=Concept=
= Images =
[[File:uelves_mbc.jpg|600px]]
[[File:uelves_mbc.jpg|600px]]


=Source Code=
=See Also=
* [[Two Wheeled Velomobile]]
* [[Velomobile]]
* [[Summer_of_Extreme_Design-Build_and_Startup_Camp_Overview_of_Learning_Program]]


* git clone http://lkcl.net/vehicle_3d/.git
=Useful Links=
 
*[http://lkcl.net/ev/vehicle_simulator/output/Simulator.html Simple Vehicle Simulator including gears, gear-changes, wind-resistance, rolling-resistance, gradients etc. ]
=TODO=
* https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/horizon-cl5-2023-d5-01-03
 
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Latest revision as of 17:36, 13 February 2023

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S1E8SQde5rk

Basics

bamboo poles or PVC pipes (what is available). The design is focussed on efficiency.

  • The acronyms stand for Ultra-Efficient Libre Vehicles for Everyone - Myth Busters Car
  • Is a prototype for further iterations of vehicles using similar methods for various other vehicle types, as well as structures such as furniture, sheds and semi-permanent buildings.

Versions:

Images

Uelves mbc.jpg

See Also

Useful Links

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