UELVE MBC

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UELVEs MBC

Acronym decoding:

  • UELVEs: Ultra-Efficient Libre Electric Vehicles for everyone.
  • 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

Specifications

  • 100kg weight
  • 2 occupants
  • Twin 3-5kW Axial Flux BLDC chain-driven motors (no gearbox needed)
  • 1.1 x 1.5 x 3.4 metre dimensions with an "airbox" down the centre
  • Only a 1.1 m^2 front surface area (due to the "air tunnel")
  • 0-60mph in under four seconds (Sur-Ron "3" kW Motors can be pushed to 13kW for short durations, and there's two of them)

Design Concept

Concept

Uelves mbc.jpg

Source Code

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