“Baby Blue”
She may not look like much, but Baby Blue is close to our
hearts!
Baby Blue is a 1987 Sprint car that became our first
conversion in early 2007. As a prototype, we have been
driving it around Flagstaff, Arizona since then to test the
technology and to identify improvements.
Baby Blue has an electric motor in place of its gas engine.
And batteries fill the space that was once taken up by the
radiator, air filter and other gas engine necessities.
There are also batteries under the rear seat.
Baby Blue gets 35 miles on a single charge – well within
the 30 miles 64% of all driving trips are. It charges in 8
hours from a standard 110 VAC outlet. A 3-hour charge is
possible from a standard 220 VAC outlet, like the one that
powers your electric clothes dryer.
And acceleration? 0-60 in 12 seconds with a top speed of 85
mph—beating the original gas engine by 3
seconds..
This is
no golf cart! In fact, we’ve had cases of near whiplash in
employees who hit the gas, er, accelerator too hard.
You won’t be able to buy a car like Baby Blue. She’s too
old and short on luxury. Our sales vehicles will be
brand-new automobiles with greater range and all of the
standard bells and whistles—the same cars you see on a
dealer’s lot. With an important difference, of course!
They’ll be all-electric.
Believe
in the dream! It’s about to come true.