Lotus Elon

1969 Analogue Lotus Elan reborn without noise & smells. Same weight to keep handling balance

Great to meet @littlejameslittle and honoured to have Elon featured on @collectingcars YouTube channel. "A grand day out eh Wallis" #ForTheDrivers #LotusElan #lotuscars #Inthesunpoweredbysun #pooleharbour #PoppedEVcherry 😎
New Drive, super smooth ! (The car's not bad either 😆) #LotusElan #ForTheDrivers #QuietCurveCorrector #electricclassiccar #poweredbysun #lotuscars
Ariane In the (not so) hot seat. #650kgEV #addedLightness #LotusElan #ElecticLotus #electricclassiccar
+++++++++++++++++ "Interesting that batteries and motors are lighter than a twincam but I will stick with manual clutch, feeding the revs, balancing the doughnut take up, double declutching the downshifts, enjoying the just on the red line upshifts, balancing the car on the throttle through log sweepers, revelling in the sound track of Harry Mundy's glorious engine design and well I could go on... What is the point of an electric Elan? I would ask you earnestly to get something else and leave Elans to those who cherish them for what they are - but it's obviously too late for that. Hoping your conversion will be re-convertible to a proper twincam engine in the future. BTW - No personal animosity in any of this and best of luck with whatever you choose to" ±++++++++++++++ Small minority view from a #LotusElan owner 😎
Got Interviewed By @ashton_kirby1999 (video in bio) about Elon ...... Lotus Elon Fun lockdown project and hopefully EV mythbuster. https://youtu.be/OCH5-DuCY1U #lotuscars #FortheDrivers #quietly #650kgEV #LotusElan #electricclassiccar #electricrestomod #mythbuster #instagramdoesntlikeyoutube
Snippet of Elon Video #LotusElan #ForTheDrivers #electricrestomod #electricclassiccar #addedLightness #650kg
Elon tucked up in garage with 8 bikes (and a Paramotor)
#LotusElan in front of its own private oil well and refinery 😆 AKA Solar PV Panels .. which give upto 100 free miles a day. #650kgEV #poweredbysun #ElectricLotus #electricclassiccar #FortheDrivers #FunwithoutFuel #SilentSmiles #future #LotusElon
Documentary making in progress by @ashton_kirby1999 Looking forward to seeing results on YouTube. #LotusElan #pooleharbour #prelockdown2 #evconversion #electricclassiccar #electricclassiccars #SilentClassicCars #poweredbythesun #electricrestomod #FortheDrivers #lotuscars #LotusElon
I think @arianejsanders likes it 😎 She drove #LotusElan as an ICE. And, for 1st time as an EV, yesterday. #FortheDrivers #lotuscars #electricclassiccars #evconversion #650kgEV #LotusElon #SilentClassicCars #poweredbythesun #pollutionfree
Undertray in place. Winter protection for the mighty #hyper9 #LotusElan #electricclassiccar #evconversion #LotusElon #netgainmotors #cnc
Slope Soaring in Dorset - in blissful silence ! #LotusElon Top LHS is a beautiful white all moulded aerobatic glider, flown brilliantly, mostly inverted, fast and accurate by a hero pilot well into his 70's #OldGuysRock #LotusElan #SilentClassicCars #FortheDrivers #lotuscars #electricclassiccar #diyev #evconversion #silentflight
Motorway Range Testing - Not fun. So much noise from all the other vehicles. Passing huge trucks scary. At least got a steady state efficiency check: 140 wh/m @50mph . Return journey much more fun .. twisty country lanes all the way. #LotusElan #SmallLightEfficient #hyper9 #evconversion #electricclassiccar
Being only 1200mm wide has huge advantages... vs a bus ! (As well as being Electric and 650kg) #LotusElan #SmallEV #countryroads #evconversion #ElectricLotus #electricclassiccar #ForTheDrivers #GordonMurray #classicelectric #LotusElon
On a quest to steering perfection (traditionalists look away now 🙂 ) Going from 13" Colin Chapman 'Signature' wheel to 11" period Moto-lita made a huge improvement to both feel and 'flickability' #LotusElan #evconversion #evswap #kart #Track #ForTheDrivers #650kgEV #lotuscars #poweredbysun #teslamodules #LotusElon
Cooler weather - Heating needed 😲 both for driver AND batteries. In line wet heater system for me and #tesla modules. Total respect for #TeslaRoadster which controls wet pack system temperatures - designed ~15 years ago. #catchup only downside to #90%efficiency (ICE wastes ~%70 energy) #LotusElon #LotusElan #teslamodules #diyev #electricclassiccar #evsrock #ForTheDrivers #RetroEV
Generations of #EV #FUN. Yes - quiet, clean electric vehicles ARE fun ! bye-bye brum-brum 😆 #LotusElan #TeslaRoadster #Model3 All great #fun but totally different. Take favourite subject: steering feel: 1 #Elan: light, delicate, accurate near perfect (agree with @gordonmurrayautomotive). ~14:1 steering ratio 2 #Roadster: #Elise -like, grip combined with feel, chunky and accurate. ~>15:1 ratio. 3 #Tesla M3P: Fast v high ratio rack with 2/3 steering angle needed. Massive grip - although less feel this combination makes it fun too. ~<12:1 ratio !! #Track time testing needed for next favourite subject: overall balance+grip+steering around apex. #lotuselon #FortheDrivers #restomod #electricclassiccar #carhandling #SteeringFeel #steeringratio
Ali number plate .. and still no exhaust 😲 #LotusElan #FortheDrivers #poweredbythesun #diyev #electricclassiccar #yellow #650kgEV #hyper9 #fun #RetroEV #tesla #lotuscars
Thanks for the free miles 👍 @pod_point & @tescofood #Fun #Fast #Free what's not to like? 👌#650kg #LotusElan #Electric #FortheDrivers #100%Torque #GearsOptional @gordonmurrayautomotive #2030DriveClub #LotusElon
He he no exhaust on me 😆 50 year old roof on too - so original, must have been driven mostly topless. Kept the old fibreglass exhaust tunnel - I doubt it will ever be needed. #LotusElan #50yearsold #Fun #ForTheDrivers #silent #electric #efficient #EV #FreeEnergy #poweredbysun vs #23mpg ! #GordonMurray might approve.
He he no exhaust on me 😆 50 year old roof on too - so original, must have been driven mostly topless. Kept the old fibreglass exhaust tunnel - I doubt it will ever be needed. #LotusElan #50yearsold #Fun #ForTheDrivers #silent #electric #efficient #EV #FreeEnergy #poweredbysun vs #23mpg ! #GordonMurray might approve.
He he no exhaust on me 😆 50 year old roof on too - so original, must have been driven mostly topless. Kept the old fibreglass exhaust tunnel - I doubt it will ever be needed. #LotusElan #50yearsold #Fun #ForTheDrivers #silent #electric #efficient #EV #FreeEnergy #poweredbysun vs #23mpg ! #GordonMurray might approve.
He he no exhaust on me 😆 50 year old roof on too - so original, must have been driven mostly topless. Kept the old fibreglass exhaust tunnel - I doubt it will ever be needed. #LotusElan #50yearsold #Fun #ForTheDrivers #silent #electric #efficient #EV #FreeEnergy #poweredbysun vs #23mpg ! #GordonMurray might approve.
Graph: #Lotus #TwinCam compared to #netgain #hyper9 AC motor. Massive gob of #Torque from Zero is #EV signature. Works well with only 650Kg (20Kg lighter than before #evconversion ) #LotusElan #FortheDrivers #electricclassiccar #diyev #lotuscars #LotusElon
Lovely day for a fly drive. Rare northerly - perfect for slope soaring, above Dorset. #rcsoaring #60"racer #yellow #poweredbywind #EV #diyev #LotusElan #funwithinspeedlimit #poweredbysun #RetroEV #tesla #lotuscars #LotusElon
Elon and Son #LotusElon is Almost exactly half: Weight (650kg) Power (88kW), Battery size (28kWh). But, son, not 'alf the FUN #electricclassiccars #Teslapower #lotuscars #LotusElan #hethelbuilt #classicelectric #tesla #diyev #evconversion #EV #evija
Filling with sun - sharing energy #V2G #Tesla #PowerWall #13kWh #28kWh stored energy from #solarpower #LotusElan #650kgEV #range > #twincam #23mpg #lotuscars #LotusElon #addedLightness #EV #diyev #ColinChapman #lightWeight
#LotusElan in da House 😄 #NoGas #NoPetrol #NoSmells #Energy from the top: 1. #mandofootloose ebike 0.3kWh 2. #Tesla #PowerWall 13kWh 3. #LotusElon 28kWh ! (hence used for V2G /V2H) #RetroEV #classicev #650Kg #retroelectric #classicelectric #evconversion #diyev #Elon #zeroemissions #light #Elan #electricclassiccar #sunshine #hyper9 #electricvehicle #poweredbysun #smpBMS #classicPlastic #netgain #netgainmotors #Fun
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