Lotus Elon

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

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
Ready for some more testing. Sun powered, quiet, light, little, fun machine #LotusElon #blond #650kg #1420lb #addedLightness #electricclassiccar #LotusElan #electricvehicle #20kgLighter #sustainableliving #F1 #steering #lotuscars #poweredbythesun #tinycar #evija #200milerange
'Fuel' gauge, tacho and speedo all behaving nicely. Colin Chapman's signature steering wheel now very happy - proper 'hot knife thro' butter'. Ditto the nut holding it 😉 #LotusElan #steering #Elan #electricclassiccar #restomod #LotusElon #oldSkoolFitting #oldjoke
More Steering system honing... to carry Colin Chapman's signature aiming for #steering perfection. Now every joint and bearing between the wheels and the nut behind the wheel 😄 has been carefully 'run in' and aligned. Zero play, zero friction 👍. And yes it makes a huge difference - fingertip control and feel even the skid marks on the tarmac 😁. #LotusElan #lotuscars #lotus #restomod #electricclassiccar #light #LotusElon #colinChapman
A bit of 'steering UJ tweakage' extracting every last once of the wonderful 'knife through butter' #LotusElan steering feel. Yes - friction can change when clamp bolts are tightened. #LotusElon #electricclassiccar #restomod#oldSkoolFitting #RollsRoyceApprentice #MechEng #Fun #steering
200Miles Range Testing ! (keeping under 60, cross country, top gear, yet trying to average 59 🙂 light right foot, great handling and lots of regen!) "Look Ma, no exhaust" #netgainmotors #teslamodules #hyper9 #simpBMS #LotusElan #Tesla #LotusElon #nofossilfuels #nosmells #nonoise #diyev #electricclassiccar #diyelectriccar
Finally Persuaded 'Mrs Elon' to drive. Found it easy and 'cute'. #soundoff #windysmartphone #rpm #mph #volts #amps #kW #cantseeoverbonnet #lotuscars #LotusElan #LotusElon #diyev #electricclassiccar
Energy filling hole ! Both #Lotus and #diyev people will recognise this. #electricclassiccar #type2 #sunfiller #LotusElan #lotuscars #simpBMS #LotusElon #poweredbysun
Carpet in - with viewing windows for DC-DC mcb's and, of course, #Tesla battery. #morespacethanyouthink #electricclassiccar #diyev #LotusElan #LotusElon #lotuscars
Electric 2-Bike Delivery Device 🙂 #multimodaltransport #distanceDrive #urbanRide #4FootWide #electricclassiccar #Strida #foldingbike #LotusElan #LotusElon
Setting off in top (sensible) gear. No drama. Instrument view .. including correct tacho, speedo, and 'fuel' gauge plus Amps, Watts, and kW, #netgainmotors display (also set to 'rpm' using 84mm wheel diameter). More useful than an ashtray ! #TopGear 😆 #LotusElan #diyev #electricclassiccar #simpBMS #Tesla #lotus
#LotusElon in Lilliput ! #4FootWide #MonsterSUV #electricclassiccar #netgainmotors #diyev #LotusElan
More