Lotus Elon

1969 Analogue Lotus Elan reborn without noise & smells. Same weight to keep handling balance . Hover over pictures for notes and scroll down pictures and choose more below. Otherwise @lotus_Elon on > Instagram < or Watch Video

Ariane in Top Gear
Staying near @momentmotors Hopefully will call in next week to see their work and that of @petersonelectricvehicles pity #lotuselon can’t swim ponds 😆
Distant Relative Can’t wait to meet. #teslaroadster #quietelegance #OldSkoolNemesis #HotWheels 😎 #BirthdayBoy
“Come up and see me - and make me smile” #CockneyRebel #LotusElan #FullyElectric #ForTheDrivers #NoSuckingICE #electricclassiccars #lighterTHANice
Love getting free energy. It’s like pulling up at a petrol station filling up and driving off without paying 👌 #ThankyouTesco #Podpoint #lotuselan #FreeFun #650kg
Grey Heads 😊 R US #Mission2collectHardTOP #BetterAero #Efficiency #23mpgDirtyLittleSecret #LotusElan #40mpg #lotuselite #140kWh/mile #lotuselon #S4HardtopProject #GreyORYellow ?
Elon Met an old friend today .. v v tidy. #lotuselite #lotusElan #electricClassicCar #classicCar #bothwithAddedLightnes
In the Hyper9 Tau software there are 3 switchable regen and drive profiles, each are adjustable 0-100%. I dont use a clutch, instead I switch off regen to change gear as the motor has low inertia and spins down gently with no regen. #electricclassiccars #hyper9 #diyev #LotusElan
Refurbished Original 3D number plate refitted nicer than modern pressed version. #LOOKmaNOexhaust #Electric #LotusElan #ElectricClassicCars #ForTheDrivers #50yrsOLD #ready4next50yrs #NoiseISsoOVERrated #FunFromSun #4footWide #650Kg
Check those bolts, Egor ! Noticed some odd knocks on full 235Nm/170lbft torque and sure enough several bolts needed re-torquing. #LotusElan #EV
Testing (on private estate) - Tough Job . Cold tyres, slightly damp. Glorious 😎 All in Silence (bar a little tyre squeal) .. Resistance is Futile (it's ohm's law 😆) #electiccar #FunFromSun #gripisoverrated #lotusbalance #4wheeldrift #forthedrivers #zerocarbon #pv2ev #LotusElan #lotuselon #650Kg #WeightSpoilsPlay
Half Tonneau nice n cozy.
V2G in action (or rather V2Home). Elon’s battery is providing all house base loads. Shitty weather means zero PV output today and PowerWall already low 😮 Time to bring on stream #LotusElon ‘s 28KWh of #Tesla power 🤓 CAD day …. No driving or cycling - not in driving rain with roof down anyway. #offgrid #electricclassiccars #batterybackup #lotuselan #lotus #DIYev
Costs and weights - as part of article. "From Elan to Elon .. a journey of adding lightness, quietness and efficiency (Part 2: Smart Thinking, Bad Crimps, ‘Brave Little Toaster’ and marriage planning for Elon) . For full article see Chicane Magazine 123 (or mas-design.com) Part 2 of 3 parts explaining my own 20 year conversion (petrol to ev head) and Lotus Elan to Elon #electriccarconversion #electricclassiccars #forthedrivers #lotuselan #lotus #elon
Look Ma, NO ExhaustS ! #LotusElon Chasing the Brave little #Toaster aka Tesla Roadster. Video still from a year ago (see video by @littlejameslittle for @collectingcars in title page) #GoingStrong #FunfromSun #Tesla (powered)
Wiring - evolving. Bluetooth, heater and gear switch button to be added. #EasyToForget #PermanentWorkInProgress #RunningRestoEVMod #LotusElon #lotuselan #electricclassiccars #funfromsun #pv2ev
Elon visits Frome River, Wareham #electricclassiccars #lotuselan #poweredbytesla #funfromsun #dailydriver #quietfun
#Infinite Space #driveitlikeyoustoleit #2wheelsover4 #mobike #LotofEngineering£40 #lotuselon #LotusElan
A lot of interest and questions about #lotusElon and #electricvehicle in general at Poole's Cars on the Quay event. This week's theme #electriccar Included C5 to Taycan, Twizy to Telsa, 1907 EV to 2021 Ford Mustang, Zoe's, MG's iPace and Leafs. Most interesting for me were the questions, which used to be dismissively asked "like how far can it go ?" Now, the many benefits of EVs are being recognised, and they have become aspiring. 🙏
All charging cable options Type2, 3 pin, commando and red commando for Elon. 👌Means #lotusElon can charge almost anywhere with onboard #7KW #Elcon and #AVC. #electricrestomod #ElectricClassicCars #LotusElanElectric #ev
Brothers from the same mother ! (a Tesla model x donated 1/3 of her battery modules to produce #LotusElon ) Size matters - Less IS More. #ThankYouTesla4Loaner #electricrestomod #ElecticClassicCars #ForTheDrivers #LotusElan #Narrow
Yessss .. Instruments mobile phone, Bluetooth Stereo, all playing nice #ElectricClassicCars #electricrestomod #FortheDrivers #LotusElan #lotusElon #amped #650kg
Almost ready to install .. #simpBMS #bluetoothRadio #kWh #Volts #Amps #TeslaModule #Temps #StateOfCharge #Display
About to print new instrument panel for 'radio hole'. Includes, Drive, Neutral Reverse, 2 stages of regen: overall and with braking, #simpBMS display, Volts, Amps, kW, kWh, and Bluetooth radio and phone connection. #lotusElon #LotusElan #ElectroMod #electricrestomod #ElectricClassicCars #digitalAtadSmallerThan1960s
Gentlemen, Start your Engines Errrr it's already on 😎 Good to meet up with and old friend, Martin Brown, and his super well sorted Elan. Had A LOT of fun sharing and comparing. #LotusElan #IgetTHEappealOFaTwinc #HearRevsDontneedATacho 😎
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