Eco Factor: Zero emission electric car made from recycled materials.
The Balanced-Over-Batteries, or B.O.B car is an ingenious contraption developed by Robert Lange, a retired auto mechanic from California.
The B.O.B car was designed following the example of skateboard trucks which use the tilting movement of the board to adjust the angle of the wheels, therefore providing the ability to steer. The vehicle gets its name from the fact the batteries are slung underneath the single passenger cockpit. During cornering the batteries act as a counterbalance to the leaning of the vehicle’s passenger compartment – up to 45 degrees in tight turns! This clever balancing act means that no power steering is needed and the steering wheel can be turned easily from side-to-side with the palm of the hand.
The vehicle has two speeds, which can be switched by altering the voltage reaching the motors from 36 – 72 volts. The use of reclaimed materials pulled down the cost of the vehicle considerably, and the designer claims that the total cost of the vehicle came in at around $500.
Via: Diseno-Art
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$500 means nothing for this car
yeah, the first EC car sold here in our country costs PhP 600,000… approximately, $13,000, simply far too expensive that this one.. but then if this will be mass produced, its cost will go higher for sure.
yup agreed
Not possible dude..it must be $5000
what’s not possible? the $500?…
Yeah… Is it really $500 ???
ohh.. the $500 is just the cost of building the car, not the selling price
you must be kidding me.. 500$??
nope.. it is $500 – but that’s not the selling price.. that’s only the total amount the creator spent in building his car out of recycled materials for more than 3 years…
$500 is definitely a cheap price for a car… however, let’s take note of the fact that it only covered the expenses for the reclaimed materials. If this model would be mass produced, for sure, the price would increase so as to cover for the labor, manufacturing expenses, taxes, etc..
i agree with u on this..surely no one would a car for 500$
Still m confused about the price
It’s $500.. but that only refers to the cost of the materials
Ohh so there u go… Now I will defiantly going to read more about it
Efficiency, low cost, and cute, too. How easy is it to maintain? Looks like a GREAT buy!!
Most electric cars would have to be recharged for 8 hours so as to acquire much energy equivalent to “full tank”
So we can easily put it for 8 hours of charging
yup. but that’s not as convenient as stopping by a gas station and having your tank filled in just a matter of minutes
Yeah..But u have to adjust in that things if u want Electric Car
wat say ??
yup.. you’ll probably need a lot of adjustments in your usual travel routine
it is low cost and cute bt electric cars tends to take so much of electricity i heard..so hav 2 think b4 u buy
yup.. and it may be hard to find help with regards to the maintenance and repair of these vehicles since it’s a new technology and not much people are familiar with how it works
But they can provide all the services I guess
That’s a good start.. but if that would happen then the costs of the electric cars would probably go up
Yeah You are rite ..They will charge some extra amount of money
I think when these cars are finally put into commercial use, they will end up as expensive as the usual cars we use now…or maybe cheaper, but not as cheap as we want it to be..