Oppo What Did I Just See?

Kinja'd!!! "Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
03/08/2018 at 21:59 • Filed to: Solectria Force

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Hint: Not A Geo/Chevy Metro.

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DISCUSSION (11)


Kinja'd!!! C62030 > Takuro Spirit
03/08/2018 at 22:03

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Very bad electric thing.


Kinja'd!!! pip bip - choose Corrour > Takuro Spirit
03/08/2018 at 22:31

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A very rare ev


Kinja'd!!! Shift24 > Takuro Spirit
03/08/2018 at 22:35

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The US version of the G-wiz


Kinja'd!!! Takuro Spirit > pip bip - choose Corrour
03/08/2018 at 22:43

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First one I’ve seen


Kinja'd!!! Wacko > Takuro Spirit
03/08/2018 at 22:49

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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solectria_Force

For the display card on the example shown below:

Base vehicle 1996 Geo Metro

Top speed 110 km/h (68 mph)

Range 60 km (37 mi)-70 km (43 mi)

Three phase AC motor

Single speed gearbox

156 volt   battery pack (thirteen 12 volt lead–acid gel cells)

I have never heard of these before. But seeing as about 400 were made 20 years ago explains that.

The prices seem high for the day, 26000$ base price to 60000$ for a two door with 120 mile range


Kinja'd!!! shop-teacher > Takuro Spirit
03/08/2018 at 23:24

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What the what? Never heard of that.


Kinja'd!!! pip bip - choose Corrour > Takuro Spirit
03/09/2018 at 00:11

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One more than me


Kinja'd!!! bhtooefr > Wacko
03/09/2018 at 08:26

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Consider that a Chrysler TEVan was $120,000 at the time.


Kinja'd!!! Takuro Spirit > Wacko
03/09/2018 at 10:47

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Whoa. This looks cool:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solectria_Sunrise

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Kinja'd!!! Wacko > Takuro Spirit
03/09/2018 at 11:05

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i saw that, so mush WTF with dodge neon and Geo metro parts?

only the best.


Kinja'd!!! Cyrus Ramsey wishes he'd thought this through > Takuro Spirit
03/11/2018 at 03:35

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Thanks to an EV research binge a few years ago (shortly before I got my Leaf), I actually know what this is!

The Solectria Force was an attempt in the 1990s to bring electric cars into the mainstream - what the Nissan Leaf essentially did a decade and a half later. Solectria bought engineless Metros directly from GM and installed their own electric drivetrains. From what I’ve read, they were actually quite well loved by their owners, and a few were later converted to lithium batteries for more range. They can be hard to come by nowadays, but I’ve always found them fascinating. Imagine where EVs would be now if these things had caught on.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solectria_Force