With crude oil hitting an all time high of over $80 a 
barrel and farmers having converted to growing 
biofuels, isn't it about time world governments really 
started thinking about the use of non-carbon fuels?

I mentioned in an earlier newsletter that the change 
over to growing crops for biofuels would lead to higher 
food prices - it's starting happening already!

With rising prices and the pressure on finance there 
has never been a better time to start thinking about the 
alternatives for our future transport needs.

Regardless of whatever happens in the future, we still 
need transport to get us around, but it has to be 
economical and environmentally friendly.

Global warming aside, I think the changes in our 
lifestyles is more likely to be forced on us through 
financial pressures. It will be down to technology 
to come up with the answers and it will sure as hell 
not come from our major conglomerates.

The prototype has now been painted and I am now 
re-assembling all the equipment, it has even got all 
its badges.

Very shortly she will be on the road, then I will be 
able to prove all my predictions for this car. 
( I need to have it on the road as I have just 
disposed of my gas guzzler at long last).

I had a question the other day - does it have 
windows that open? The answer is YES.

I am still getting questions about the legality of this 
car in the US. The car is designed to meet the kit 
car requirements. If you are new to the building of 
cars get a hold of the magazines in your country 
on the building of kit cars and specials. These 
will give you a lot of useful information on how to 
go about it.

If it helps I have built and lost count of the number of 
cars (both racing and sports cars) I have built - many 
of them are in various parts of the world and I have 
never had any problems with the designs.
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The Members area is for those who have purchased the 
manual and the plans. It is now functioning. I haven't put 
much up as yet but it will increase over the next few days.

What I have put up is the plans for the door hinge.

In view of the many questions I had about donor parts to 
use I realized that the only way to get a consistence of 
construction was to design the whole of the suspension.
The drawings for the front uprights will be published on
on the site some time next week.

To access this area type in your email address to login 
and your license number as the password. If you have any
problems let me know.

Until the next newsletter -
keep it going, but keep it electric.

George Jeffrey

 The press recently announced that 'General Motors' were
 planning to re-launch their electric car with a price tag of
 $30,000. A tad expensive in my opinion considering that 
 there are fewer working parts than the normal petrol guzzler.

 To add insult they intend to lease the batteries. Is this a 
 rip-off or isn't it? I would love to get into the heads of some 
 of the executives who make these decisions to find out how 
 they work or not as the case might be.

 All I can think is that they must still be in the pockets of the
 'Petroleum Companies'. If that is the case I can see the next
 generation of electric vehicles being scrapped before they
 even go on sale.

'Smile your on camera'

Showing the initial construction of vehicle

 As promised here are a few more photos of the car under
 construction.

 The above photo shows how the car is built up from a single
 flat piece of plywood. The two sub frames can be seen,
 these are glued and bolted the ply to form the chassis.

 The panels are then cut and glued into position as can been
 seen in the photo above. All very simple really.

 An interesting discussion took place on one of the forums
 about the running costs of an electric vehicle. I have printed
 the  blog in full. Although this is in Britain, costs in the US are
 very similar.

 "Not that I currently have a conversion but run a Berlingo
 Electric Vanand that's using 20Kwh to charge it up at night,
  for that I get between 50 and 63 miles, working on around a
 60 mile trip using off peakelectric to charge it back up this
 works out at about 94p

 I have done about 1100 miles and this works out at about
 £17 in recharge costs , if I had done these miles in my
 diesel doing about 45mpg it would have cost me about £93
 and in my 2.3 ltr petrol it would be nearer £200 !!!!!"

 Chris B

 This works out at 1.5p or 3cents. This really must be the way
 forward.

 Keep it going, but keep it electric, until the next newsletter.

 George Jeffrey

The above photograph shows the one-off mouldings ready for rubbing down and painting

1. A number of emails that I have had over the last few weeks have asked me to supply more information on the car, I can show some of the details of construction, but the manual is much more comprehensive.

The above photograph shows the one-off mouldings that are used for the front and roof of the car. Epoxy resin is used as opposed to polyester resin. With epoxy resin it can be sanded and rubbed down to give a very professional finish.  

2. I have had a number of requests for kits and parts. I am sorry but I have to say at this stage I cannot supply kits, but, I will be selling parts for suspension, wishbones, bearings etc. as soon as I have been able to organize manufacture.

Further information will be available in future newsletters.

A ONCE ONLY SUMMER SALE
OF THE MANUAL AND PLANS
AT AN UNBELIEVABLE PRICE
I am making this offer to try and encourage the building of more electric cars across the world. Take the opportunity now as it will certainly not be repeated.

SPECIAL SUMMER SALE OFFER 
- NEVER TO BE REPEATED
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You can purchase the manual and the plans for ONLY

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Remember the plans and manual are downloadable

OFFER VALID UNTIL 15 AUGUST 2007

PS. Don't leave it, buy it now. The offer will not be repeated at this price.