https://qctimes.com/news/local/ut-students-seek-parts-for--year-old-car/article_6d2b0aca-52e9-5df3-8b86-8d19f42efd1a.html
[As something of an EV historian, having worked on a couple of CitiCars
and once upon a time having spoken and corresponded with Bob Beaumont,
it came as a surprise to me to learn that the CitiCar is a British car.
(To be clear, the CitiCar was built in the U.S., not Britain.) The
battery count is incorrect, they were not 5,500 volts, and a stock
CitiCar was not going to hit 50 mph on level ground. Imagine the fun
Bob Rice would have had with this article. File under more MSM EV
disinformation.]
UT students seek parts for 40-year-old car
LEON LAGERSTAM Lee News Network Nov 12, 2018 Updated Nov 12, 2018
The United Township Area Career Center is on a quest for parts to repair
a 40-year-old electric car.
A 1976 Vandguard Citicar donated to the center's automotive mechanics
division will offer lessons to students on the evolution of electric
cars, way before Tesla or Chevy Volts were popular.
Automotive instructor Jamie King said a well-functioning 1976 Vandguard
Citicar, known for its wedge-shape, today may sell for $13,000 to $14,000.
The one at UT, however, isn't working at all.
"It's in real rough shape," King said. "The rear end is all broken, so
we have no real idea what we're dealing with."
Described by King as a "glorified golf cart," the British-made Citicar
seats two, weighs less than 1,400 pounds and is under 8 feet long. It
ran on six 5,500-volt batteries and could hits speeds up to 50 mph.
King is hoping someone may have a golf cart's rear end they could donate
to the project.
Joseph Laleman, of East Moline, paid about $2,000 for the Citicar,
according to Larry Shimmin, director of the UT Area Career Center.
The car offers a variety of lessons for students. It sat through
flooding, Shimmin said. It's electrical system is highly suspect, too,
said King.
It had relied on six, 5,500-volt batteries and capable of hitting speeds
up to 50 mph, he said about the British car's history.
"As of right now, the car looks like more of a curse but it might become
a favorite in time," King said.
"It's not high on the list of our priorities right now," he said. "We
need to figure out how to get a rear end assembly."
Students at the center work for the community while learning auto
technician skills. The center accepts donations at 309-752-1691.
New car technology is highly sought after, King said.
"This is 1970's technology," he said of the Citicar. "So it's not
exactly what customers want."
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