I had 2 eGO's. One of which I had upgraded to lithium using two Valence 12v 40ah batteries. I also put an LED motorcycle bulb in the headlight assembly. I kind of took it for granted and thought it was a wimpy bike that can't climb hills very well. However after taking one apart for sale to a Utah enthusiast I find that it was way ahead of it's time. The guy in Utah knows how durable it is and will put a hub motor on it and a big lithium 48v battery to increase speed. The frame is also the battery compartment of welded aluminum and plenty strong. The motor is connected to a jack shaft assembly that is the motor mount and seat support. Plenty strong and durable. I disassembled all the electrical connections except for the horn and lights as the eGO is 24vdc and took the sprockets off the jack shaft including axle and bearings. While being a bit wimpy up the hills it is the only brushed motor I have seen with successful regen. It has a 24v Sevcon controller, Nice charger with fan. Contactor. Relays. Curtis fuel gauge and a heavy duty motor. The eGO has no pedals but somehow it is classified as a bicycle in California. Even though it can do 23mph in go fast mode in go far mode it will only do 18mph. So I guess the thinking was you would have to register it as a moped if you wanted to use go fast mode. Newer eGO's have turn signals and a license plate holder. You can still buy one new for $2,199 plus tax and shipping. I don't know of any other EV that has been around that long except for golf carts. If you can get your hands on one it is worth running somewhere like Sacramento stock or San Francisco modified. It is a hard tail so a springy seat post will help as the back tire needs 100psi. I was going to sell it but after taking it apart I have changed my mind. I think I will keep it stock as long as possible as it works perfectly well to go to downtown San Francisco. I do weigh 240 so part of the wimpy effect is my heavy weight. I now also have some spare parts if anyone is in need. Lawrence Rhodes _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
