Ron Solberg via EV wrote:
Happy Holidays to you too Lee.
This is a snapshot of our OutBack 3KW PV as the suns shines on our house
here in Hills, MN today. Everyone on the EVDL keeps me going in the
right direction thanks so much for all you do.
Ron Solberg
Hi Ron,
It's great to hear from you. Glad to know you're still plugging away on
your projects. Do you still have the model A? Any new projects?
On PV: Is 3KW enough for you to go off-grid? If so, what do you use for
batteries.
Sadly, the Sunrise EV project fell apart. Once Bob Rice (who started the
project) passed away, there was no manager to hold it together. Everyone
else wandered off in their own different direction. I was following
Bob's original vision of a light, efficient, affordable kit car. Tim
Medeck (who you met) was just in it for the money. Others bought Teslas,
or worked on their own independent projects.
So at this point, I'm soldiering on alone. I'm just working on the
prototype for my own use. There's clearly no market for
build-your-own-EV kit cars. Similarly, no one is interested in any of my
EV-related electronics.
I bought a Solectria Force, which I'm restoring. It's based on the Geo
Metro, and though not as efficient as the Sunrise, it's a lot easier to
get parts. In the meantime, I bought a Nissan Leaf, which is our daily
driver.
Otherwise, I'm selling a lot of vintage microcomputer kits. For some
reason, they are popular. A friend of mine says, "The more useless the
project, the more it interests people." He may be right.
Happy New Year,
Lee
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The reasonable man adapts himself to the world. The unreasonable man
persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all
progress depends on the unreasonable man. -- George Bernard Shaw
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Lee Hart, 814 8th Ave N, Sartell MN 56377, www.sunrise-ev.com
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