14-Year Old Builds Electric Car

A teenager named Ashton Stark converted a 1972 Volkswagen into an electric car:

The vehicle is driven by a single cylindrical drive shaft connected to the original shaft of the Volkswagens transmission. It is powered by nine separate 8 volt golf cart batteries, with five in the rear and four in the front of the vehicle.

“We are running 72 volt through it,” Stark said. “Interstate battery made a deal with us to test their new line of golf cart batteries and collect data on the batteries.”


http://www.argusobserver.com/articles/2010/07/25/news/us/doc4c4baada89ae8840277920.txt via GeekDad | Photo: Argus Observer

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