| September 1999
Garnet One guts, minus motor and controller assembly. Our original 5-speed manual transmission burned down during our 1998 race, and had to be replaced. Courtesy of an Alum, we now have a custom-built 3-speed automatic transmission. |
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| October 22, 1999
A historic date: Heather puts the motor back into the car.
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| October 23, 1999
Pushing the Garnet One out of the garage and into position on the street. The large amount of machinery and PbA batteries make the car overweight (i.e. 4,200 lbs). Can anyone prescribe us a NiCd or NiMH diet? A true HEV - Human Energy Vehicle powered by CNG - Cool, Nice Guys. |
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| October 23, 1999
The Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles' flatbed truck: we received much attention as we blocked traffic around the Friends' Meeting House for 20 minutes or so while we loaded and secured the vehicle. We did have an 'incident' later when we unloaded the vehicle due to its weight. Fortunately the Garnet One was designed with enough ground clearance, so it survived with only a few scratches. We are looking to get our own trailer for transportation... |
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| October 23, 1999
Bull gives part of our keynote speech at the Eastern Electric Vehicle Club meeting. Location: Meadow Cafe near King of Prussia (30 minute drive). All set for E90 presentations... |
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| October 23, 1999
Victor goes hybrid on a motor-assisted bicycle.
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| November 2, 1999
Placed an ad on the SCCS (Swarthmore College Computing Society) server. |
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| November 10, 1999
Our weekly Wednesday morning team meeting. Items discussed today included: |
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| November 17, 1999
More problems: |
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| December 2, 1999
Our new Jet Hot decal. The kind folks at Jet Hot applied a high-tech heat-resistant coating to our exhaust pipes, which lowers temperatures in the engine compartment and increases efficiency. |
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| December 2, 1999
Victor goes arctic with our hi-powered CNG garage heater. |
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| December 4, 1999
Our charter is approved by the Charter Committee! We are now an official student organization. Next task: budgeting. |
| January - September 2000
Webserver lockout - sorry, no updates. |