About the Car
The reason for creating the "Evette" was the need for a personal motor vehicle that was affordable, energy efficient, easy to maintain, and environmentally friendly.
We engineered this vehicle from the ground up, keeping in mind the importance of; Low Vehicle Weight, High battery capacity, Safety & Stability.
The sportscar looking, lightweight, fiberglass body is from a Lamborghini kit that we modified to fit our chassis. It was the best fit for our vehicle, however, the body design could be changed or altered.
Our car has a joystick "drive-by-wire" steering control that makes driving easy, and turning effortless. Optionally, all braking can be done electronically by joystick control.
Self-Driving capable, the EVette is completely programmable. PLC (programmable logic controller) controls motor speed; high speed counter; and laser distance finder.
Designed to carry a large payload of batteries; Range of 200 mi. or more can be achieved with upgrades to a lithium-type battery pack, but is costly. Currently the EVette has 12 deep-cycle batteries.
The two 15W flexible solar panels mounted on the car (with plenty of room for more) charge the auxiliary batteries, while the main battery pack uses a plug-in charger. Ideally, we would like to have an array of (10) PV Solar panels charging the EVette, using totally renewable energy, leaving zero footprint.
Equipped with dual brakes; The driver has more control and extra maneuverability when driving. All steering, braking, and traction is done through the large all-terrain wheels.
Dual DC motors give us plenty of power; test driven up to 60 mph.. Maximum speed is unknown, although, we believe a racing model could break records.
Our car can easily be adapted for more power by installing larger motors and swapping components.
The "EVette" prototype is Tom & Yvette's "Car of the Future", a neighborhood electric vehicle that is affordable to maintain, customizable to fit user's needs, solar rechargeable, and can be programmed to drive-itself!