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SOLVED! 1968 MIT Electric Corvair TECH I
« on: October 31, 2010, 02:45:56 PM »
What group of people modified this Corvair, how did they change the car, and for what purpose?  A point is up for grabs!
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Re: SOLVED! 1968 MIT Electric Corvair
« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2010, 07:14:00 AM »
Thanks for joining the puzzler's circle! :D
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Re: SOLVED! 1968 MIT Electric Corvair
« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2010, 07:07:53 PM »
Do experts like Corvairs?  I do! 
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Re: SOLVED! 1968 MIT Electric Corvair
« Reply #3 on: November 05, 2010, 09:11:05 PM »
Is this the MIT conversion to electric from the late 60s?
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Re: SOLVED! 1968 MIT Electric Corvair
« Reply #4 on: November 05, 2010, 09:31:45 PM »
That's the one!  Any idea why they did the conversion for the point?  Locked for you to finish up for 24 hours!
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Re: SOLVED! 1968 MIT Electric Corvair
« Reply #5 on: November 05, 2010, 10:06:52 PM »
It was part of an EV competition and used batteries from SEARS
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Re: SOLVED! 1968 MIT Electric Corvair
« Reply #6 on: November 05, 2010, 10:11:51 PM »
It was called the "TECH 1" and they competed with Cal-tech on a coast to coast run.
The EV Vair used ice to cool the Ni-CAd battery packs and reduce teh internal resistance between cells. There were also problems with the batteries "off gasing".
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Re: SOLVED! 1968 MIT Electric Corvair
« Reply #7 on: November 05, 2010, 10:21:31 PM »
It had to be towed the last 95 miles to Pasedena ..... The Cal-Tech VW EV Van won due to penalties assessed against the Tech 1.
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Re: SOLVED! 1968 MIT Electric Corvair
« Reply #8 on: November 05, 2010, 10:23:41 PM »
That about does the trick!  
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Re: SOLVED! 1968 MIT Electric Corvair
« Reply #9 on: November 05, 2010, 10:30:09 PM »
Thank you Aaron65  ;D
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Re: SOLVED! 1968 MIT Electric Corvair
« Reply #10 on: March 01, 2019, 05:44:26 PM »
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SAC#1773 : Electric Corvair 1968 by MIT students !
« Reply #11 on: January 10, 2024, 07:31:42 AM »
Please , what is this car , for 1 point ! :)
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Re: SAC#1773
« Reply #12 on: January 27, 2024, 11:22:24 AM »
Experts !
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Re: SAC#1773
« Reply #13 on: January 27, 2024, 07:05:08 PM »
The 1968 Massachusetts Institute of Technology entry in that years Cross-Country Electric Vehicle Race. Based on a 1968 Corvair supplied by GM, MIT added 2,000 pounds of Gulton nickel-cadmium battery packs. CalTech also fielded an entry, based on a VW bus.
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Re: SAC#1773
« Reply #14 on: January 29, 2024, 11:59:14 AM »
 :thumbsup:

Electric Corvair 1968 by MIT students !
1 point for fyreline !  :)
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Re: SOLVED! 1968 MIT Electric Corvair TECH I
« Reply #15 on: January 29, 2024, 12:45:44 PM »
Merged and a substitute for the lost puzzle picture added
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