bleeptrack, 1 month ago

Oh hey, little Ellert landed on @hackaday !

🔗 https://hackaday.com/2024/04/21/restoring-a-vintage-german-ev/

Katti, 1 month ago

@bleeptrack ich lieb die Dinger ja. Kenne lokal mindestens drei Leute, die das fahren, lustigerweise sind die alle sehr groß :D

bleeptrack, 1 month ago

@Katti ah das ist ja super 😍 (hoffentlich haben die wenigstens auch die Cabrio version und können oben raus schauen :D )

deshipu, 1 month ago

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bleeptrack, 1 month ago

@deshipu @hackaday nope but other quite hilarious takes :D

mavori, 1 month ago

@bleeptrack Nice! I drove a City-el for about 6 years. But then, the rear axle broke ...

bleeptrack, 1 month ago

@mavori oh noooo! But I hope you enjoyed the 6 years!

holsta, 1 month ago

@bleeptrack Glorious! A similar car was sold in Denmark around that time as “Ellert”. I recall a teacher at my public school had one.

Funny enough I now live close to someone who has two and alternates between them!

bleeptrack, 1 month ago

@holsta Oh awesome 😍! They should indeed be the same type of vehicle!

wcbdata, 1 month ago

@holsta @bleeptrack I looked these up to learn more, and Wikipedia has this gem:

"When a City El is retrofitted with 100 Ah Thunder-sky lithium-ion batteries, the car becomes approximately 70 kg (150 lb) lighter, bringing the weight of the City El well under that of some motorbikes. At this point the driver has to take extreme care driving at 50 km/h (31 mph) or more in moderate crosswinds to prevent the City El from being blown about."

🤓

bleeptrack, 1 month ago

@wcbdata @holsta maybe I'll have to drive around with a permanently installed crate of Club Mate :D

But yes, it gets way lighter with new battery tech.

bleepbloop, 1 month ago

@bleeptrack great job on the car and the video too

bleeptrack, 1 month ago

@bleepbloop thanks so much! \o/