Balanced-Over-Batteries (B.O.B) Car

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Balanced-Over-Batteries (B.O.B) Car

Postby Lock » Wed Apr 14, 2010 11:19 am

http://www.diseno-art.com/encyclopedia/strange_vehicles/bob_balanced_over_batteries.html

The Balanced-Over-Batteries, or B.O.B car is an ingenious contraption developed by Robert Lange, a retired auto mechanic from California.

The B.O.B car was designed following the example of skateboard trucks which use the tilting movement of the board to adjust the angle of the wheels, therefore providing the ability to steer. The vehicle gets its name from the fact the batteries are slung underneath the single passenger cockpit. During cornering the batteries act as a counterbalance to the leaning of the vehicle's passenger compartment - up to 45 degrees in tight turns! This clever balancing act means that no power steering is needed and the steering wheel can be turned easily from side-to-side with the palm of the hand.

Full article in the link (total cost of materials $500!)
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Re: Balanced-Over-Batteries (B.O.B) Car

Postby maydaverave » Wed Apr 14, 2010 5:52 pm

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Re: Balanced-Over-Batteries (B.O.B) Car

Postby BiGH » Thu Apr 29, 2010 4:06 am

cool but i wonder if it would be able to be registered for actual road use.
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Re: Balanced-Over-Batteries (B.O.B) Car

Postby voicecoils » Thu Apr 29, 2010 5:29 am

Lange's B.O.B on EVAlbum...and check out just how many other EV's he's built or owned!

http://www.evalbum.com/419
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