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Freedom EV is an open source hardware electric vehicle designed by the EVProduction club. It is a 3-wheeler "tadpole" EV with 2 steerable front wheels, 1 driven rear wheel, and 2 side-by-side seats.

Latest Progress

Oct 2007 - Body and chassis are mated together. Door and window openings are cut out. Suspension is being designed and fitted.
Aug 2006 - Chassis mold finished, and prototype chassis produced from this mold.
July 2005 - Jerry has finished the male mold and sent it to the glass shop to build the production tooling.
Sept 2005 - The production molds, tooling have been finished and the first body is being started. New pics under latest progress.

Business strategy

Start with 20 beta units to get processes correct and production running smoothly, then go full production with small factories around the US and Canada as needed

Specifications

Dimensions

height 55"
width 60"
length 133"
wheelbase 95"
tread (front) 56"
turning radius (?)
ground clearance 7"

Weight

empty 550 lbs
payload 500 lbs max
batteries 750 lbs max
GVWR 1800 lbs

Estimated Performance

top speed 80 mph
acceleration 0-30 mph ?
acceleration 0-60 mph ?
time, 1/4-mile ?
range at constant 30 mph 125 miles
range at constant 60 mph 90 miles

Subsystems

These are not all decided yet; choices here are the current favorites. Links on each item go to pages with more options and information involved in the decision process.