|
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Youngest
person to have built an electric truck - world record
set by Deitrich Ludwig
MONCLOVA, OH, USA -- 16 year-old Deitrich
Ludwig, or “Deke,” as his friends call him, has built
a 2000 Chevrolet S-10 pickup electric truck - setting the
new world record for the Youngest
person to have built an electric truck.
(enlarge
photo)
Ludwig built a 2000 Chevrolet S-10 pickup
truck and converting its gasoline-consuming combustion engine
to a 100% emission-free electric drive train was a challenge.
He removed the four-cylinder engine, radiator,
exhaust system, and all other components related to the combustion
engine, and needed to configure and install the electric replacement
components: a DC electric motor, control system, battery charger,
and series of batteries.
Even after a successful first ride in his
new electric car, Deke envisioned better performance from
his vehicle. He wanted shortened charge times and improved
reliability and overall engineering of the design.
Deke’s passion for the environment and for
cutting-edge clean energy technology as well as electric car
company Tesla Motors have been a big inspiration to him for
this project.
Deke has teamed up with schools, student groups,
non-profits and a Chicago-based organization called Green
New Earth, which helps projects such as this——to fund
his efforts.
He hopes one day to be able to afford to upgrade
the batteries in his electric truck to the same high-powered
lithium ion technology that Tesla uses in their cars.
Subscribe to our RSS
News feed to receive updates.
Related world records:
Largest
Chevy Truck Parade - world record set by Heinrich Chevrolet
Fastest
electric vehicle-world record set by Altairnano
Longest
parade of electric vehicles-Bay Harbor sets world record
Youngest
Vacuum Cleaners Specialist - Kyle Krichbaum sets world
record
Youngest
solo pilot to fly five different aircrafts-Evan Graham sets
world record
Sunday, April 11, 2010
|
