Hello all. I am the author of the ad. It's not a scam, I just had second thoughts about going about gauging interest in collaboration on a project this way.
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I'm testing the interest in a creating an Electric Audi A2. Let me know if the following makes any sense.
£100 buys a share in this journey to deliver an affordable electric vehicle. The destination is a 100 km/h cruising speed with 100 km range for £10000.
The base vehicle is the Audi A2. In production from 2000 to 2005, the A2 was ahead of it's time. Today, the lightweight, stronger than steel, no rust aluminium body is still high tech. It makes an ideal base for a motorway-capable electric city car, good for another twenty years. But this time with a high torque, low maintenance and emission-free electric buzz.
The combustion engine, gearbox and fuel system sent for scrap. We put in a new Tesla powered heart using modified Toyota hybrid. The Toyota technology is compact and powerful. It completely does away with the old engine and gearbox.
Where the engine was, goes a Tesla high energy battery pack. Keeping vehicle handling and interior space unchanged.
The concept is already proven, but this is a first in a small Audi.
The completed vehicle will with warranty and technical support. An option on any upgrades and revisions developed in future conversions.
Shareholders have the option to buy the completed vehicle for £10000. Priority given in order of holding size.
The proceeds of sale will pay off the costs and the balance returned to shareholders. Then to reinvest in the only the second ever 100 Km/h, 100 km, £10k electric A2 EV.
Since then I've taken another approach which I posted on a Facebook group.
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I'm making a call out for a collaborator(s) on a project to create electric A2 with 100 kmh cruising speed, 100 km range for £10k. I have the vehicle, parts list and pot of cash. I need someone with workshop space and tools to strip out the ICE parts. There will be some light fabrication welding which could be subbed out. Some CANbus knowledge would be useful but the the rest will be a voyage of discovery and a steep learning curve. So, anyone with within striking range of East Herts and an pioneering spirit, please get in touch.
And in reply to a response:
The donor vehicle will be a Toyota or Lexus hybrid. The transmission of which is an electric motor with potential for 110hp and only takes up the space of the A2 gearbox. This leaves the entire engine space and weight available for batteries. A few more batteries where the fuel tank was and the goal is for no batteries in the interior space and kerb weight the close to the original with a fuel tank of fuel.
All thoughts and opinions welcome.