Comments on: The car with no name http://zerocarbonista.com/2009/03/16/the-car-with-no-name/ Life post oil and post carbon Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:11:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Tom http://zerocarbonista.com/2009/03/16/the-car-with-no-name/#comment-8920 Tom Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:27:19 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/?p=266#comment-8920 The car looks great and I really hope you can get it into production. I have been following electric cars and waiting for a decent looking, well built and fast electric car to come to market for some time so I'll be waiting to see what happens with yours! Good luck! The car looks great and I really hope you can get it into production. I have been following electric cars and waiting for a decent looking, well built and fast electric car to come to market for some time so I’ll be waiting to see what happens with yours!

Good luck!

]]> By: ken http://zerocarbonista.com/2009/03/16/the-car-with-no-name/#comment-8911 ken Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:29:06 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/?p=266#comment-8911 Greek god of wind Aeolus Hopi wind god Yaponcha Aztec wind god Ehecatle Egyptian wind god Shu or Seth Zephyr a breeze from the west Nemesis the Greek goddess of retributive justice Huh ? Greek god of wind Aeolus
Hopi wind god Yaponcha
Aztec wind god Ehecatle
Egyptian wind god Shu or Seth
Zephyr a breeze from the west

Nemesis the Greek goddess of retributive justice Huh ?

]]> By: L. Warren http://zerocarbonista.com/2009/03/16/the-car-with-no-name/#comment-6582 L. Warren Fri, 08 May 2009 17:59:23 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/?p=266#comment-6582 How about: "Davince" Pronounce it any way you want!! I love it!! How about:

“Davince”

Pronounce it any way you want!!

I love it!!

]]> By: Stuart Evans http://zerocarbonista.com/2009/03/16/the-car-with-no-name/#comment-5406 Stuart Evans Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:21:03 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/?p=266#comment-5406 ZEFR - "zero emissions f'ing rocket". Keeps the west wind link but looses the Ford aspect. ZEFR – “zero emissions f’ing rocket”. Keeps the west wind link but looses the Ford aspect.

]]> By: Sqeaky http://zerocarbonista.com/2009/03/16/the-car-with-no-name/#comment-4814 Sqeaky Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:35:59 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/?p=266#comment-4814 Jeffrey Lam raises a good point here, isn't the only thing that makes this a wind powered car where you plug it in? If the wind's not blowing when you charge it is it a nuclear/coal/gas powered car? I like the idea that the factory where it's made could use wind power, how about hurrying the building at the Lotus factory along and then worry about the name. Jeffrey Lam raises a good point here, isn’t the only thing that makes this a wind powered car where you plug it in? If the wind’s not blowing when you charge it is it a nuclear/coal/gas powered car?
I like the idea that the factory where it’s made could use wind power, how about hurrying the building at the Lotus factory along and then worry about the name.

]]> By: Derek Thomas http://zerocarbonista.com/2009/03/16/the-car-with-no-name/#comment-4761 Derek Thomas Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:50:25 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/?p=266#comment-4761 For progess on electric cars go to http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/electric-avenues-batterypowered-cars-take-over-the-roads-1656473.html Derek For progess on electric cars go to

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/electric-avenues-batterypowered-cars-take-over-the-roads-1656473.html

Derek

]]> By: David hicks http://zerocarbonista.com/2009/03/16/the-car-with-no-name/#comment-4748 David hicks Sat, 28 Mar 2009 14:16:06 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/?p=266#comment-4748 Hi Dale I have a great idea for you When they finish the car why not have a go at the world indoor speed record which is 82 miles per hour. This was set at the NEC in Birmingham in 2006. I know because I filmed it. Top gear did 81 miles per hour inside the Exell centre in a F1 car. The Excel centre is 385 metres long. The only problem is that you have to stop before you hit the wall. Your engineers would be able to work out if it is possible. It would be great publicity if sponsored 2 world records in the same year. Looking forward to seeing your finished car. From a Prius owner who is waiting for the Electric car Revolution. Regards David Hicks Hi Dale
I have a great idea for you
When they finish the car why not have a go at the world indoor
speed record which is 82 miles per hour.
This was set at the NEC in Birmingham in 2006.
I know because I filmed it.

Top gear did 81 miles per hour inside the Exell centre
in a F1 car.
The Excel centre is 385 metres long.
The only problem is that you have to stop before you hit the wall.
Your engineers would be able to work out if it is possible.
It would be great publicity if sponsored 2 world records in the same year.
Looking forward to seeing your finished car.
From a Prius owner who is waiting for the Electric car Revolution.
Regards
David Hicks

]]> By: Russ http://zerocarbonista.com/2009/03/16/the-car-with-no-name/#comment-4743 Russ Sat, 28 Mar 2009 11:29:20 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/?p=266#comment-4743 If you called it 'Nemesis' you might as well go the whole hog and call it 'Narcissus' If you called it ‘Nemesis’ you might as well go the whole hog and call it ‘Narcissus’

]]> By: Gavin http://zerocarbonista.com/2009/03/16/the-car-with-no-name/#comment-4742 Gavin Sat, 28 Mar 2009 10:57:17 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/?p=266#comment-4742 Lotus have called their new model Evora. Combine that with Eco from Ecology or Ecotricity makes "Ecora". Lotus have called their new model Evora. Combine that with Eco from Ecology or Ecotricity makes “Ecora”.

]]> By: Chris http://zerocarbonista.com/2009/03/16/the-car-with-no-name/#comment-4740 Chris Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:32:32 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/?p=266#comment-4740 Looks like Tesla's made some progress too: http://cars.uk.msn.com/News/car_news_article.aspx?cp-documentid=15433038 Looks like Tesla’s made some progress too:

http://cars.uk.msn.com/News/car_news_article.aspx?cp-documentid=15433038

]]> By: Julian Gilkes http://zerocarbonista.com/2009/03/16/the-car-with-no-name/#comment-4734 Julian Gilkes Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:27:27 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/?p=266#comment-4734 Call it 'Mistral' Call it ‘Mistral’

]]> By: Jeremy Davies http://zerocarbonista.com/2009/03/16/the-car-with-no-name/#comment-4732 Jeremy Davies Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:33:52 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/?p=266#comment-4732 Hey Dale, How about naming it after a famous wind - 'Chinook" Cheers JD Hey Dale,

How about naming it after a famous wind – ‘Chinook”

Cheers

JD

]]> By: James http://zerocarbonista.com/2009/03/16/the-car-with-no-name/#comment-4731 James Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:52:38 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/?p=266#comment-4731 Dale, you can't drive it without knowing the name! you wont know what your driving...;-) J Dale, you can’t drive it without knowing the name!

you wont know what your driving…;-)

J

]]> By: ogy http://zerocarbonista.com/2009/03/16/the-car-with-no-name/#comment-4729 ogy Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:09:28 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/?p=266#comment-4729 Glad you like the name. Afterall, it is defying any common practice in the industry with great success. I knock on wood for the good work and wish you a great success! Glad you like the name. Afterall, it is defying any common practice in the industry with great success. I knock on wood for the good work and wish you a great success!

]]> By: David Delany http://zerocarbonista.com/2009/03/16/the-car-with-no-name/#comment-4707 David Delany Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:28:13 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/?p=266#comment-4707 Looking good. For a simple unpretentious name incorporating the derivation of the energy, how about: Breeze Looking good.
For a simple unpretentious name incorporating the derivation of the energy, how about: Breeze

]]> By: Leo http://zerocarbonista.com/2009/03/16/the-car-with-no-name/#comment-4701 Leo Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:56:56 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/?p=266#comment-4701 ... "Insurgent" ;-) … “Insurgent” ;-)

]]> By: Chris http://zerocarbonista.com/2009/03/16/the-car-with-no-name/#comment-4692 Chris Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:17:48 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/?p=266#comment-4692 Having thought about 'Defiant' which I now quite like, I'm starting to appreciate that there could be potential in a name that swears in the face of convention/the oil companies/the car companies! On that line... Rebel, Demagogue, Mule, Firebrand, Maverick, Killjoy, Dissident, Radical, Renegade, Mutineer, Saboteur. Or a somewhat more random suggestion... The Wigand (Pronounced Wye-gand) - after the real life tobacco executive turned whistle-blower Jeffrey Wigand, depicted in the Pacino/Crowe film 'The Insider'. Because of the parallels commonly drawn between the gag on science that the tobacco industry had and the gag the oil industry now has on science & technology. http://www.jeffreywigand.com/ Having thought about ‘Defiant’ which I now quite like, I’m starting to appreciate that there could be potential in a name that swears in the face of convention/the oil companies/the car companies!

On that line…

Rebel, Demagogue, Mule, Firebrand, Maverick, Killjoy, Dissident, Radical, Renegade, Mutineer, Saboteur.

Or a somewhat more random suggestion…
The Wigand (Pronounced Wye-gand) – after the real life tobacco executive turned whistle-blower Jeffrey Wigand, depicted in the Pacino/Crowe film ‘The Insider’. Because of the parallels commonly drawn between the gag on science that the tobacco industry had and the gag the oil industry now has on science & technology.
http://www.jeffreywigand.com/

]]> By: dale http://zerocarbonista.com/2009/03/16/the-car-with-no-name/#comment-4679 dale Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:01:08 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/?p=266#comment-4679 Thanks everybody, great bunch of ideas, I'm liking Blash, Defiant, Force and Zeco the most. But still can't decide. Might have to see the finished thing first and maybe drive it. No idea why it's not costing Millions, except we don't have it to spare... :) I guess big car companies just do things with big budgets. We're used to working with small or no budgets. Cheers. Thanks everybody, great bunch of ideas, I’m liking Blash, Defiant, Force and Zeco the most. But still can’t decide. Might have to see the finished thing first and maybe drive it.

No idea why it’s not costing Millions, except we don’t have it to spare… :)

I guess big car companies just do things with big budgets. We’re used to working with small or no budgets.

Cheers.

]]> By: James McCartney http://zerocarbonista.com/2009/03/16/the-car-with-no-name/#comment-4674 James McCartney Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:40:33 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/?p=266#comment-4674 Good work Dale - looks smart. Suggest Zero-Fighter as a name, though perhaps has some dodgy historic connotations? Good work Dale – looks smart.

Suggest Zero-Fighter as a name, though perhaps has some dodgy historic connotations?

]]> By: Mike Miller http://zerocarbonista.com/2009/03/16/the-car-with-no-name/#comment-4641 Mike Miller Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:08:23 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/?p=266#comment-4641 How about: Voltair Quick search on Google & www.ipo.gov.uk suggests not currently in use. How about:

Voltair

Quick search on Google & http://www.ipo.gov.uk suggests not currently in use.

]]> By: Jeffrey Lam http://zerocarbonista.com/2009/03/16/the-car-with-no-name/#comment-4589 Jeffrey Lam Sat, 21 Mar 2009 13:35:40 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/?p=266#comment-4589 I've got a question. Dale says that there are no cars that he would think of as "real electric cars" and certainly no "wind-powered cars". I thought that what changed an electric car into a wind-powered car in this case was where you plugged it in, and not anything to do with the car itself... can someone tell me what I've missed? I’ve got a question. Dale says that there are no cars that he would think of as “real electric cars” and certainly no “wind-powered cars”. I thought that what changed an electric car into a wind-powered car in this case was where you plugged it in, and not anything to do with the car itself… can someone tell me what I’ve missed?

]]> By: Hassan farah http://zerocarbonista.com/2009/03/16/the-car-with-no-name/#comment-4588 Hassan farah Sat, 21 Mar 2009 13:31:08 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/?p=266#comment-4588 Hi guys Mr Dale i am an inventor and i am working on a sustainable power concept, i would like to work with you. plase contact me. The car is awsome, i really like it. i would like to suggest this name for your car ELectroCar Hi guys

Mr Dale i am an inventor and i am working on a sustainable power concept, i would like to work with you. plase contact me.

The car is awsome, i really like it.

i would like to suggest this name for your car

ELectroCar

]]> By: Chris Sheard http://zerocarbonista.com/2009/03/16/the-car-with-no-name/#comment-4581 Chris Sheard Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:09:35 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/?p=266#comment-4581 Doc Soixanteneuf: VORTICE Yes indeed ! With the name sounded "Vorti-chay" (it would be pronounced this way in Italian) - this is exactly what I was suggesting. Doc Soixanteneuf: VORTICE
Yes indeed ! With the name sounded “Vorti-chay” (it would be pronounced this way in Italian) – this is exactly what I was suggesting.

]]> By: David La Motta http://zerocarbonista.com/2009/03/16/the-car-with-no-name/#comment-4574 David La Motta Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:50:37 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/?p=266#comment-4574 Rosa (de los vientos) // David Rosa (de los vientos)

// David

]]> By: Doc Soixanteneuf http://zerocarbonista.com/2009/03/16/the-car-with-no-name/#comment-4567 Doc Soixanteneuf Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:49:47 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/?p=266#comment-4567 Hi Dale, I, too, am quite stunned by how compartatively little this project has cost so far - how have you done it? Namewise, I like Chris Sheard's suggestion 'Vortice' (pronounced 'vorti-chay' I trust?). If you plump foe 'C Zero', will people start calling it 'C 0', leading to 'CO', meaning that it's replacement would be called 'CO2'? Hi Dale,

I, too, am quite stunned by how compartatively little this project has cost so far – how have you done it?

Namewise, I like Chris Sheard’s suggestion ‘Vortice’ (pronounced ‘vorti-chay’ I trust?). If you plump foe ‘C Zero’, will people start calling it ‘C 0′, leading to ‘CO’, meaning that it’s replacement would be called ‘CO2′?

]]> By: Andrei http://zerocarbonista.com/2009/03/16/the-car-with-no-name/#comment-4562 Andrei Fri, 20 Mar 2009 05:33:18 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/?p=266#comment-4562 Hey Dale. Just one thing I'd like to point out. Only trendy douchebags wear scarves like that, don't give yourself a bad image. Besides that you're doing a great job and your car is turning out wonderful from what I can tell. Keep up the good work, I can't wait to see the final version of it. Hey Dale.
Just one thing I’d like to point out. Only trendy douchebags wear scarves like that, don’t give yourself a bad image.
Besides that you’re doing a great job and your car is turning out wonderful from what I can tell. Keep up the good work, I can’t wait to see the final version of it.

]]> By: juk http://zerocarbonista.com/2009/03/16/the-car-with-no-name/#comment-4561 juk Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:23:49 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/?p=266#comment-4561 Coulomb or Coolomb? then you could call it avogadro's car. Coulomb or Coolomb?
then you could call it avogadro’s car.

]]> By: Doug http://zerocarbonista.com/2009/03/16/the-car-with-no-name/#comment-4555 Doug Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:17:50 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/?p=266#comment-4555 Is this video available on youtube? Is this video available on youtube?

]]> By: Will Thielker http://zerocarbonista.com/2009/03/16/the-car-with-no-name/#comment-4554 Will Thielker Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:12:36 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/?p=266#comment-4554 Dunno about names, but can I have one too? Dunno about names, but can I have one too?

]]> By: Ian http://zerocarbonista.com/2009/03/16/the-car-with-no-name/#comment-4544 Ian Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:24:25 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/?p=266#comment-4544 Whatever you decide, make it sexy! Gust ain't doing it for me. Whatever you decide, make it sexy! Gust ain’t doing it for me.

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