Maker Faire Bay Area 2024
The Ghost EV
Home: California, United States
This is a very high efficiency electric vehicle built from the ground up. It seats two people in tandem for a very low CD (coefficient of drag) and a small cross section. The Ghost uses only 18KWh of batteries but gets 100 miles per charge in real world driving and even more on pure highway driving. This has an AC motor, regenerative braking and lithium batteries. It is street legal, registered and insured. The body is made of an aluminum nose in the front and a wood strip for the rest. The goal was to make a modern retro design reminiscent of the 1920's Rolls Royce Silver Ghost. Most people like fast sports cars, but I prefer highly efficient, practical designs that can be made at a low cost.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjPMMsFf17M
Maker
jeff kotowski
Electrical engineer with over 40 patents issued. Designs in a variety of products including over 1 billion integrated circuits in application varying from cloud storage, automotive to cell phones.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjPMMsFf17MWhat Inspired You to Make This?
Even today EVs are still 25% to 50% more expensive than conventional cars. I had been thinking of this vehicle for a while and went through several iterations to come to this design. There is still room for improvement and I might make one more revision.
