Electric Pink Bunny Slippers
They are 7.5-feet long and can scoot along at a top speed of about 15 mph. Both feet (yes, there is a left and a right) are covered with plush pink Flokati rugs the exact color of cotton candy.
They are, of course, electric battery powered slippers. They each have a 36-volt system using six YellowTop 12-volt Optimas. Anyone who has used these 38 pound, 50 Amp-Hour, deep-cycle, sealed, yellow lead blocks will know that this is way more battery than one needs for a bedroom slipper. The two front wheels are chain driven by a 7-inch brushed DC motor made by Advanced DC Motors. This kind of motive power is also way more than any fluffy footware really needs.
A view under the fluff.
The frame is welded steel and plywood. The lucky driver sits on a pillowed tractor seat and steers by the rear third caster wheel in the back.
You might be wondering what pink bunny slippers have to do with Tesla Motors. Tesla Motors has set out to change people’s perceptions of electric vehicles as slow and ugly. Well, my slippers are faster than most, and not so ugly, I hope. I’d like to go on some more about how the Tesla Roadster will change the world, but a Senior Director of Engineering is now telling me that I need to write about my electric muffins.
Editor’s note: You might be able to spot Greg and his electric muffin tootling around the Maker Faire in San Mateo, Calif., this weekend, May 19-20. The faire, which showcases arts, crafts, and science projects, will be held at the San Mateo Fairgrounds.
[Source: Tesla Motors via Eglobe1]
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