Silicon ChipVW Releases An Electric Car - April 1995 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: The Gordon Dam must not be emptied
  4. Feature: Electronics In The New EF Falcon by Julian Edgar
  5. Feature: VW Releases An Electric Car by Julian Edgar
  6. Project: Build An FM Radio Trainer; Pt.1 by John Clarke
  7. Project: A Photographic Timer For Darkrooms by John Clarke
  8. Order Form
  9. Project: Balanced Microphone Preamplifier & Line Mixer by Leo Simpson
  10. Project: 50W/Channel Stereo Amplifier; Pt.2 by Leo Simpson & Bob Flynn
  11. Project: Wide Range Electrostatic Loudspeakers; Pt.3 by Rob McKinlay
  12. Serviceman's Log: Sets aren't made of rubber, but... by The TV Serviceman
  13. Feature: Computer Bits by Greg Swain
  14. Feature: Remote Control by Bob Young
  15. Product Showcase
  16. Vintage Radio: Fault finding: there's always something different by John Hill
  17. Back Issues
  18. Market Centre
  19. Advertising Index
  20. Outer Back Cover

This is only a preview of the April 1995 issue of Silicon Chip.

You can view 29 of the 96 pages in the full issue, including the advertisments.

For full access, purchase the issue for $10.00 or subscribe for access to the latest issues.

Articles in this series:
  • Electronics In The New EF Falcon; Pt.1 (March 1995)
  • Electronics In The New EF Falcon (April 1995)
  • Electronics In The New EF Falcon; Pt.3 (May 1995)
Items relevant to "Build An FM Radio Trainer; Pt.1":
  • Silicon Chip article scan, May 1995 - FM Radio Trainer Part Two (AUD $10.00)
  • Silicon Chip article scan, April 1995 - FM Radio Trainer Part One (AUD $10.00)
  • FM Radio Trainer PCB pattern (PDF download) [06303951/06304951] (Free)
  • Silicon Chip article scan, April 1995 - FM Radio Trainer Part One (AUD $10.00)
Articles in this series:
  • Build An FM Radio Trainer; Pt.1 (April 1995)
  • Build An FM Radio Trainer; Pt.2 (May 1995)
Items relevant to "A Photographic Timer For Darkrooms":
  • Photographic Timer for Darkrooms PCB pattern (PDF download) [10304951] (Free)
Items relevant to "Balanced Microphone Preamplifier & Line Mixer":
  • Silicon Chip article scan, April 1995 - Balanced Microphone Preamplifier & Line Mixer (AUD $10.00)
Items relevant to "50W/Channel Stereo Amplifier; Pt.2":
  • 50W/Channel Stereo Amplifier PCB pattern (PDF download) [01103951] (Free)
  • 50W/Channel Stereo Amplifier Preamplifier PCB patterns (PDF download) [01103951-4] (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • 50-Watt/Channel Stereo Amplifier Module (February 1995)
  • 50W/Channel Stereo Amplifier; Pt.1 (March 1995)
  • 50W/Channel Stereo Amplifier; Pt.2 (April 1995)
Articles in this series:
  • Wide Range Electrostatic Loudspeakers; Pt.1 (February 1995)
  • Wide Range Electrostatic Loudspeakers; Pt.2 (March 1995)
  • Wide Range Electrostatic Loudspeakers; Pt.3 (April 1995)
Articles in this series:
  • Computer Bits (July 1989)
  • Computer Bits (August 1989)
  • Computer Bits (September 1989)
  • Computer Bits (October 1989)
  • Computer Bits (November 1989)
  • Computer Bits (January 1990)
  • Computer Bits (April 1990)
  • Computer Bits (October 1990)
  • Computer Bits (November 1990)
  • Computer Bits (December 1990)
  • Computer Bits (January 1991)
  • Computer Bits (February 1991)
  • Computer Bits (March 1991)
  • Computer Bits (April 1991)
  • Computer Bits (May 1991)
  • Computer Bits (June 1991)
  • Computer Bits (July 1991)
  • Computer Bits (August 1991)
  • Computer Bits (September 1991)
  • Computer Bits (October 1991)
  • Computer Bits (November 1991)
  • Computer Bits (December 1991)
  • Computer Bits (January 1992)
  • Computer Bits (February 1992)
  • Computer Bits (March 1992)
  • Computer Bits (May 1992)
  • Computer Bits (June 1992)
  • Computer Bits (July 1992)
  • Computer Bits (September 1992)
  • Computer Bits (October 1992)
  • Computer Bits (November 1992)
  • Computer Bits (December 1992)
  • Computer Bits (February 1993)
  • Computer Bits (April 1993)
  • Computer Bits (May 1993)
  • Computer Bits (June 1993)
  • Computer Bits (October 1993)
  • Computer Bits (March 1994)
  • Computer Bits (May 1994)
  • Computer Bits (June 1994)
  • Computer Bits (July 1994)
  • Computer Bits (October 1994)
  • Computer Bits (November 1994)
  • Computer Bits (December 1994)
  • Computer Bits (January 1995)
  • Computer Bits (February 1995)
  • Computer Bits (March 1995)
  • Computer Bits (April 1995)
  • CMOS Memory Settings - What To Do When The Battery Goes Flat (May 1995)
  • Computer Bits (July 1995)
  • Computer Bits (September 1995)
  • Computer Bits: Connecting To The Internet With WIndows 95 (October 1995)
  • Computer Bits (December 1995)
  • Computer Bits (January 1996)
  • Computer Bits (February 1996)
  • Computer Bits (March 1996)
  • Computer Bits (May 1996)
  • Computer Bits (June 1996)
  • Computer Bits (July 1996)
  • Computer Bits (August 1996)
  • Computer Bits (January 1997)
  • Computer Bits (April 1997)
  • Windows 95: The Hardware That's Required (May 1997)
  • Turning Up Your Hard Disc Drive (June 1997)
  • Computer Bits (July 1997)
  • Computer Bits: The Ins & Outs Of Sound Cards (August 1997)
  • Computer Bits (September 1997)
  • Computer Bits (October 1997)
  • Computer Bits (November 1997)
  • Computer Bits (April 1998)
  • Computer Bits (June 1998)
  • Computer Bits (July 1998)
  • Computer Bits (November 1998)
  • Computer Bits (December 1998)
  • Control Your World Using Linux (July 2011)
Articles in this series:
  • Remote Control (October 1989)
  • Remote Control (November 1989)
  • Remote Control (December 1989)
  • Remote Control (January 1990)
  • Remote Control (February 1990)
  • Remote Control (March 1990)
  • Remote Control (April 1990)
  • Remote Control (May 1990)
  • Remote Control (June 1990)
  • Remote Control (August 1990)
  • Remote Control (September 1990)
  • Remote Control (October 1990)
  • Remote Control (November 1990)
  • Remote Control (December 1990)
  • Remote Control (April 1991)
  • Remote Control (July 1991)
  • Remote Control (August 1991)
  • Remote Control (October 1991)
  • Remote Control (April 1992)
  • Remote Control (April 1993)
  • Remote Control (November 1993)
  • Remote Control (December 1993)
  • Remote Control (January 1994)
  • Remote Control (June 1994)
  • Remote Control (January 1995)
  • Remote Control (April 1995)
  • Remote Control (May 1995)
  • Remote Control (July 1995)
  • Remote Control (November 1995)
  • Remote Control (December 1995)
The battery powered VW Golf CityStromer uses main­tenance-free lead-gel batteries for a top speed of 100km/h & a range of about 80km. Refuelling takes on a new meaning with this car – just plug it into a handy power point. VW releases electric car 8  Silicon Chip s an The batteries (above) carry a 3-year warranty. They power a 17.5kW synchronous electric motor & this drives through a conventional clutch & gearbox. Now available in Germany, the battery-powered VW Golf is claimed to be the first production electric car to go on sale anywhere in the world. Its performance is poor relative to its petrol-powered brethren, though. By JULIAN EDGAR Manufacturers continue to trumpet their progress with elec­tric vehicles; a technology largely stalled for the last 20 years because of a lack of progress in battery design. However, unlike many manufacturers, Volkswagen is actually selling its design to the public; a welcome change from numerous electric ‘concept’ cars which have remained unavailable to the mass market. The VW Golf CityStromer uses maintenance-free lead-gel batteries which power a synchronous motor with an output of 17.5kW. This drives through a conventional manual gearbox and clutch. The CityStromer has a range of up to 80km, a top speed of 100km/h and can accelerate to 60km/h in 13 seconds. By compari­son, the 2-litre petrol-engined Golf can accelerate to 100km/h in the same time the battery-powered unit takes to get to 60. It also has a range of at least 560km and a top speed of nearly 200km/h. The batteries of the Stromer are split between the front and rear of the vehicle – a strategy designed to minimise the han­dling changes which would otherwise be associated with locating a heavy mass of batteries at one end of the car. Prototype vehicles covered around 1.4 million kilometres during testing and this provided VW with the confidence to offer a 3-year unlimited kilometre warranty on the batteries. Volkswagen also plans to release an electro-diesel hybrid at some stage in the future. In the meantime, the electric vehicle is on sale in Germany for the equivalent of $33,000. There are no plans to sell the vehicle in Austra­lia SC at this stage. April 1995  9