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1997 Experimental Hybrid

Created July 22, 2006, at 1:43 pm by Anonymous

In 1997 my company ,NFA Vehicles, tested this vehicle with a 1000 watt Honda generator under the fiberglass hood. The fiberglass did not melt, which is what we were testing to ensure would not happen.

http://www.mopedarmy.com/forums/discuss/download.php?f=1&file=1146404996_00000002.jpg

We do not claim to have the first hybrid, indeed London was running a fleet of hybrid gas-electric busses in 1904.

Credit is given to Mellisa Manning of Texas for the design of the fiberglass hood and frame rail set up. Mellisa owns a fleet of Kenworth trucks and she took the styling inferences from the Kenworth aerodynamics.
The vehicle is known as the NFA Vehicles Type Nine.
One can also do a web search for "Fiberglass Ladies Bicycle" or "Mellisa Manning" to find other web pages refering to this unique vehicle.
Additionally , I should mention that the fiberglass resin was blended with aluminum powder. The hood is %40 aluminum, which may have prevented the fiberglass from melting due to the heat from the generator.

Jim Donohue
NFA Vehicles

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