Electricnick, The EV Revolution

AC Propulsion eBox

A year after our first test drive of the eBox from AC Propulsion, the magic has not faded, in fact, the eBox is still our point of reference.

The gist is that after a year since we first drove AC Propulsion’s eBox, the magic has not faded.  The EV community owes much to AC Propulsion.  It all started with the astonishing tZero that discreetly started an electric vehicle revolution.  The eBox extends on the concept with more amenities and still plenty of performance.

AC Propulsion Behind The Scenes.  It has been a good year for the company, founded in 1992.  It has gained international presence and its expertise has been sought out from shows such as AltCar Expo to BMW’s trial Mini e run, and more.

The Test Drive.  We were impressed with our last drive and Josh Allan was kind enough to let us take it on the highway.

The striking thing about the eBox is that it is superbly engineered.  You can sense, feel and see the car is an engineers’ work, unencumbered by out of touch management and overzealous marketing departments.  The eBox is an all around amazing car.  With features, such as being able to set how much the regenerative breaking comes on is a dream for many of us who want to squeeze as much performance as possible.  Set it to the maximum and the car will slow down as you let off the foot, sending a recharge to its battery pack.  Set it to the lowest and it can cruise as if idling, with little regenerative capacity.

Once we climbed to about 60mph, we wanted to see how much more the eBox has.  It has plenty to offer.  We used the term “relentless” back then for its acceleration and it still is true.  The electric motor shows its best capacity, it just keeps on accelerating.

Cruzing along with full regenerative breaking, it was easy  maintaining the car at an even pace.  In many ways, those accustomed to a manual transmissions will understand the eBox.  With a feather foot, you can squeeze much out of it.

Other points of interest are the on-board diagnosed features.  The simple dash holds basic information, such as Trip A and B, as well as the temperature of every single cells.  You can monitor amperage both at the cell level and what goes into the electric motor, as well as its temperature, voltage and more.  It is a delight for technically inclined drivers but non-obstructive enough anyone else.

The more we think of it, the more the eBox is what an EV should be and will be like in the future.  A real car, with great performance and easy to drive, whether you are in traffic condition or open roads.  The eBox still remains our point of reference when it comes to EVs.  After all, Tom Hanks raves about it.

Thank you Allan.

And to think it all started with this…