As we came to the end of our Triumph Spitfire conversion, we continually ran into problems with the car’s controller, the “brain” of the system. Working with the technical support team at Flight Systems Industrial Products, we were able to quickly find a solution to the problem that had been slowing us down all year. FSIP has now featured us…
On Saturday, June 3rd, MECC took the now-running Spitfire to its first car show, Cars and Motorcycles of England at Hope Lodge! At first glance, the ’69 Triumph Spitfire seemed to fit right in with all the other antique British cars in attendance. But under the hood, its old body holds brand-new insides. Our now-functional electric-converted Spitfire was a big…
When our website went offline last year, we were in disarray. Our photos, our blog updates, project info, all of it was stored on that site we no longer had access to. After many calls with customer service, we’re slowly coming back online– a new website on the same domain. Our pages may be in construction, but soon they’ll be…
Back at the garage to work, our club members put more work into the Triumph Spitfire conversion today. As we approach the finishing stages of this project, we worked on assembling the electrical systems. As can be seen below, we connected all of the batteries in series. We also connected the primary and secondary relays, which are the electric switches…
A year and a half ago, COVID-19 pushed us out of the garage just as we neared the end of our work on the Triumph Spitfire. Since then, our team has been working virtually to maintain and grow our club and projects. Today, however, was our long-awaited return to in-person work. Our work on the Spitfire is progressing further, and…
During the months of March and April, the members of the Methacton High School Electric Car Club gave virtual presentations to third and fourth graders at Worcester and Woodland Elementary Schools. They were also a part of Temple University’s Virtual Earth Day Festival. You can check it out at the following URL: https://ambler.temple.edu/community/earthfest/celebrating-earth All of the presentations included a in-depth,…
The Methacton Electric Car Club visited the Philadelphia Auto Show for the third time! We had a great time, learned a lot, and met a lot of people. Check out some of our photos HERE! In the “Race for the 21st Century” event at Penn State, one of the events involves seeing how much cargo your car can hold. Each box has its…
These 4 student-built cars were revving up at the Philly Auto Show. “High schoolers from Montco’s Methacton High School Electric Car Club, accompanied by professor Steve Savitz, showed off their battery-powered Lorax ride, which can be charged by an adjoining truck that uses solar panels. The truck was transformed into a hands-on classroom focused on alternative fuels. Although the car was acquired…
Methacton Electric Car Club was featured on the Channel 6 Evening News! Check it out below: https://web.archive.org/web/20220127153113if_/http://6abc.com/video/embed/?pid=1719126
Methacton grads return to showcase factory Malibu they helped to convert to hybrid As the automotive industry dramatically steps up its gasoline-electric hybrid efforts, the field will be wide open for engineering grads like Benjamin Sattler and Karthik Pillutla who are profoundly in tune with the technology. The Methacton High School alumni and Penn State engineering students returned to their…