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Principal projects include the following:

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1989

• World waterspeed record with electric hydroplane driven by Countess of Arran using 4 Lynch motors.

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1990

• Successful trials of Lynch motors in French Erad and Simpa voiturettes (microcars).

• Solar powered boats operated on Thames and at Telford, Shropshire.

1991

• First Lynch electric boat drive in public service; cruise launch on lake at Castle Howard, Yorkshire, for 12 passengers.

• Lynch electric motorcycles come 1st and 3rd in class, French Grand Prix Electrique, Colmar

• Lynch electric outboards give highest performance in comparative tests by 'Motorboats Monthly'.

1992

• Lynch Electrobike travels 205 km on single charge, from London to Electrotech exhibition, Birmingham.

1993

• Vehicles completed for demonstration at Move Electric exhibition: German mofa (Jawa moped); Lynch electric buggy - purpose built 4-wheel vehicle, range over 60 miles, top speed over 60 mph.

• First electric sail drive auxiliary for 4-berth yacht for Camelot Craft, Norfolk Broads, UK. Up to 16 hrs. running time on weekly hire.

• Thames police launch modified for National Rivers Authority to run 6 hour shift on Lynch Motor.

• First diesel-electric hybrid drive given successful trials on 60 ft narrow-boat.

1994

• 8 electric day boats sold to French customer - Redon, near Nantes.

   

   

  

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• Ford Fiesta car converted to electric drive with two Lynch motors driving front wheels independently - successful trials with several local authorities, British Airways, Metropolitan Police. (53, 54, 58, 59)

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• Lynch conversion of Reliant 3-wheeler - starts on 1:4 gradient with full load.

• First ASMO electric go-karts successfully tested in Switzerland.

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• Schiller (German) scooter with Lynch motor 1st in class and 1st with fuel economy, Tour de Sol race, USA. (65)

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• Honda City Express electric moped completed for Pizza Hut, UK.

   

   

  

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1995

• Ford Fiesta exhibited at Geneva Motor Show - also in Germany, Austria and France.

• 32 ft patrol boat fitted with Lynch diesel-electric drive supplied to Broads Authority, Norfolk Broads, UK.

• British Telecom Fiesta Van converted with gearbox and single motor. (66)

• 4-wheel Reliant undergoing tests.

• Austin (now Rover) Mini electric conversion for exhibition at NEC, Birmingham, May 1995 (64); licensing agreement with Atlantis Motor Co.

• Drive pack developed for light electric vehicles using Reliant components.

• ASMO-Lynch electric Karts tested by BBC Top Gear - performance exceeds that of petrol karts.
  

  Go karting and the Lynch motor

• Bajaj (India) auto-rickshaw converted to Lynch electric drive in UK. Entered in Citelec '12 Hours of Oxford'.

   

• 1996

  • Electric Trabant conversion for island of Orkney.

  • Licensing agreement and motor supply contract signed with Reliant Motor Co.

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• 1997

  • Golf car conversions with Lynch motor and 4QD-300 controller

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    Golf car conversions.