EEVblog #501 - Sinclair C5 Electric Car Teardown & Test Drive

Dave goes back to the future and takes a 1985 vintage Sinclair C5 electric "car" for a spin, one of only a handful in the country. This was Sir Clive Sinclair's vision for personal transport.
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Schematic and service manual:
http://c5alive.co.uk/index.php?com=pages&page=5
Micro Men movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y8IkcUGV9w
The Sinclair Story: http://www.sinclairc5.com/
Delorean & C5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8tO4ExUhks

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