Hi All -
> I agree Seth, we need to start an EV collection plate so
> you can copy this information.
I would be happy to scan all of the manuals if and when I get my hands
on them and a scanner. A scanner finds its way into my hands and I
will scan the docs and I can burn as many CDs as needed.
> we need to hire some thugs to steal this vehicle
> so we can reverse engineer it.
The EV1 wouldn't exaclty be hard to steal, it's sitting in a barely
locked garage and the car itself is unlocked. However this is probably
not the best thing to do in my first semester freshman year =)
> EVen better yet, you and some other students can make a
> project out of this and get the vehicle running again.
The people here really have no idea how amazing it is to have this car.
Pretty much everything is in it. I suspect that there is probably
something else besides batteries missing though, it just wouldn't be
like GM to give it to the school almost working. I can't do much yet
but believe me I will do what I can to get this thing back on the road.
A WPI grad from a few years back who has been lurking on the list
suggested a study something along the lines of "Evaluate the
suitability of Nickle Zinc Batteries in on-road freeway-capable EVs"
which could certainly work. Right now the car is sort of reserved for
the upper classmen, but we'll see how things go. See ya all at
Woodburn,
Seth
On Saturday, August 31, 2002, at 12:47 AM, Rod Hower wrote:
> I agree Seth, we need to start an EV collection plate so
> you can copy this information.
> EVen better yet, we need to hire some thugs to steal this vehicle
> so we can reverse engineer it.
> EVen better yet, you and some other students can make a
> project out of this and get the vehicle running again.
> Keep up the good work and inform the group of your progress.
> Rod
>
> harsha godavari wrote:
>> Seth:
>> If I had this opportunity (access to all the manuals) I woud
>> scan
>> the whole lot and put it on some CDs and pass them on to several EVers
>> to keep the infrmation available for future reference/research. I will
>> bet that "those manuals would vanish soon and none knows what happened
>> to them". I would not mind some donations to cover the expenses
>> either.
>> Regards
>> Harsha Godavari
>> Seth Murray wrote:
>>> Hi All -
>>>
>>> Here is the promised WPI EV1 update! There is in fact an EV1
>>> here in
>>> Worcester, Mass, which I had a good look at today. Apparently it was
>>> donated to the school last year "For Research Purposes Only" with all
>>> of the design books and drawings. There are entire books on the each
>>> system in the vehicle - very interesting stuff. As for the vehicle,
>>> the VRLA battery pack was removed and the cables cut. I was told
>>> that
>>> the controller had been also been removed but it is very much still
>>> in
>>> the car. Cosmetically, it is in perfect condition - there is not a
>>> scratch on the plastic body or underbody, the tires are still all
>>> shiny, and the inside is flawless as well. It doesn't look like it
>>> was
>>> ever even driven. The 12 volt system is still installed and works.
>>> This car is gorgeous!
>>>
>>> As far as I know, there are no major plans for the car yet.
>>> There are
>>> 3 or 4 seniors this year who are going to be designing (but not
>>> installing) a hybrid system for the EV1 (horrors!). They are going
>>> to
>>> consider the usual hybrid fuels - hydrogen, gas, etc, although my
>>> first
>>> impression is that they don't know much about this sort of thing -
>>> they
>>> were looking through a catalog of cheap homeowner generators. The
>>> comfort is that they won't be doing anything to the actual car
>>> anytime
>>> soon, although who knows what will happen to it down the road? I am
>>> going to do my best to keep the car as is until I figure out if
>>> there's
>>> any way to get it going again as an EV. I sat in the car and had a
>>> good look at it - what a beatiful piece of engineering! It is so
>>> well-done. It's a crying shame to have such a fantastic car sitting
>>> in
>>> a garage one block away from my dorm and not be able to do anything
>>> with it. However, WPI is very open to students proposing and
>>> carrying through on their own projects, so I am going to see what I
>>> can
>>> do. There are a lot of motorsports guys here and I know that if I
>>> were
>>> to start some EV club or something, as long as whatever we were doing
>>> went fast I would have plenty of interest. The facilities and
>>> available skills here are incredible - students built car engines and
>>> formula racers and everything from scratch. This is going to be a
>>> lot
>>> more fun than my garage at home!
>>>
>>> Apparently, the designer of the EV1's body is coming to speak
>>> here at
>>> the school sometime in the near future, so I'm looking forward to
>>> that.
>>> It will be very interesting to talk to him. Anyway, the long and
>>> short of this message is that we do in fact have an EV1, and it is in
>>> gorgeous condition. *At first glance* all it is missing is the
>>> batteries.
>>>
>>> -Seth
>>>
>>> --
>>> QUESTION INTERNAL COMBUSTION
>>>
>>> http://members.fortunecity.com/electricityboy
>>> http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/387.html
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QUESTION INTERNAL COMBUSTION
http://members.fortunecity.com/electricityboy
http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/387.html
