When I was in college a copier was invaluable. As long as you don't sell it I don't see the harm. Lawrence Rhodes.... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ralph Merwin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2002 9:36 AM Subject: Re: EV1 On Campus!!!
> > Keep in mind that the EV1 manuals are probably copyrighted, so making > copies to pass out to others could invite all sorts of legal problems > for the person making the copies and maybe even the school if they > knowingly allow it... > > Ralph > > > Clayton Saffell writes: > > > > I DEFINATELY want a copy of those manuals. I have a GM S-10E, with the > > same power plant as the EV1 and those manuals might just tell me more > > than the ones that Helm sells. By the way, did the car come with any > > software? I would really like to gain access to the computer on these > > drive trains. GM has refused to supply me with such software and I am > > hoping that you might be able to help me out. > > > > On another note, the Panasonic batteries in my truck were dead when it > > got here and I am in the process of finding suitable replacements. I > > will keep you updated on my progress. > > > > Thanks, > > Clayton > > 2001 Honda Insight > > 1997 GM S-10E (Battery change in process...) > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On > > Behalf Of harsha godavari > > Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 5:13 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: EV1 On Campus!!! > > > > 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 > > >
