being the devil's advocate... This is clearly not great for the poor or the DIY'r, but the new car buyer may have much better cars to choose from, I expect instead of 200K miles being common, 100K was a great thing when I was young, I am sure with EVs there will be an expectation of 300K and 400K life.
On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 11:40 PM, EVDL Administrator via EV < ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > The mix-and-match that DC motor fans can do in their EVs is actually not > all > that common. Even back in the 1990s, Solectria wouldn't sell an inverter > or > induction motor individually. They'd only sell them as a set. > > I think Siemens was / is the same. There are probably still hundreds of > those Siemens motor spares meant for an early version of a Ford Ranger EV > floating round, with no inverters to drive them (though I think some > enterprising EV hobbyist eventually came up with a hack for that). > > But at least you can still have your choice of other EV components - so > far. > I can see a time coming when ANY "unauthorized" change in an ICEV's > drivetrain will cause the computer to permanently immobilize the car. > > David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA > EVDL Administrator > > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not > reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my > email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA ( > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > -- To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. Thomas A. Edison <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/t/thomasaed125362.html> A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought. *Warren Buffet* Michael E. Ross (919) 585-6737 Land (919) 576-0824 <https://www.google.com/voice/b/0?pli=1#phones> Google Phone (919) 631-1451 Cell michael.e.r...@gmail.com <michael.e.r...@gmail.com> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20150427/a387ceba/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
