Here in NZ, the EVolicity competition supplies an electronic gizmo that
restricts/measures the wattage of the drivetrain.
Thus, any type of battery may be used.
It's a HS competition, so putting a cap on the wattage actually works.
Bill D.
On 4/24/2022 4:40 AM, Gary Krysztopik via EV wrote:
We've been trying to work in new rules for lithium but have not
passed/published anything yet. There are some accommodations in the rules
and some are using lithium but it's still mostly two 12V SLA's. Grin
Cycles can make a CycleAnalyst that will shut the system down after 1kWh is
used, so that would be part of it. Right now there is only enough funding
and volunteer(s) to keep the basic organization operating but I'm looking
forward to getting some grant money. We are closing out our first local
micro-grant and then we can apply for more. We started laying out
curriculum, sent hundreds of outreach emails to central Oregon (restricted
per grant), put together a simple drive kit and will give some away, and
made CAD models and are trying to set up a GrabCAD group with wheels,
motors, etc. I'd really love to see this program take off (get funding)
and expand like Bill was talking about in New Zealand. I think there is
potential to include more practical vehicles and more competitions, and
bring it to a national level. The obstacles are 1) knowledgeable teachers
(with extra time and money) which is why I tried to develop curriculum and
kits to help get started, 2) cost (it's expensive to build even a simple
EV) which is why I wanted to sponsor new teams with a complete drive system
kit and 3) events are few and far between with increasing insurance costs
(energy company and Toyota sponsorships keep them going).
Help share with people to let them know - www.ElectrathonAmerica.org
Thanks!
Gary
On Sat, Apr 23, 2022 at 8:25 AM Peter VanDerWal via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org>
wrote:
Does it still require using a lead-acid battery?
My PGP public key: https://vanderwal.us/evdl_pgp.key
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