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Lee Hart via EV wrote:
I had a 1980 C-car. Its charger was pretty crude, but it was a little more
than this... http://www.evdl.org/docs/c_car_charger.jpg
Yep; that's it! :-) This circuit is in my 1973 GE SCR manual, and goes
back even further than that (GE Ap
On Sun, May 31, 2015 at 10:35 PM, EVDL Administrator via EV
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> On 31 May 2015 at 22:48, Lee Hart via EV wrote:
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>> In this case, the ComutaCar charger is *not* voltage regulated, nor
>> current limited, nor is there any shut-off timer. It is nothing but a
>> big transformer and rectifier.
>
On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 11:01 AM, Cor van de Water via EV
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> Nope,
> I have a little experience with charging older style Li-Ion batteries
> by hand and the resting voltage is typically a rather fixed amount (delta)
> below the charging voltage,
> no matter how high you charged them.
> If y
On 31 May 2015 at 22:48, Lee Hart via EV wrote:
> In this case, the ComutaCar charger is *not* voltage regulated, nor
> current limited, nor is there any shut-off timer. It is nothing but a
> big transformer and rectifier.
I had a 1980 C-car. Its charger was pretty crude, but it was a little m
One place where Lithium may work better over Lead is for instant/auto
start/stop applications.
Ben Goren via EV wrote:
I would think that such systems will have a relatively short life in
the design studios. If you've got an hybrid of any flavor, the electric
traction motor is going to be far m
Chinese LiFePO4 goes pretty cheap, but that's not the end of it. He'd also
need at least a BMS, and probably a new charger. (With some electronics
background, he might be able to hack up a way for the BMS to control the C-
car charger.)
David Nelson via EV wrote:
I don't understand why so man
On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 7:17 PM, EVDL Administrator via EV
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> I wouldn't suggest lithium for him, but not because it's overkill for the
> car - more because it might be overkill for him.
How can a maintenance free battery that doesn't cause corrosion be
overkill for him?
>
> Chinese LiFe
would welcome any other creative ideas
> anybody might have!
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Ben,
From
http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/musings/hot-climate-design
The most important factors are:
- ceiling should be insulated to at least R-30
- use highly reflective roofing
- replace incandescent lighting with fluorescents (or LEDs)
I would add to that insulating the we
Ben Goren via EV wrote:
They might be open to keeping the window A/C unit in the garage for
the purposes of keeping the batteries cool. Seems like that might be
the only other measure worth considering.
I live in Minnesota, where we have the opposite problems with our
garages -- keeping them *
You could try using LeafSpy to check the battery condition.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Turbo3.Leaf_Spy_Lite
Peri mentioned ventilating, but I would run it only when outdoor air
temps are at least 5 degrees below indoor air temp. Night time
pre-cooling for the following d
sidering.
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> > Thanks, all -- but I certainly would welcome any other creative ideas
> > anybody might have!
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enough left in the batteries for all electric...won't be worth engineering for.
Cheers,
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never have to touch it ever again.
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On 05/31/2015 10:33 PM, Ben Goren wrote:
> On May 31, 2015, at 1:12 PM, Jay Summet via EV
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>> The 2013 battery modules do have more "air holes" in them for
>> passive thermal heating than the 2011/2012 modules.
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> That sparks another in
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had that I'm hoping somebody might be able to shed=20
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> But the truth is that lead SLI batteries are good enough for the
> job, and they are CHEAP... cheap wins every time.
>
One place where Lithium may work better over Lead is for instant/auto
start/stop applications. (where the starter is much lar
t;
>>>>>
>>>>> Everybody's excited. It should be well and truly perfect
>>>>> for them.
>>>>>
>>>>> One thought I had that I'm hoping somebody might be able to
>>>>> shed=20 some insi
EVDL Administrator via EV wrote:
You may see lithium SLI batteries in very high end ICEVs. At least
one luxury car manufacturer (BMW?) is already using them.
Yes; it becomes a marketing "feature", used to sell cars even if there's
no advantage. The more features, the better, even if the buyer
but the=
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>>>> garage isn't climate controlled. It probably won't quite get to=20
>>>> today's forecasted high of 108=C2=B0F inside the garage, but it'll=20
>>>> definitely get rather toasty.
>>>>
>>>> What
with nobody inside? Would that
actually do anything to make the batteries happier?
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Paul Dove via EV wrote:
It's called inductive charging. I have a toothbrush that uses this technology.
GM was the first to do this with electric cars with the EV1 but they never put
it into production that I know of.
Hi Paul,
Inductive charging is in fact a lot older. There were inductive ch
On 05/31/2015 02:03 PM, Ben Goren via EV wrote:
So, Dad just drove Mom home in a 2013 Leaf. ~12k miles, California vehicle; couldn't tell
it from new. There was one bar missing from the charge gauge; the numeric meter read,
"98%."
Everybody's excited. It should be well and truly perfect for th
e the batteries happier?
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It's called inductive charging. I have a toothbrush that uses this technology.
GM was the first to do this with electric cars with the EV1 but they never put
it into production that I know of.
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> On May 31, 2015, at 11:03 AM, Lee Hart via EV wrote:
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> Peri Hartman via EV w
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I know that a lot of you have many more miles on your converted EVs than this
but I was really excited today when my Electercel turned 10k electric miles.
(10,042)
Lithium really made a difference.
March 2009 to Sept 2013 only 2,614 miles with Lead, could only do about 35
miles on a charge.
On 31 May 2015 at 11:18, Lee Hart via EV wrote:
> our society creates an overwhelming pressure to keep doing the Same Old
> Thing, no matter what, no matter how many better ideas come along,
> until absolutely FORCED to change
You may see lithium SLI batteries in very high end ICEVs. At least o
Ben Goren via EV wrote:
In general, we are rapidly approaching but not quite yet at the time when
lithium trumps lead for all use cases. Once Tesla's Gigafactory comes online,
we may well reach that point.
It won't be all that long before starter batteries in ICE vehicles are
lithium
It'
Peri Hartman via EV wrote:
From: "brucedp5 via EV"
Researchers at University of Tokyo...the “world’s first in-wheel
motor system for electric vehicles” that transmits power wirelessly
to run motors attached with each wheel.
If this was done in the USA, I'd say it was "click-bait" trolling for
http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Fancy-test-driving-electric-car-Head-new-motor/story-26584515-detail/story.html
Fancy test driving an electric car? Head down to a new motor show coming to
Millennium Square
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[images
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