Re: [EVDL] EVs and altitude?

2017-05-04 Thread EVDL Administrator via EV
On 4 May 2017 at 15:28, John Lussmyer via EV wrote: > But only if you have 100% efficient regen. Obviously you're not going to get 100% efficient regen, but you'd be surprised how close you can get under the right conditions in a well designed real world vehicle. I've posted about this in

Re: [EVDL] EVs and altitude?

2017-05-04 Thread John Lussmyer via EV
On Thu May 04 15:17:46 PDT 2017 ev@lists.evdl.org said: >If you turn that truck around to go down 1,000 ft in 3 miles, the >battery will be re-charged with the difference between But only if you have 100% efficient regen. -- Bobcats and Cougars, oh my! http://john.casadelgato.com/Pets

Re: [EVDL] EVs and altitude?

2017-05-04 Thread Cor van de Water via EV
>From a Physics perspective, adding elevation increases your potential energy (which comes out of the battery in an EV) Which you gain back upon descent. Formula: Ep = mgh In Earth's gravitational field, near earth the g = 9.81 m is mass in kg h is height in meters. So, using some random rounded

[EVDL] (depends): 1000' elevation climb=4mi flat: EVs and altitude?

2017-05-04 Thread brucedp5 via EV
That 1k' climb = 4mi flat might be more tuned for when walking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naismith%27s_rule (which is a slow efficient mode of transport) Cyclists also try to understand the energy needed for a long ride http://www.flacyclist.com/content/perf/compare_routes.html A GM Spark

Re: [EVDL] [SEVA] new BMS is working! (darn it!)

2017-05-04 Thread John Lussmyer via EV
Except there were other cells at the same discharge voltage when we started, and only that one hasn't gone up. On Thu May 04 09:41:43 PDT 2017 madmanrud...@gmail.com said: >Or it's really just discharged like hell... and needs a nice single cell >fill up. -- Tigers prowl and Dragons soar in

[EVDL] new BMS is working! (darn it!)

2017-05-04 Thread John Lussmyer via EV
So, I finally finished rebuilding the rear battery box in my Electric F-250. (replaced some damaged Leaf modules, and changed the module mounting to electrically isolate it from the battery box.) I've also updated my BMS design to be easier to work with, and more compact. Re-installed the

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: EV-newswire posts for 20170504

2017-05-04 Thread Cor van de Water via EV
e original sticker on the battery enclosure was still readable... Regards, Cor. -Original Message- From: EV [mailto:ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org] On Behalf Of brucedp5 via EV Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2017 1:41 AM To: ev@lists.evdl.org Subject: [EVDL] EVLN: EV-newswire posts for 20170504 http:

Re: [EVDL] Hacking a supercharger. Have a charge on Elon.

2017-05-04 Thread EVDL Administrator via EV
On 3 May 2017 at 10:28, paul dove via EV wrote: > All modern cars can be disabled. I read some years ago that GM had built this capability into Onstar, and would use it at police request. I haven't been able to determine whether other automakers that use vehicle telematics include the same