Re: [EVDL] Clarification: Leaf battery warranty.

I believe Nissan guarantees that for 60k or 5 (?) years, whichever comes first, the capacity does not drop more than 3 bars which is claimed to be an 80% capacity but in reality is closer to 70% (it is guaranteed to be more than 20% loss, so Nissan is not forced to replace batteries that have lost

[EVDL] Cheap Leaf drivetrain, was: Are million dollar conversions the way.

Not sure where Lawrence commented on as I could not find a source. Regarding Leaf upgrades, getting 2 used but good quality Leaf packs will set you back about $6k. I put two complete Leaf packs in my truck but those were older year Leaf packs (both 2011 if I am not mistaken) since I figured that

Re: [EVDL] Another recommendation for a drive away protection

Most factory EVs have no fuel door switch, I can drive away with the Leaf with the charging door open. The car simply detects that the J1772 plug is inserted and will *not* start the car with the plug inserted. I have not tried yet what the car does when you park without turning it off and plug

Re: [EVDL] Tests for second hand purchase

018, at 21:23, Cor van de Water via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > Matthew, > In my order of preference: > 1- buy from someone you trust (and others vouch for if you have little > experience with them) > 2- get a written warranty > 3- consider the

Re: [EVDL] Tests for second hand purchase

Matthew, In my order of preference: 1- buy from someone you trust (and others vouch for if you have little experience with them) 2- get a written warranty 3- consider the money lost in case the quality is not as advertised. You may be able to do some crude tests such as guesstimate internal

Re: [EVDL] Leaf module charging recommendations

Hi Jerry, I have a good number of MeanWell S-240-48 which have a trimpot to set the max voltage and some people have designed small screw-on boards to add current limit to these supplies to use them as simple I-U chargers at 48V 5A each so a pair of them can charge a 4kWh pack overnight within

Re: [EVDL] Searching for a source for 2013 and newer Leaf cells

What I have seen from the Vectrix design and what their sales was pushing for, was that the Vectrix design incorporated NiMH cells that were pushed several times beyond their max ratings. I believe that the max rating for the cells was in the range of 100 Amps and initially the Vectrix was

Re: [EVDL] Leaf module charging recommendations

Fred, So your meter indicates 3.54V as 3.56 or 3.57 which is less than 1% error. For Lithium the nominal voltage is not when pretty much dead as Lead, but closer to the halfway point. Since your pack is pretty low in charge, below 20% I am guessing, the total pack voltage is well below the nominal

Re: [EVDL] Question: EV with a 110v outlet with 2KW power rating?

I used to have a 30 ft 6AWG extension cord to bring the stove outlet to the driveway. Only once was it needed to give a guy a charge that had the Saturn with ACPropulsion drive that could charge at up to 80A, so I asked him to crank it up to 50A and within the hour the 12kW charge rate caused

Re: [EVDL] Question: EV with a 110v outlet with 2KW power rating?

Dan, For the use with your 2013 Leaf, you would either - need to stay below ~80A from the 12V battery, so below 1kW - tap into the high voltage yourself - find an affordable CHAdeMO inverter, which seems to be an oxymoron as even the plug is excessively pricey - or find an external power supply

Re: [EVDL] Two EV's to Give Away

I have an old tow dolly, in case anyone does not want to deal with U-haul especially if you are coming from or passing SF South Bay. Borrow or buy. Cor. -Original Message- From: EV [mailto:ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org] On Behalf Of John Blair via EV Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2018 6:40 PM To:

Re: [EVDL] Question: EV with a 110v outlet with 2KW power rating?

Dan, Even though an inverter off the Leaf pack would be the ideal way for this application, it is likely also a very costly way for a one-time event, unless you are buying it to be prepared with your own home's power backup. I own SURT UPS that accept 2x 192V batteries to create an output that

Re: [EVDL] suspicious of a bad calb cell?

Philip, Another problem may be a bad connection between the cells, so that a cell voltage is seen including the drop in the wire. But yeah, you can have a bad cell as well, a quick way to check is to watch what the BMS says during driving - does the bad cell also drop quickly? Another way to

Re: [EVDL] FW: phev qusetion ; 240V cord

Robert, If you are interested - I have a couple Leaf chargers that I converted to allow plugging into either 110 or 240. I can sell you one or I can show you how to convert the standard 110V only Leaf charger to allow 240V as well. Cor. -Original Message- From: EV

Re: [EVDL] Clutch Actuator

[mailto:ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org] On Behalf Of Cor van de Water via EV Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2018 9:00 AM To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List Cc: Cor van de Water Subject: Re: [EVDL] Clutch Actuator Hi John,I searched for "hydraulic clutch" and a lot of results and suppliers came up, w

Re: [EVDL] Solar trailer

Marc, Iam afraid you are not making the Leaf specification situation better. When Lawrence says he has a 30kW battery, he means 30 kWh. That is a 2016 Leaf with the improved battery (normal was 24 kWh). All Leafs have a 90 kW rating IIRC, meaning that they can accelerate with the motor producing

Re: [EVDL] Solar trailer calculation

Lawrence, At 4.5 miles per kWh when driving continuous 55 MPH, you drive 55 miles in 1 hour. In that time you consume 55/4.5 = 12.2 kWh of energy. If you want to generate that same energy while driving, to keep your battery at the same level, you need to be generating an average of 12.2 kW into

Re: [EVDL] Musings on a practical solar vehicle.

I believe the term used is "full sun equivalent" as it takes the many low irradiance hours and virtually compresses those into a period of full noontime sun, which delivers about 1000W per sq meter on a plane perpendicular to the sun rays.Your latitude, time of year and local weather determine

Re: [EVDL] Good News: EVs Are Not Crashing the Grid

Mark, The argument does not pass the smell test. To me, it sounds like "we have not had this problem before (outages) and thus it must be those new plasma TVs to blame." It is easy to find a blame instead of being accountable and confess that the investment in infrastructure has not kept pace

Re: [EVDL] Clutch Actuator

There are pedals that just operate a hydraulic cylinder, the only change to the vehicle would then be to create a small hole to run a hydraulic line to the bell housing where you mount the slave cylinder. -Original Message- From: EV [mailto:ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org] On Behalf Of John

Re: [EVDL] Charging load on the grid (corrected)

Excuse me, i think Bob said 50 lights, 5h, 75w so that is in the order of 20kWh, not 150. So it is maybe twice as much as avg, not 10x. With the 15+ kWh Bob can save with LEDs, he can drive approx 50-60 miles a day. BTW, Lee, you are not alone. My daily commute is 35 mi round trip. Cor. On Sat,

Re: [EVDL] Charging load on the grid (NOT)

Another data point to consider: The *cheapest* (base tariff) rate of household electricity here in Silicon Valley has now been raised above $0.21 per kWh. If you go over your baseline (about 11 kWh/day) then price increases over 30c/kWh which almost everyone hits. So, the rate of financial

Re: [EVDL] Advice on CAM72Fi vs. leaf cells

You realize that Leaf modules are two cells in series? Though i would be uncomfortable to have two packs in parallel without good info on charge and discharge conditions. Also, Leaf cells deteriorate so many loose modules you buy online are not the capacity you think, may be as low as 40Ah instead

Re: [EVDL] Charging load on the grid (NOT)

Matt, I know families who turn on every single light in their home the entire day, even at night all lights (except in the bedroom) are blasting. I know this, because my daughter was in the house and turned off all lights in unoccupied rooms. As soon as the wife came home, she turned on every

Re: [EVDL] Charging load on the grid (NOT)

In support of Lee’s recommendation: When I discovered that my water heater was 17 years old, I found a cheap (dented, customer return) tankless Rinnai RU-80e which was bolted to the back of the house, next to the original heater cabinet (so I now have an extra closet) and I love how we can set

Re: [EVDL] Charging load on the grid (NOT)

Jay, So a tankless heatpump water heater would be the ultimate: no massive electrical load (less than a dryer) to make instant hot water, so also no loss from storing hot water? Cor. On Thu, Jul 26, 2018, 6:47 PM Jay Summet via EV wrote: > > On 07/26/2018 02:38 PM, Lee Hart via EV wrote: > > >

Re: [EVDL] Reduce EV: Charging load on the grid ...

Bruce, If you ever saw the old LEDs, I received one from my dad in the early 80s and while their life is astonishing, they will run for decades and still work, they are no comparison to modern LEDs for 2 major reasons: - There was no white. LEDs came in red, yellow, green and that was pretty

Re: [EVDL] Reduce EV: Charging load on the grid ...

cannot take a continuous  high current. From: EV on behalf of Cor van de Water via EV Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2018 2:46 PM To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List Cc: Cor van de Water; brucedp5 Subject: Re: [EVDL] Reduce EV: Charging load on the grid ...   Bruce, If you ever saw the old LEDs, I

Re: [EVDL] Reposting, Still Need Help, 86 Year Old Uncle Still TryingAfter 34 Years to Get Bucket List GE EV1-B Based EV Car Running

Not that I remember that this was a requirement for the GE EV1 controller. That would also not have worked for my controller, since the converter retained the automatic transmission, So as soon as the vehicle was started, the controller started “idling” the motor, to keep the automatic

Re: [EVDL] Charging load on the grid (NOT)

LED prices are much more competitive than you put in your calculation. Almost every LED that I see can be had for $5 or less. Best selling on Amazon is a good quality, non-dimming LED for $1.39 when you buy a 16 pack ($22.22 for the pack)

Re: [EVDL] Reposting, Still Need Help, 86 Year Old Uncle Still TryingAfter 34 Years to Get Bucket List GE EV1-B Based EV Car Running

I had a 1989 Ford Ranger from the city of Santa Rosa that was converted to electric somewhere around 1994 in Grass Valley. It used the 120V variant of the GE forklift drive. Service manuals were not easy to dig through, but in my experience, there is very little that goes wrong with the

Re: [EVDL] Shorai LiFePO4 LFX36L3-BS12 Longevity Reviews

Mark, I presume that your boat engine has an alternator and is generating 14v as long as it keeps running, so not too likely that your boat suddenly dies in the middle of the lake, but good to have backup. That said, your 4lbs battery probably has between 200 to 300 Wh of capacity at best, using

Re: [EVDL] Lithium Ion buddy pairing? (Waselectriccarpartscompany.com?)

I have experience with LiFePO4 that discharged to below 1V and reviving them. Some rebounded and were fine, with very low self-discharge even after many months of sitting at 3.2V. However, a few did not take a charge but instead turned into resistors and with continued (low current) charging,

Re: [EVDL] ChargePoint usage

Rod, Even with all the historic data, you can’t predict when an EV’er in emergency need of some juice will arrive, so it is good habit to free up a charger when not actively charging there (or post instructions in your windshield how/when unplugging is allowed if there is the possibility to use

Re: [EVDL] LEAF cells under load

The Leaf has i believe a 90kW motor, so at about 370v it should draw almost 250amp to reach that power. The battery pack has a 225amp fuse, which allows excursions above that amperage, but not for too long. So your max of 160amp sounds pretty doable. I know others who routinely draw peaks of up tp

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: (ak47)Kalashnikov CV-1 r:320km ts:80kpm> (a pr tool)

I think it will go over real well when you tell your colleagues: I will bring my Kalashnikov tomorrow! Cor. On Tue, Aug 28, 2018, 7:11 PM brucedp5 via EV wrote: > > > > http://www.calvertjournal.com/news/show/10607/kalashnikov-tesla-soviet-style-electric-super-car-kombi > Kalashnikov wants to

Re: [EVDL] Testing batteries

Lee, I have a tow dolly (2 wheel, single axle where you can attach the driven wheels of a towed vehicle). This is a well used but useful tool, once in a while. Reason to buy instead of rent one was that i did not have a vehicle that U-haul approves of for renting their dolly. I have rented it out

Re: [EVDL] Gas tax repeal events.

As we probably all know, the gas tax is too low to pay for the damage done, so if anything, it should go up, to account for the saying "the polluter pays". Cor. On Wed, Jul 18, 2018, 6:31 PM Gail Lucas via EV wrote: > I don't know, was just guessing at the possible motivation the gas tax >

Re: [EVDL] Swapping Leaf packs

Hi Gary, I developed a method to swap packs, it depends on whether you want to involve Nissan to reprogram the BMS, so you can swap the complete pack, or not and then you must open the pack (cut the glue that keeps the shell together) and swap the internals. I have done swaps where I have

Re: [EVDL] Large Format Cells vs. Small Format Cells for EVs

Mark, I think it is a fallacy to consider all large format cells as single point of failure, the prismatic cells that i have seen opened all consisted of multiple cells internally, sometimes several dozen thin pouch cells with their terminals clamped together, for example 20 cells of 5Ah stuffed

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: €750k Alieno 5,221hp HyperEV.bg r:634mi

Chris, It probably helps to realize that their largest battery alone weighs about 3,000 lbs, so add its support/enclosure and assume that they have been able to push the envelope and the battery is almost half the weight of the vehicle, then you see it is about 3 metric tonnes of car, which will

Re: [EVDL] Battery shipping

Barry, Very timely question. Just yesterday I shipped a pallet with LiFePO4 batteries to Lee Hart. I used R Carriers, you just have to pay a Hazardous Materials fee. I believe their website is rlc.com Cor. -Original Message- From: EV [mailto:ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org] On Behalf Of Barry

Re: [EVDL] Battery shipping

Oppenheim [mailto:ba...@drbarryoppenheim.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2018 10:59 AM To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List Cc: Cor van de Water Subject: Re: [EVDL] Battery shipping Cor, Do you happen to know the total cost per battery? Barry On Tue, Jan 23, 2018 at 1:56 PM, Cor van de

Re: [EVDL] Delivery truck

Marc, on the contrary. Batteries only perform as good as the mantenance they receive. Many experiments of EVs in fleet service (USPS comes to mind) "failed" because the drivers did not like the EVs and apparently necessary maintenance was not performed, so the EVs soon sat unused, abused. My

Re: [EVDL] Sending an electric bakkie into space is Tesla's marketing ...

FYI, "bakkie" comes from the Dutch word "bak" since the South Afrikaner language stems from the settlers from The Netherlands, hundreds of years ago. "Bak" means container (or bin, tub, vessel, manger, trough, vat, holder) but can be use used (often derogatory) as a slang word for car. It has

[EVDL] 150W DC/DC isolated converters to 5 or 15V

Cleaning garage: Anybody interested in several 150W isolated DC/DC conversion modules? Input 36 - 72V, output either 5V 30A or 15V 10A. The output voltage can be tweaked up/down with resistors. They come as pair, mounted on a long narrow circuit board: one 5V and one 15v module. Give me a few

Re: [EVDL] EVjacker: Stymied by Bolt EV controls> arrested, $20k-bail Austin-TX

I would not be surprised if the car jacker, noticing that there was no engine sound, tried to start the car (thereby turning it off) and then could not start it again, because the FOB had left the cabin... Just a guess. Even I have had times that I arrived somewhere for a quick drop off, put the

[EVDL] Commercial flying car available

Haven't seen it here, so wanted to share. Again, the Dutch are leading the pack... https://www.dezeen.com/2018/03/13/worlds-first-commercial-flying-car-unv eiled-at-geneva-motor-show/ -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL:

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: New 30kW Ford Electric transit van ts:75mph

30 kW is not enough power to get a 10,000 pound verhicle to 75 mph. Maybe they are talking about a 30 kWh amount of energy capacity or they accidentally dropped a zero off the power figure, i don't know.Cor. Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device Original message From: brucedp5

[EVDL] Someone to help swap a Leaf pack in Kansas City, MO?

I received a request to help an owner of 2011 Leaf to revitalize his pack. The car (and owner) are in Kansas City, which is a bit out of my way, so I promised the owner to see if I could find someone who would be willing to work for a day with remote assistance to swap a Leaf pack. Tools is

[EVDL] Full disclosure: EMW consulting

Hi gang, In the interest of full disclosure, I like to let you all know that I am about to accept a consulting position with EMW (Electric Motor Werks) in San Carlos, CA to lead a team in a project to drive to a new version of a DC Fast Charger. I can obviously not share any details until the

Re: [EVDL] Full disclosure: EMW consulting

Vehicle Discussion List Cc: Lee Hart Subject: Re: [EVDL] Full disclosure: EMW consulting Cor van de Water via EV wrote: > I like to let you all know that I am about to accept a consulting > position with EMW (Electric Motor Werks) in San Carlos, CA to lead a > team in a project to drive

Re: [EVDL] Full disclosure: EMW consulting

Thanks David, Rod and Robert! Cor. -Original Message- From: EV [mailto:ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org] On Behalf Of robert winfield via EV Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2018 9:40 AM To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List; Rod Hower Cc: robert winfield; EVDL Administrator Subject: Re: [EVDL] Full

Re: [EVDL] EVfire: Burns NJ home> (?K1 Attack 120V PbSO4 EV?)

Ha! 163 miles range on 10 deepcycle batteries? What was he smoking? That would have been a record, I think, to get 62Wh/mi at 50 mph. On Apr 13, 2018 2:41 PM, "brucedp5 via EV" wrote: http://nj1015.com/electric-car-fire-engulfs-entire-nj-home-video/ Electric car fire

Re: [EVDL] more: EVcrash Tesla-X ... Mt_View-CA (v)

Runways are slightly better instrumented than your average road -Original Message- From: EV [mailto:ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org] On Behalf Of jim--- via EV Sent: Monday, April 09, 2018 2:21 PM To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List Cc: j...@k6ccc.org Subject: Re: [EVDL] more: EVcrash

Re: [EVDL] Fires in hybrid vehicles.

Lawrence, Plenty gasoline cars burn out every single day, without the help of a Hybrid pack and you hardly ever hear a big deal about that, I have no data that says that the many millions of Hybrid vehicles have a different rate of ignition. The case is different for self-built/converted cars

Re: [EVDL] Adding J1772 Plug to a conversion

All the so-called convenience chargers were 120V only with J1772 plug (until recently, I have seen at least one OEM dual voltage one) so that is why the J1772 standard has both 120V and 208/240V levels. And indeed, the EVSE receives phase, neutral and ground in those cases. So yeah, the charger

Re: [EVDL] Adding J1772 Plug to a conversion

Hi Jay, I have a 1994 US Electricar S10 factory conversion that is expecting a standard 120 - 240 AC input at 13 Amps and all I had to do to add public charging was to add a J1772 inlet plus a diode and resistor on the pilot input. The current draw ia always less than public charging is offering

Re: [EVDL] Adding J1772 Plug to a conversion

Sorry, Damon was the original poster. Cor. -Original Message- From: EV [mailto:ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org] On Behalf Of Cor van de Water via EV Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2018 10:22 AM To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List Cc: Cor van de Water Subject: Re: [EVDL] Adding J1772 Plug

Re: [EVDL] GE Interpole Motor

Wow, 9000 RPM on a brushed 11" motor? That must be a strong commutator! My US Electricar truck has a 9000 RPM Hughes induction motor. The high redline allows the truck to drive 0 - 72 MPH without gearshift. The way they did that was by ordering the 1994 S10 truck with the manual gearbox but the

[EVDL] Anybody need help with EV or AV (Autonomous Vehicle) on land, water or in the air?

Anybody looking for help brainstorming, developing or debugging EV or AV? The company that I worked for since when this milennium just started will be downsizing so I have decided to see if I can make the move from the communications field to the automotive arena as well as from employment to

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: New 30kW Ford Electric transit van ts:75mph

-Ion battery with up to 30 kW of power.” I > interpret this to mean that the output of the fuel cell is 30kW with the > lithium-ion battery used as a buffer to handle peak loads. > > Ed > >> On Mar 16, 2018, at 2:43 AM, Cor van de Water via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> &g

[EVDL] Self-flying taxi

You read that right: https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/974722719706050560 Cor. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL:

Re: [EVDL] Silicon Mobility and 30% Efficiency Increase

Robert, Maybe it is because I do not come from a typical car background, but frankly there is nothing new in this article as far as I can see, for decades I have been used to design control systems with enough hardware support so that the real-time generation of fast hardware signals and the

[EVDL] USA EV drivers questionnaire

On a list for Dutch people in the SF Bay Area, I came across a question for people who do not yet have an EV, so I asked if they also were gathering info from EVers and they are, so they sent me the following description and link to a Google doc with 10 questions, it is not required to answer them

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: 30% Range Boost from EV-specific FPCU Controller chip

Simple, pure physics. If you can improve 30% (ie, give 30% more range) then there needs to be at least 30% waste in the first place. Waste always shows up as heat, as Lee likes to point out: Heat is the indicator of the (lack of) efficiency. So, if you have an EV that needs roughly 25kW to drive

Re: [EVDL] For sale: Dodge Rampage truck with Leaf drivetrain

I want to re-offer this vehicle to the list, before posting it on Craigslist. Let me know if you have questions or want to see the vehicle. Cor. From: Cor van de Water Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2017 3:07 PM To: ev@lists.evdl.org Subject: For sale: Dodge Rampage truck with Leaf drivetrain

Re: [EVDL] Clutch Actuator

Hi John,I searched for "hydraulic clutch" and a lot of results and suppliers came up, with pedal assemblies and slave cylinders.Success! Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device Original message From: John Lussmyer via EV Date: 2/25/18 7:40 AM (GMT-08:00) To:

[EVDL] Bosch 240V 16 Amp L2 charger 3, 840 Watt EL-51245 new in box.

Anybody interested in this indoor/outdoor L2 charger from Bosch? Asking $250, less than half new price. Was never installed, still new in box. https://smile.amazon.com/Bosch-EV210-Cable-Charging-Station/dp/B07BLF4FWN/ref=sr_1_1 I can send some pictures when you are interested. Especially useful

[EVDL] Nissan Leaf HV battery connector available

I know some here have asked how to get the connector that plugs into the Nissan Leaf’s battery HV connector. I am talking about the big connector with 2 round pins, carrying over 200 Amps from the pack to the inverter. It has 3 latches and because it is so difficult to remove, dismantlers often

Re: [EVDL] led t8 powered by dc battery

LED TL bulbs that I have seen have a high voltage series connection of LEDs. Either ~24 LEDs in series for about 90VDC of supply and several series strings connected in parallel, Or a single string and a high voltage inverter (special ballast) required. You would need to cut and somehow connect

Re: [EVDL] Nissan Leaf key: $300! Yikes

I got only one key with one of my Leafs, so i bought a used key fob off Craigslist and a cheap uncut key off Ebay and had it cut by a local keysmith. Several weeks later i was going in for service at my local dealer, brought the 2nd key and asked them to register the key as part of the service,

Re: [EVDL] Nissan Leaf key: $300! Yikes

I meant on the key fob. For the 2011 and 2012 there is only a dash handle to open the door latch. The 2013+ has an electric latch opener, so theoretically it can be opened remotely, but the functions on the wireless interface are severely limited. Cor. On Sat, Oct 13, 2018, 10:39 AM Lawrence

Re: [EVDL] Disassembling a Nissan pack

Roger, They are fine, provided they are not charged to the max. I have had packs sit around for months as loose cells and I have almost 12,000 miles on them after recompressing in a different configuration in my EV truck. Cor. On Sun, Oct 28, 2018, 7:01 PM Roger Daisley via EV wrote: > I am

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: $20/100mi sparkcharge> L3 recharges @1mi/min (v)

Something does not make sense to me: One backpack sized unit probably holds about 5kWh of usable energy. The quoted price of $20 for 100 miles range would mean that this device, which is indeed very handy and can be life-saving, can add about 20 miles to the range of a Leaf, so you would need to

Re: [EVDL] anti-EV Clarkson sez range-ometer is weird, speculative-misery, angst-fraught

…. Want to read more? Start your free trial…. Unless an article is accessible to all, it has no point posting it here. Cor. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: paul dove via EV Sent: Saturday, November 3, 2018 9:42 PM To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List Cc: paul dove; brucedp5 Subject: Re:

Re: [EVDL] NICAD Batteries

Yup, *very* messy if you fill a battery first and then charge, unless you enjoy dealing with overflowing electrolyte. On Thu, Nov 1, 2018, 8:58 PM John Lussmyer via EV On Thu Nov 01 20:26:52 PDT 2018 bhensle...@msn.com said: > >They were military surplus. I have not tested the cells/batteries >

Re: [EVDL] ?Is this an EV or Watt?: ?Is it a Volt, Bolt, Prius?>crashed in Canby-OR

Differential Voltage. Similar to emergency handling of a downed power line: do not take big steps to get away from the line, you may bridge a large enough voltage in the ground with your legs, to send a dangerous current through your body. If a live circuit or a lightning strike power the water

Re: [EVDL] Products with temperature sensing in the AC plug?

Is this recent patent what Nissan had in their Leaf’s convenience charger, Because of the 2 variants of the 12A charger, the narrow bodied one has a temp sensor in the plug. That is probably *after* 2011 as I think that the narrow body convenience charger was the 2nd iteration; the wide bodied

Re: [EVDL] Looking for Rotary Hall-effect throttle or 10k pot withcenter "bump"

Typically, return to center is achieved with an (adjustable) spring if the motor is sent forward/backward by the controller from a single potmeter movement; or is your original pot not a standard 3-wire (top, bottom, wiper) version? Cor. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: David Nelson via EV

Re: [EVDL] fear of hydrogen infrastructure

I think we have extensively re-hashed the very reason that Hydrogen is OT for this list. Cor. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Rod Hower via EV Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2018 8:40 AM To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List; Peri Hartman Cc: Rod Hower Subject: Re: [EVDL] fear of hydrogen

Re: [EVDL] 2009 Toyota Prius - A123 Systems Hymotion Kit

Do you have info on the dc-dc converter? I have taken a non working Enginer plug in unit apart when it failed after many years of use by previous owner and the dc-dc is likely good, as the battery failed. You can have it for a small amount, it is essentially a 48v to 200v boost converter. Cor. On

Re: [EVDL] 18650 cell level fuse wire

I once did a Leaf battery swap for someone planning to add exen more range. Some of his wire and pcb fuse tests are on Youtube, look for Leaf Rex. Cor. On Mon, Jan 21, 2019, 9:10 AM EVDL Administrator via EV On 21 Jan 2019 at 1:18, ken via EV wrote: > > > > What is a 10ths wire? > > > > ten

Re: [EVDL] 18650 cell level fuse wire

Hi Justin, Thanks for chiming in – very useful info. Another issue and I suspect you have noticed this also: smoke and smell. Somewhere around 1995 I had a colleague who was involved in cost reducing a product design and he too had the same idea of testing PCB traces as fuses to see if he could

Re: [EVDL] Using EV to demo emergency power

Jay, Agreed that LOTO is the industry practice: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockout-tagout I have heard enough stories of divers who refuse to dive for ship maintenance *unless* they are physically carrying *all* keys that can start the engines. Ideally, there is tagged lock they can place so

Re: [EVDL] Rant: not charging in an EVSE spot> extremelyfrustrating

In Netherlands it is common to refer to tricked out trucks and SUVs as “boulevard tractors” because they are all about show with little practical value, while being classified as farm equipment. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Lee Hart via EV Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2019 9:27 AM To:

Re: [EVDL] 600 dollar answer to a 3000 dollar problem.

I did not know that planes had cigarette lighter sockets… It sounds as if the ad was directly taken from a car and replaced car with plane and garage with hangar. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Jay Summet via EV Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2018 9:47 AM To: ev@lists.evdl.org Cc: Jay

Re: [EVDL] Buying a leaf, SOH, GID etc

State of Health. Essentially the percentage of capacity compared to new. So 68% of 24kWh for a 2011-2015 or a 2016 S. Or 68% of 30kWh for a 2016 SL or SV or a 2017 Leaf. Cor. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: George Tyler via EV Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2018 12:55 PM To:

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Toyota dealers say there is no sale$ demand.us forEVs

I am wondering if Toyota (who against everyone’s warnings, drank the cool-aid and invested in Hydrogen) feels burned with developing new technology, comfortably milking their Hybrid technology that is now present in vehicle big and small and they feel no need to change that. Or this was purely

Re: [EVDL] Recommendations for Maxi-scoot EVs

On Endless Sphere there were plenty people (many Australians for some reason) who drove these bikes a lot and while I have heard about a worn out motor that needed replacement, I have not heard about problems with the controller or motor from overload. No fires in the original configuration as

Re: [EVDL] Recommendations for Maxi-scoot EVs

I found the original factory specs of the Vectrix battery supplier a couple years ago and I believe that the max continuous discharge was in the 60-80 Amp range. Originally the Vectrix was designed to have a top speed of about 55 MPH and was already stretching the limit of battery discharge by

Re: [EVDL] Recommendations for Maxi-scoot EVs

Make sure you install good Li-ion pack in the Vectrix. Its NiMH pack is abused with 3x max allowed current draw so it dies an early death. The charger is problematic, but there are good solutions for that, also solving the problems with breaking temp sensors, among other things. Cor. On Sat, Dec

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Toyota dealers say there is no sale$ demand.usforEVs

But, but, but…. You could refuel a Hydrogen-powered phone in less than 2 minutes! That is impossible with a battery operated phone! We *neeed* Hydrogen powered phones and a convenient Hydrogen refueling infrastructure for all those people who depend on their phones! They cannot possibly be

Re: [EVDL] Toyota and the hydrogen wish.

Mark, Why myth of quick refill? Because you need to drive 20 minutes to reach the nearest H2 refueling station *if* there is one in town. Going across the street for half hour Level 3 DC Fast Charge is much quicker than the “convenience” of a “quick” H2 refill and the most convenient refill is

Re: [EVDL] 2013-2015 LEAF Battery Pack Install in a 2011-2012 LEAF

Hi Dex’s Chris, I have worked on a couple dozen Nissan Leaf batteries and I know exactly what you try to do. Unfortunately, the descriptions from the Nissan dealer are deceiving. Let me clarify: The control (round) plug is entirely different between the 2011/12 and later versions Leaf. When a

Re: [EVDL] OT: Keeping hydrogen for transportation ?cleaner?

I hear a lot of hand-waving and little data in claims about lots of change in hydrogen technology. For the topic of making transportation hydrogen renewable – nobody is contesting that for the handful of cars that actually drive on Hydrogen, it is simple to switch small scale to use full

[EVDL] 10 gifts for EV lovers

Or so the article claims. Just in time for Christmas? https://insideevs.com/lists/10-gifts-for-ev-lover/ Cor. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL:

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: L3 DC charging leaves L2 AC face-down in the dust

David, I expect that vehicles will allow both AC and DC charging. So, L2 public charging will still work, as does your convenience charger that you already carry. So this allows charging from the existing L2 network and built-in 6kW charger in the vehicle. But owners (and industry) want faster

Re: [EVDL] NMC chemistry working voltage

Note the text in the ad: “Do not use or leave in a car”. So, if you plan on using it as solar battery then fine. If you plan to use it in a vehicle, then you probably have no recourse. The cell type and cooling method looks a lot like VW does (rectangular cells, cooled at the bottom on a cold

Re: [EVDL] Tesla battery cells (no BMS) burst into flame...

The video does not specify what went wrong to cause the first cell(s) into thermal runaway and catch on fire. The Tesla Li cells may potentially do that if (internally) shorted due to manufacturing defect or failure to maintain them within required voltage range. The cells may have been charged

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