Lawrence Rhodes wrote:
I noticed Lee Hart saying he doesn't charge to 100%. Why.
Simple. I don't need the range. So there's no need to charge it to 100%
or run it dead.
And, there are reasons *not* to do it. My experience (with all types of
batteries) has been that they last longer if they
Lawrence Rhodes via EV wrote:
The Ultra Van is a unique motor home.
I've seen an UltraVan, and they are indeed about as close as you can get
to an airplane on wheels without the wings. It is completely smooth
underneath, as well as on the sides and top. I don't know what the Cd
is, but it mu
From: Lawrence Rhodes
> The trigger works. Press & it stops charging. But after 2 minutes more or
> less it just quits. The MCS100-III has a couple of lights which doesn't
> light. 120v&240v selector which doesn't seem to care what setting it is on.
> The unit was made in 1997 & has been out of
Fascinating! I hadn't heard of the Fritchle EV before. 100 miles on a charge
was an amazing achievement, especially considering the roads in those days. I
wonder if there are any details about his batteries?
--
Excellence does not require perfection. -- Henry James
--
Lee A. Hart http://www.sun
Lawrence Rhodes via EV wrote:
When I realized I couldn't build a nice electric car for what I could
buy one for I gave up and bought a used Leaf EV.
So did I. We added a 2013 Leaf to my EV collection. It's hard to beat
the fit/finish/features for the price. It's my wife's car. She prefers
the
We got the notice too, for our 2013 Leaf. Seems kind of soon to
discontinue online connect-ability. This could be an unpleasant
"surprise" for cars in the future that depend on on-line connect-ability
to work!
I wonder what Nissan is planning to charge to upgrade their service?
Peri Hartman v
Mark Abramowitz via EV wrote:
I know it's been looked at in more recent years, but the actual
reasons for no one implementing such a scheme has, to me, been lost
in the noise.
Actually, battery leasing is very common for commercial and industrial
EVs (fork lifts, golf carts, etc.) Fleet operat
Gary Neal via EV wrote:
I'm advising a group competing in the Shell Ecomarathon competition
(http://www.shell.com/energy-and-innovation/shell-ecomarathon/americas.html)
We previously powered our vehicle with a 36V, brushless DC hub motor
designed for bicycles. The problem is Shell requires a mot
EVDL Administrator via EV wrote:
Is there any reason you couldn't build a simple series-parallel stepped
contactor controller?
A contactor controller works, is cheap, and about as simple as dirt. The
controller itself is essentially 100% efficient; it's nothing but
switches, after all.
Howe
David Chapman via EV wrote:
Here is a link to the pic that didnt upload, thanks David R.!
rudman mk2 regboardhttp://postimg.org/image/g1e2uxah3/
I have exactly this board assembled. If someone wants to assemble your
boards, I can send him a photo that shows what all the parts are. Or, I
could
Rush Dougherty via EV wrote:
I'm interested in this idea of 'violations'
Home Depot/Lowes/Ace Hardware/and many other hardware/electrical stores sell
replacement cords for appliances, where you, the homeowner can replace a cord
with a new one. Does that void the UL guarantee and NEC (if there is
Willie2 wrote:
I'm looking for a source for a weather tight, probably fiberglass, box.
About 4'x6' and 2' high with a lift-up top. Can anyone suggest? Some
custom fiberglass shop?
Chris Tromley via EV wrote:
What you're attempting to do is pretty simple, so just about
any fiberglass shop cou
brucedp5 via EV wrote:
it mentions the product is
- Safety listed by ETL
I know UL, but what is ETL?
ETL is a competitor of UL. Same kinds of testing; just a different test
lab (and usually cheaper). Both UL and ETL are independent testing
companies. You pay them to test your product. They
EVDL Administrator via EV wrote:
I'll bet that the unloaded vehicle going down the hill does not
produce more electricity than it consumes going up the hill.
Unless some exceedingly large-headed politician (thinks he) has managed to
change the laws of physics, that'd be a pretty safe bet. :-)
Jukka Järvinen via EV wrote:
I suggest all EV charging spots to have a cone or something which says
explicitly only EV's allowed. It's less trouble to get off the EV and move
the cone compared to blocked charging when needed.
Hmmm; that makes me think. What about some kind of gate that blocks t
EVDL Administrator via EV wrote:
I wouldn't even bother asking.
http://la.curbed.com/2014/12/23/10008768/metro-has-arrested-people-for-
charging-their-phones-at-stations
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/03/12/oregon-homeless-woman-charged-
with-electricity-theft-for-charging-her-cellphone/
Willie2 via EV wrote:
On 04/14/2016 03:56 AM, EVDL Administrator via EV wrote:
On 14 Apr 2016 at 0:06, brucedp5 via EV wrote:
Copper remains the best electrical conductor available
Nope, that would be silver.
Now, if you consider cost-effectiveness, that's another matter. But
that's
not what
EVDL Administrator via EV wrote:
Sitting there listening to the speakers going on about their business
as if Tesla doesn´t exist had me wondering if history is going to
repeat itself with a twist.
I don't even see a twist. It's almost exactly the same as when Detroit
ignored all the subcompac
Michael Ross via EV wrote:
I have to give Jay big yay for the perfect answer. Solder loses any ability
to create a useful joint when it liquifies, hence the need for some very
solid mechanical joining means. The failure modes are truly bad with power
involved.
Agreed; a good answer.
Solder is
EVDL Administrator via EV wrote:
I agree that a hex crimper is better, and I recommend one if you're pulling
currents upwards of 600+ amps. However, I've used a hammer crimper for
years with currents <= 400a, and have never yet had a problem.
I think the trick is to use a heavy enough hammer -
Bill Dube via EV wrote:
Harbor Freight sells an outstanding hydraulic crimper at a bargain price:
http://www.harborfreight.com/hydraulic-wire-crimping-tool-66150.html
For $55 there is no reason to use a hammer crimper.
I have used the next size up from this one, made by the same
manufacturer, fo
Jukka Järvinen via EV wrote:
>> head to Finland! After 2017 tours available to new battery factory too. ;)
>From: Willie2 via EV
>You are teasing us, Jukka?
Yes, in a way. :-)
But i should point out that if the original poster is travelling in the
northern USA, essentially every motel already
dovepa via EV wrote:
He says: Imagine that now you're driving your car, and let's say its
40 percent or 50 percent empty," de Callafon said. "You would have to
charge it. Here you could actually take, if you have 10 modules in
your car, and take five out — those are the ones that are empty — and
Willie2 via EV wrote:
I've bought several such things through AliExpress from 24v up to 144v.
Typically sold as ebike batteries. SB50 connectors are common.
http://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?SearchText=lithium+ebike+batteries
Lee will tell you, and I don't question him, that Ping is the quali
Sean Korb via EV wrote:
This is the sort of thing where I should study the paper, read the dissents
and then give my completely unscientific opinion as if it were fact.
Yes indeed. :-)
Some basic physics: Imagine you're trying to invent a new battery. You
assume one molecule each of the two r
Michael Ross wrote:
Lots to like about this effort, and the video is easy to watch, and
provocative in good ways. Bill D mentions unsprung weight. If you
aren't a performance nut you can manage clunky handling. Bet those
4 motors aren't heavier that 4 steel truck wheels.
I generally agree with
From: Christopher Darilek:
I'm ready to upgrade my charger connector... My charge rate is 18A
@100V. I think I need 5 connections: +100V, battery ground, +12V,
chassis ground, and BMS output to turn the charger Off. I'd like
for the connector to be accessible without opening the hood. What
do
Christopher Darilek via EV wrote:
How would you mount the car-side PowerPole connector? Pigtail somewhere? I
have a hole in the side of my car I'd like to use to mount it..
Anderson Power Products has a huge variety of housings that the
individual Powerpoles snap into. The housings are used
EVDL Administrator via EV wrote:
Alan Brinkman via EV wrote:
Some of the older Datsun mini-trucks had a rear axle ratio that
would have the drive shaft spinning faster and some conversions did
without the transmission. The few I looked at on the EV Album had a
4.88 rear end.
I also like the old
Mark Abramowitz via EV wrote:
Basically, the chart says that it you compare the various energy storage
technologies, some are well suited for discharging over short time periods and
some for long, and some are well-suited for storing large amounts of energy,
and some smaller.
Here's a simila
Cor van de Water via EV wrote:
One solution is to make sure you have a good ground connection and not use GFCI.
That was my solution for years with floodeds. Use an isolation
transformer. Plug the charger into it. It's a straightforward and safe
solution.
I still have some big 2kw 120/240va
Mike Nickerson via EV wrote:
If the long term current draw will be less than 10A or so, you could use an in
rush limiting resistor. That is a resistor with a negative temperature
coefficient. When cool, they have a very high resistance. As they heat up,
their resistance drops.
This is pro
Robert Bruninga via EV wrote:
I'm so fed up with 12v batteries I finally today drilled a hole in the
roof right over the dome light and mounted a solar panel up there where I
could reach the wires and coathanger them over to the pillar and down to
the stupid 12v battery.
Great idea. I did this
Roland via EV wrote:
A dead 12 volt battery is the problem when you have your control
circuits in your EV run by 12 volts. My first EV that I received
back in 1976 and still have it today, uses LINE voltage to run all
the control circuits. LINE voltage is the same voltage as the main
battery.
Michael Ross via EV wrote:
Mike is correct - a single old inefficient panel can draw a sustained arc
an inch or longer. Some decent sized farms have burned down because you
can't just turn off the sun. There are important safety concern to learn
about.
120v DC was used for power distribution in
Mike Nickerson wrote:
Hi Lee,
I don't think that is how in rush current limiters work. I use them to protect
my DC-DC converter caps so they don't get whacked with a high in rush current
when the connection is first made.
You're right. My explanation was not at all clear. I was staying up to
John Lussmyer wrote:
Putting 300VDC at the fingertips of the driver and passengers?
Note that normal 240vac has a peak of around 340v.
High-power accessories like heaters, air conditioners, power steering
pumps, etc. could run directly from the 300vdc. They would be hard
wired, so consumers
Alan Brinkman via EV wrote:
For someone new to electric vehicles, and for a majority of
conversions, a 12 volt accessory battery is the simple means to power
accessories.
That's right. The KISS solution is a 12v accessory battery. Even Tesla
is using a 12v lead-acid accessory battery.
Some
Cor van de Water via EV wrote:
Why don't you try to connect the two first and see if there is a
problem that you want to solve, instead of first building a solution and
then finding out that it is not needed at all?
That's a good idea. If these are big low-resistance AGMs at
significantly diff
EVDL Administrator via EV wrote:
I've never tried this, but I've heard (probably here on the EVDL) of using a
PWM DC motor controller for this purpose. You'd probably need an inductor
in series with its output to simulate motor inductance, so the controller's
current limiting circuit would have
EVDL Administrator via EV wrote:
Is it more expensive to design semiconductors to switch 10 amps at 12 volts,
or 0.4 amps at 300 volts? That's not a rhetorical question: I don't know.
You generally pay by the watt. Similar price to switch 12v at 100a, or
120v at 10a, etc.
You could regulat
Barry Oppenheim via EV wrote:
Slightly OT, does anyone have a good way to add manual function to a HV
contactor? It would be nice to be able to turn on the DC/DC converter
manually in case of 12V failure without having to rig a jumper. I vaguely
remember that one of the OEM EV's had such a butt
Bill Collins via EV wrote:
The resting voltage of a lead acid battery is significantly lower than the
voltage required to charge it. For example: a fully charged 12 volt battery has
a resting voltage of 12.6, but will not draw much current unless you apply 13.5
volts or so. This means that when y
Larry Gales via EV wrote:
Thanks, I was somewhat aware of the increased use of copper, but not to the
extent that you specify, so it looks like AC is the way to go, even for
off-grid solar.
Lower voltage means higher current and bigger wires; but it's not as bad
as you think.
First, consider
Robert Bruninga via EV wrote:
The only time high voltage helps is when you need to have long wire
runs...
The operative word is "long" And when you wire a house for every room
and for every appliance and for every outlet (whether used fully or not)
then every wire is "long".
What is "long"
David Kerzel wrote:
In example 1 series you have 2 12 inch leads out of the pack.
In example 2 parallel you use all the leads to connect them together and the
12 inch leads out of the pack are missing, They would add .001 ohm each if
the same size wire which is a second 40 watts.
View with a f
Peri Hartman via EV wrote:
I think Lee was referring to how you wire the panels together, not the
house. You could wire your panels in parallel and, as long as your
inverter is near the panels, not incur any more line losses than a
series system.
Right! PV panels are physically large, even larg
Robert Bruninga via EV wrote:
Still not true. The output of microinverters is at 240 VAC and the average
current in the wires will be double as the same number of panels at 480 VDC.
But each microinverter has its own wire. The total current may be twice
as much in a 240v system as in a 480v
Re RMS: This stuff is tricky. I don't blame folks for being confused.
If you're powering a resistive load, AC RMS and DC are identical. Line
losses are the same. The resistance in the wire is no different than the
resistance in the load. The losses and power dissipated in both of them
are the
Robert Bruninga via EV wrote:
There is no way you can wire 14 solar panels (10' by 20') array in
parallel with the "same wire sizes and lengths" (and loss) compared to
series. Physically impossible.
Bob, "impossible" is not a useful word here. I'm not trying to argue or
"win". I just want to
Robert Bruninga via EV wrote:
Old Honda Civic EV conversion troubles (after 2 years of abandonment).
Hi, Robert. These all sound very normal.
1) PbAcid batteries are stll hissing 8 hours after the first charge in a
year was removed? All ten batteries were between 13.5 and 14.5 under charge
wh
Robert Bruninga via EV wrote:
For one thing, you can test the controller on the bench,
with a light bulb in place of the motor, a 5k potentiometer
for the throttle pot, and a simple DC power source for input power.
Bingo! Ill disconnect the motor and hook up a few thousand watts of
lights inst
Cor van de Water via EV wrote:
For many years, I have used a "take-out" UPS battery
to keep my internet, WiFi and VoIP powered through regular power
outages, always floating it to 13.5V...
I can second Cor's advice. 13.5v is a good float voltage; better than
the usual 13.8v you'll find in most
dovepa via EV wrote:
Isn't that what a trickle charger does? I know lots of people who
leave them on all the time.
People mix up "float" and "trickle" chargers all the time. But they are
quite different devices.
A "trickle" charger delivers a more-or-less constant CURRENT, regardless
of the
Robert Bruninga via EV wrote:
What happens when you might forever overcharge a CAR battery with 30 mA
(during daylight).
Most car batteries are flooded (i.e. not sealed). If you continuously
charge them, once they reach "full" they simply convert the excess
charging current into heat and gass
Cor van de Water via EV wrote:
Lee, I can see that you did not proof-read your mail,
Thanks, Cor! Egads, I'm typing faster than I'm thinking. Your
corrections are all right on the money. :-)
- the two zeners are chosen so the sum of the voltages is the desired
output voltage *plus* the drop
Cor van de Water via EV wrote:
That was also my immediate thought (being an engineer)
so all I can think is that the solar roofing is directional,
like shingles, so you can't flip it around.
They could have made two variants though, one with + at top
and one at bottom, so you just would have to a
Jan Steinman via EV wrote:
At that level, the battery has to dissipate only 400 milliwatts,
which it should be able to do without damage under almost any
circumstance.
You'd be surprised. A good new AGM or gel battery can easily go over
13.8v even with just 5-10ma. It takes a long time to get
EVDL Administrator via EV wrote:
I thought that most good valve regulated batteries had recombination
catalysts inside the cells, to recombining evolved hydrogen and oxygen into
water. No?
Yes, they can *slowly* recombine the hydrogen and oxygen inside back
into water. There is some low curre
Robert Bruninga via EV wrote:
1) Since my EV conversion... runs on 120 VDC, I painted the hood
white on the bottom and mounted two 60W equivalent LED bulbs on it.
Now when the hood is up, there plenty of light...
2) And then since the 5000W theater lights worked so well as a nice
dummy load, and
EVDL Administrator via EV wrote:
You west coast folks with EVs everywhere may not know what it's like here in
the midwest. Around here, owning ANY kind of EV is unusual and draws notice.
Here in NE Ohio, I may see a Leaf a few times a YEAR. I have yet to see a
Tesla on the road or in a parking l
tomw via EV wrote:
Can you purchase standard PV panels that will fit inside your vehicle? Take
them out at work with some framing made of PVC or similar that you can
easily slip together and set up, then take them down and put them back in
the car at the end of the day. Could make some clips so t
EVDL Administrator via EV wrote:
The article is promoting a battery charger that attempts to measures lead
battery capacity and (he says) then suggests how the battery might still be
used. It's actually an advertisement for the Jameco kit based on his idea.
The link to the jameco page worked,
len moskowitz via EV wrote:
I have an old '90 VW Jetta EV conversion. Last time I changed the
lead-acid batteries I put in ten 29-series marine batteries (that's
around 12 kWh) that I bought from the local Costco for around $900. They
lasted less than three years and gave me 25 - 35 miles per ch
Al Lumas via EV wrote:
The six Deka 8G31 Group 31 GEL cell batteries in my 2005 GEM e825
Utility NEV lasted eight years.
And then, the best deal on six new ones was from a solar system
component distributor here in the south SF Bay area.
These Deka 8G31 gels are very good EV batteries, but only
jeff via EV wrote:
I've used 100s, or 1000s of lead acid 12V batteries. Most were bought new in
lots of from one to 90. I learned early on to test each one. It is almost a
certainty some will be bad. Typical fallout for me was on the order of 5 to
15%. Return that puppy.
That's good advice -
Cor van de Water via EV wrote:
There may be reasons to have a large balancing current, but they escape
me.
1. To deal with cheap old mismatched cells.
2. To allow you to replace one cell without replacing the whole pack.
The new cell is likely to be significantly different than the rest.
3
PG&E´s proposal would require all EV charger hosts to charge their
customers based on prescribed time-of-use rates ...
EVDL Administrator via EV wrote:
I think I see what PGE are doing, but why should they get to stipulate what
the CUSTOMER pays?
Because they can? Or at least, they can try?
Russ Sciville via EV wrote:
>> Surely no-one would wish a Rapid to operate at 240v 1 ph?
Most assuredly, someone will! The same guy that wants and can afford a
top-of-the-line luxury EV is going to want a top-of-the-line luxury fast
charger.
If he's in the USA, he won't have 3-phase power in
Lawrence Rhodes via EV wrote:
It's a matter of money.
You can be pretty tricky to build it on a budget. Dave Cloud, Cedric
Lynch, and Jerry Dycus have all built examples of very efficient
vehicles on tiny budgets. They may look a bit funky, but it's a
prototype! :-)
I am thinking of using
paul dove via EV wrote:
Why would you say that? Li FePO4 has one of the largest cycle life of any of
them.?2000+ cycles. The Mitsubishi i-MiEV uses LiFePO4 cells. Maybe go with a
larger Ah capacity to increase current limits. They only do 3C continuous. So
that would be 180 Amps for a 60Ah ce
ken via EV wrote:
>> I have a Bike E with 20" back wheel. Where can I find a reasonably
>> priced wheel that's designed to be efficent for that RPM / 20- 25 mph
>> and 36 volts.
Michael Ross via EV wrote:
Better check me, I get 335 RPM at 20mph and 419 RPM at 25 mph
36 volts will get you less to
Cor van de Water via EV wrote:
I believe that Lee responded to a similar question a while back that
there are some breakers, where a circuit is connected to the load
side of the breaker so if it trips then it is no longer powered but
put it in reverse and it remains powered and might overload. I
Peri Hartman via EV wrote:
Thanks for your detailed answer, Cor. I can't really justify increasing
from 24kwh to 30, so it's unlikely I'll pursue that. 200kwh would make a
substantial difference, though. I could get rid of my other vehicle.
We'll just have to see what happens over the next couple
via EV wrote:
On the efficiency side of things, roads already flex when vehicles drive over
them. Why not harvest that lost energy?
Heat is the "bullshit" detector of such claims. If any significant
amount of energy was being produced by flexing roads, it would show up
as a temperature rise.
Robert Bruninga via EV wrote:
Towing a simple 4'x4' garden trailer behind my priius drops MPG from 55 to
40. A huge drop.
And solar might do well in summer, but with only 27 degree sun angles at
noon in the winter. your power is only 45%
Of course, aerodynamics are everything. Was your trailer
EVDL Administrator via EV wrote:
On 30 Oct 2018 at 12:12, Lee Hart via EV wrote:
Perhaps the panels could be stored when driving, and opened up when
parked?
Sounds technically feasible, but limited in utility.
For one thing, I don't think that the in most cases it would be feasible fo
Mark Abramowitz via EV wrote:
I’m pretty sure that hazardous waste drop-offs do not recycle the batteries.
Let me edit correct that - that is, unless they say that they do.
Even then, I'm not even sure they do.
The guy at the counter might not know. You'd have to explicitly say they
were nic
Hi all,
A friend called me today. He's building a personal mobility vehicle, and
acquired a Curtis 1227-2406 controller on ebay for it. I can't find any
data on this particular model.
It appears to be a Curtis 1207B model (24v, 200a, microprocessor
programmable). The 1207 has a whole range o
paul dove via EV wrote:
Is the problem radiated emissions or conducted emissions anyone know?
If radiated, it will cause problems not only for your own car; but will
also wipe out AM in the car next to it!
Our Prius has an AM radio, though it has a "tin ear" -- poor weak signal
receptio
ROBERT via EV wrote:
I do not understand your statement "Also, I learned not to put them
in an aluminum box " The original boxes were made of aluminum. In
addition, I think all aircraft NiCad use aluminum boxes.
My experience is that the potassium hydroxide electolyte is highly
corrosive to a
Roger Stockton via EV wrote:
Hmm, maybe cost savings of putting a grounded shield around the motor
and controller. For the AM radio, what could the cost be? $1.00?
Good point; perhaps the real cost savings isn't the radio itself, but that its
absence allows them to cut corners (and cost) elsew
Mark Abramowitz via EV wrote:
Customer: The “X” feature in my car doesn’t work right.
Dealer: That’s okay. We think that it’s “better” to use something else.
That’s acceptable? Really?
Sure it is! Marketing will convince him. Look, we've been convincing
them to buy our ICEs for years! :-)
Robert Bruninga via EV wrote:
What I'd really like to see is an EV sound box that sounds like some of the
extrordinary sounds collected in this Video.
Great arc-n-spark shows! :-)
My favorite EV sound effects were produced the monster General Electric
GG-1 electric locomotive. First built in
Robert Bruninga via EV wrote:
Looks like EVs and hybrids get an exemption from RF emission limist of the
FCC’s part-15 limits.
Looks like one could bulid a 1 MHz transmitter right in the middle of the
AM broadcast band and run it at 50,000 watts from an EV battery and not
violate part-15 limits!
George Tyler via EV wrote:
I know my Prius computers draw a total of 250W standing still. if the
leaf was similar, whats 250Wh consumed in an hour even if you did not move.
Just a quick data point: My wife drove our 2013 Leaf to choir practice
this evening. Temperature about 15 deg.F. It used
Steve Heath via EV wrote:
I'm not sure that I understand what the further complications are. As
far as I can see, it should be just simple math. The energy use measured at
the motor should be the same as the energy consumed at the battery, minus
some percentage for losses in the controller, whic
The fundamental problem with these coolers is that they don't actually
provide much cooling. Air conditioners used to be rated in "tons", which
meant the number of tons of ice it would take to provide the same
cooling. A 12,000 BTU air conditioner running for one day (24 hours)
provides about t
Cor van de Water via EV wrote:
I am wondering if Toyota... invested in Hydrogen, and now feels burned
with developing new technology...
or is comfortably milking their Hybrid technology...
Or this was purely a *dealer* driven story, which should not determine
their strategic direction…. Time will
it takes too long to recharge an EV
EVDL Administrator via EV wrote:> Maybe not for long. Competition is
starting to build for the fastest charge
time. A couple of months ago, Porsche said they plan to develop their own
high speed charging network for their forthcoming EVs. Their goal is to
Peri Hartman via EV wrote:
I like the last idea - Teslas to senators - but, I believe, it violates
the gifts ethics rules. Oh, well. It would be effective.
I like the idea, too. :-) Apple did something similar, by selling their
computers to schools cheap, or even giving them away. It got their
paul dove via EV wrote:
I think that is true initially. But if you can get them to take the
first bite they adapt very quickly. We bought a Model three for my
wife to drive. She had range anxiety so we got the big battery with
advertised 310 miles of range. When we first got it she would charge
i
From: Lawrence Rhodes via EV
>Subject: [EVDL] Efficiency Compared: Battery-Electric 73%, Hydrogen 22%, ICE
>13%
> With the numbers in the subject line. Why would anyone pick fool cells.
Readers on this list are part of a very small minority that actually think
about efficiency. The sad fact is
From: Mark Abramowitz via EV
>See the subject of the thread for the bottom line answer, though things are
>never as simple as a one-liner.
That's for sure! It's not a simple problem; so there are no simple answers. If
anyone who has a simple answer, it's probably wrong. :-)
>For someone who wa
ken via EV wrote:
Thou my cells are rather close in capity, I'm still thinkng of using fuse
wire as in the telsa pack . If i used the phone cable 2 pair cable that
runs around houses and used 3/4 inch form cell to bus bar would my 10
amp cells be protected ?
As mentioned, phone wire is not
Sigh... rarely have I seen more EV mis-information in one place.
https://hackaday.com/2019/01/04/why-converting-classic-cars-to-electric-drive-is-a-thing/
They describe EV conversions as incredibly complicated and expensive;
"toys" for the ultra-rich. They seem to think it can only be done by
Paul Compton via EV wrote:
On Mon, 7 Jan 2019 at 23:41, Gail Lucas via EV wrote:
I would like to see the
car succeed as I think safety, in addition to other features, was excellent.
I disagree, Rick's attitude was 'crumple zones are marketing hype'.
Yes, you need a strong cage to limit crus
EVDL Administrator via EV wrote:
IMO, Rick's idea with the Tango was brilliant... The problem was the car's
price.
Also, people with money don't want tiny, weird cars. They want big, luxurious
cars. Elon Musk understood all this intuitively...
I'm glad he's still pursuing his dream. I hope he
Bobby Keeland via EV wrote:
For me a battery electric vehicle does not need to look like a goofy toy.
Willie via EV wrote:
Of course, a BEV does not NEED to look any certain way. Beauty is in
the eye of the beholder. Form follows function. Certainly the
hidebound will demand certain appeara
Gail Lucas via EV wrote:
Just learned a new word: hidebound. There are SO many different car
styles there must be wide preferences in appearance. Same as with
clothing, houses, even food shown on the internet in pictures of what
someone had for lunch and think anyone cares. Twizy and Citicar styl
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