Re: [EVDL] Scrapping an EV

2015-01-16 Thread Al via EV
Around here (in New Jersey) there are plenty of places that advertise "We buy junk cars". I just had a junk pickup, that had very few useful parts left, taken away on a flatbed for free. Al - Original Message - From: "Rick Beebe via EV" To: "Bill Dennis" ; "Electric Vehicle Discussi

[EVDL] Fuse blew, not sure why.

2014-12-21 Thread Al via EV
I got stranded because a fuse blew in my battery box that effectively disconnected the DC to my charger. My EV is a US Electricar S10 pickup with 3 phase AC controller. System voltage ~320VDC. I have a contactor in the battery box that supplies pack voltage to the Manzanita PFC40 charger, a 3k

Re: [EVDL] Range vs Speed

2014-11-08 Thread Al via EV
Nice explaination Tom. Al - Original Message - From: "tomw via EV" To: Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2014 10:36 AM Subject: Re: [EVDL] Range vs Speed I looked at the effect of acceleration and deceleration rates on energy used per acceleration-deceleration cycle a while back. To s

[EVDL] Heating system

2014-10-18 Thread Al via EV
It's that time of year, time to get the heater installed in my EV. It consists of a 3kW tank heater, a 12V solar pump, piped to the OEM heater core. My problem? I can't figure out why it is so damn hard to get the air out of the system. The tank and the pump are down low, the heater core about

Re: [EVDL] Power of EV (DC)

2014-09-23 Thread Al via EV
500A from Leaf cells, ouch! I don't think they will care for that. What is your series-parallel setup with the cells? How many amps when cruising at highway speed? Al - Original Message - From: "John Lussmyer via EV" To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" Sent: Monday, September 22,

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: 2014 Mitsubishi MiEV> Bargain basement EV

2014-08-25 Thread Al via EV
Since when has the MiEV sold more units than the Leaf? Al - Original Message - From: "brucedp5 via EV" To: Sent: Monday, August 25, 2014 4:21 AM Subject: [EVDL] EVLN: 2014 Mitsubishi MiEV> Bargain basement EV http://portlandtribune.com/pt/11-features/230967-94976-2014-mitsubishi

Re: [EVDL] Lithium battery setpoints...

2014-07-30 Thread Al via EV
The booklet that comes with Calb (Blue) cells says when OCV reaches 3.0V depth of discharge is over 90%. I have 100AH (Blue) cells and a Lithiumate BMS in my EV too. Even at 1C (100A) you will get a lot of voltage sag. At 3C (300A) you will have sag probably below 2.5V. As temperature drops belo

Re: [EVDL] Lawn tractor conversion: lessons learned

2014-07-29 Thread Al via EV
Thanks Michael for the very useful and thorough discussion. I hope to do an EV mower soon. Al - Original Message - From: "Michael K Johnson via EV" To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" Sent: Monday, July 28, 2014 10:59 PM Subject: [EVDL] Lawn tractor conversion: lessons learned

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Smart Fortwo EV's Resiliency & Safety (videos)

2014-07-25 Thread Al via EV
Notice there is no *rear* crash test. Al - Original Message - From: "brucedp5 via EV" To: Sent: Friday, July 25, 2014 3:26 AM Subject: [EVDL] EVLN: Smart Fortwo EV's Resiliency & Safety (videos) http://www.benzinsider.com/2014/07/videos-show-the-resiliency-of-the-smart-fortwo/ V

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Renault 16ton Electric Delivery Lorry/Truck

2014-07-23 Thread Al via EV
- Original Message - From: "brucedp5 via EV" To: Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2014 6:17 AM Subject: [EVDL] EVLN: Renault 16ton Electric Delivery Lorry/Truck Since when is Renault renowned for its electric cars? Al Renowned for its electric car range, Renault is now turning its att

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: BMW&Daimler developing 3-Hour Wireless Inductive EVSE for i3 EV

2014-07-20 Thread Al via EV
My problem with the whole wireless charging "dog and pony show" is the lost energy and the seemingly impossible efficiency claims. For instance, even if the high frequency transformer had NO air gap, there would still be a limit to its efficiency. How efficient is a 60hz transformer? Is a higher