Re: [EVDL] Leaf donor car? Re: Books on converting a car to ev?

2016-01-14 Thread Jack Wendel via EV
target a US customer. "Find a wealthy client in a foreign country and build a car for them". -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20160114/acb07b44/attachment.htm>

Re: [EVDL] Time for ‘The Return of the EV’, the power of dark oily forces

2016-01-14 Thread dovepa via EV
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[EVDL] EVLN: pre-Bolt L3 is option-only, GM isn't funding EVSE infrastructure

2016-01-14 Thread brucedp5 via EV
% Spark EV L3 is also option-only> GM went cheap to keep price down % http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1101774_gm-wont-fund-ccs-fast-charging-sites-for-2017-chevy-bolt-ev GM Won't Fund CCS Fast-Charging Sites For 2017 Chevy Bolt EV Jan 13, 2016 John Voelcker [images

[EVDL] EVLN: €110k Pipistrel Taurus Electro electric 2seat Electric plane

2016-01-14 Thread brucedp5 via EV
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/01/09/world/science-health-world/electric-planes-aim-reach-new-heights/ Electric planes aim to reach new heights Jan 9, 2016 AFP-JIJI [image http://d1udmfvw0p7cd2.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/p23-electricplane-a-20160110-870x581.jpg Learning

[EVDL] EVLN: KIA ‘DriveWise’> An Entirely Electric-Vehicle-Dedicated Sub-Brand

2016-01-14 Thread brucedp5 via EV
http://yoursinglesourcefornews.com/kia-launches-drivewise-a-dedicated-brand-for-electric-vehicles/4569/ KIA Launches ‘DriveWise’, a Dedicated Brand for Electric Vehicles January 9, 2016 sohini [images

[EVDL] EVLN: (?KITT or KARR?) Tesla update v7.1 “summoning” feature (v)

2016-01-14 Thread brucedp5 via EV
'Tesla software update lets cars park themselves' http://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-update-includes-self-parking-summon-feature-2016-1 A wild new Tesla feature lets a car park itself without anyone in the car [20160109] Alexei Oreskovic Tesla car owners already get a lot of attention on

Re: [EVDL] Time for ‘The Return of the EV’, the power of dark oily forces

2016-01-14 Thread Russ Sciville via EV
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Re: [EVDL] Aero, Leaf donor car? Re: Books on converting a car to ev?

2016-01-14 Thread jerry freedomev via EV
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Re: [EVDL] 2013 Leaf. 120v EVSE under hood.& retractable cord

2016-01-14 Thread Robert Bruninga via EV
> Cool! I like all your charts about charging as well. Can I steal your work > to present at the office? Sure. Did y ou also find the one http://aprs.org/EV-misinformation.html And the one about L1 charging: http://aprs.org/EV-charging-everywhere.html >>> I [made] a shallow box [for the ] EVSE

Re: [EVDL] 2013 Leaf. 120v EVSE under hood.& retractable cord

2016-01-14 Thread dovepa via EV
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Re: [EVDL] Leaf donor car? Re: Books on converting a car to ev?

2016-01-14 Thread Jack Wendel via EV
uilt and tested before that happens. I cannot wait for that to happen before I pull the trigger on this project. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20160114/3225234e/attachment.htm> __

Re: [EVDL] Leaf donor car? Re: Books on converting a car to ev?

2016-01-14 Thread Gail Lucas via EV
Wow! Do you have brand names and links to pictures of these EVs? On 1/14/2016 2:50 PM, Jack Wendel via EV wrote: But there currently are other EVs out there that sell for up to 5 times more than a Tesla. ___ UNSUBSCRIBE:

Re: [EVDL] Leaf donor car? Re: Books on converting a car to ev?

2016-01-14 Thread Jack Wendel via EV
Heck, why don't you contact him and see what you can find out. Maybe things have improved for them in the last few years. Like you,I'd love to know. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/

[EVDL] Co$t more than a Tesla: Leaf donor car? ...

2016-01-14 Thread brucedp5 via EV
[ref http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Books-on-converting-a-car-to-ev-tp4679681p4679772.html On 1/14/2016 3:24 PM Gail Lucas via EV wrote: >Wow! Do you have brand names and links to pictures of these EVs?< On 1/14/2016 2:50 PM, Jack Wendel via EV wrote: > But there

Re: [EVDL] A free parking space

2016-01-14 Thread Gail Lucas via EV
Bob, I had similar experiences with Citicars, found lots of places to park that were too small for anyone else to fit in, some on the street, some in parking lots. Gail On 1/14/2016 1:41 PM, Robert Bruninga via EV wrote: Score one for a THINK EV! I found a spot at the end of a line of

Re: [EVDL] Leaf donor car? Re: Books on converting a car to ev?

2016-01-14 Thread dovepa via EV
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Re: [EVDL] Leaf donor car? Re: Books on converting a car to ev?

2016-01-14 Thread Jack Wendel via EV
it! Shame, I was HOPING to get information and support from an EV list. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20160114/e5c807e4/attachment.htm> ___

Re: [EVDL] Leaf donor car? Re: Books on converting a car to ev?

2016-01-14 Thread Jack Wendel via EV
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Re: [EVDL] Leaf donor car? Re: Books on converting a car to ev?

2016-01-14 Thread Bill Dube via EV
I am a Tesla fan, but I can't afford one so I own a Leaf. I have built a few notable EVs over the years. I think that if my wife and I had not built our latest EV, we would have bought a new Tesla with (some) of the money we spent, but what fun would that be? I am not aware of any $500,000

Re: [EVDL] Leaf donor car? Re: Books on converting a car to ev?

2016-01-14 Thread Lev Lvovsky via EV
doing a GREAT job of it! Shame, I was HOPING to get information > and support from an EV list. > -- next part -- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20160114/e5c807e4/attachment.htm> > _

Re: [EVDL] Leaf donor car? Re: Books on converting a car to ev?

2016-01-14 Thread Mike Nickerson via EV
forth to work (12.6 miles each way. >Allows me to claim "daily driver" and gain daily exposure, free >advertising, on the road). > >Obviously it would be great to exceed these but if I can meet all of >these >I will consider my prototype car a success. >-

Re: [EVDL] Leaf donor car? Books on converting a car to ev?

2016-01-14 Thread John Lussmyer via EV
On Thu Jan 14 21:31:03 PST 2016 ev@lists.evdl.org said: >You will need power similar to the 650 hp of the stock Corvette. The Tesla >P85D has over 700 hp for 4600 pounds, so in the ball park. That 650 hp is >about 485 kW. With a battery voltage of 400V, you need 1200 amps from your

Re: [EVDL] Leaf donor car? Re: Books on converting a car to ev?

2016-01-14 Thread Cor van de Water via EV
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Re: [EVDL] Leaf donor car? Re: Books on converting a car to ev?

2016-01-14 Thread Jack Wendel via EV
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Re: [EVDL] Leaf donor car? Re: Books on converting a car to ev?

2016-01-14 Thread Bill Dube via EV
appens. I cannot wait for that to happen before I pull the trigger on this project.  -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20160114/cedd4907/attachment.htm> _

Re: [EVDL] Leaf donor car? Re: Books on converting a car to ev?

2016-01-14 Thread Cor van de Water via EV
Probably the same as liquid vs air-cooled ICE, if the motor is not liquid cooled (as apparently the Solectria induction motors were) then adequate amount of air needs to be available to cool the motor directly. In fact, liquid cooling is just "concentrated air cooling at a distance" since every

[EVDL] A free parking space

2016-01-14 Thread Robert Bruninga via EV
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Re: [EVDL] Time for ‘The Return of the EV’, the power of dark oily forces

2016-01-14 Thread Robert Bruninga via EV
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Re: [EVDL] Time for ‘The Return of the EV’, the power of dark oily forces

2016-01-14 Thread Peri Hartman via EV
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Re: [EVDL] Leaf donor car? Re: Books on converting a car to ev?

2016-01-14 Thread Lee Hart via EV
dovepa via EV wrote: You left out the fact that series motors get too hot when operated at highway speed for extended periods of time. With the advance in battery technology this is causing some people issues. Series motors intended for on-road EVs have built-in fans. I've never needed to

Re: [EVDL] Leaf donor car? Re: Books on converting a car to ev?

2016-01-14 Thread EVDL Administrator via EV
On 14 Jan 2016 at 6:34, dovepa via EV wrote: > You left out the fact that series motors get too hot when operated at highway > speed for extended periods of time. Can you explain what would cause this? Not being an engineer, I don't understand why a series motor producing a given amount of

Re: [EVDL] Leaf donor car? Re: Books on converting a car to ev?

2016-01-14 Thread Lev Lvovsky via EV
My only experience with this is pricing out AC systems vs. DC systems, and seeing the power ratings of both. My understanding is that the controllers which Telsa uses are able to produce the amount of power that they do, due to the more expensive semiconductors they’re working with. These are

Re: [EVDL] Leaf donor car? Re: Books on converting a car to ev?

2016-01-14 Thread dovepa via EV
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Re: [EVDL] Aero, Leaf donor car? Re: Books on converting a car to ev?

2016-01-14 Thread dovepa via EV
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Re: [EVDL] Leaf donor car? Books on converting a car to ev?

2016-01-14 Thread John Lussmyer via EV
On Thu Jan 14 04:34:47 PST 2016 ev@lists.evdl.org said: >You left out the fact that series motors get too hot when operated at highway >speed for extended periods of time. With the advance in battery technology >this is causing some people issues. Which is one of the reasons I went with dual 9"

Re: [EVDL] Leaf donor car? Re: Books on converting a car to ev?

2016-01-14 Thread Rush Dougherty via EV
Exactly Rush Dougherty Tucson AZ 85719 Bill Dube wrote - Tesla has simply > beat you to the punch. Tesla beat _everyone_ to the punch. They will continue to beat > everyone to the punch. > > Bill D. ___ UNSUBSCRIBE: