[EVDL] Almost Done, 86 Year Old Uncle nearly There After 34 Years to Get Bucket List GE EV1-B Based EV Car Running

[ptandjb Frontier via EV]

First, Frontier Communications has started blocking the emails from
lists.evdl.org as spam on 9-7-18, and I have been unable so far to get them
to stop, so my primary email ptan...@frontier.com
  email can no longer be used. Upon
recommendation of ECDL Administrator, I created new Gmail account
ptan...@gmail.com   which I re-signed up on
10-17-18. Any responses to my posts sent during this interim time I did not
receive. Anyhow, an update of our progress is below:

 

 

Much progress has been made, car and controller are largely operational,
previous problems solved. One big issue with the ammeter gauge gross
measurement errors was solved by running independent power, ground, and
signal wires directly from the 500 amp shunt. Much of car infrastructure
outside the fiberglass body had to be replaced as stuff goes bad sitting for
decades. 86 year old uncle may be forced to retire at years end because the
construction company he works for is being sold, so we are working
expeditiously to full completion and a few issues are currently outstanding.
My last three or so emails/technical support calls to Flight Systems
Industrial Products have gone unanswered so I will post my questions here.


I made a few short IPhone videos. The first is uncle testing the car horn:


 
http://ptandjb.com/eddiesEV1/horn0941.MOV

The second is a view of dashboard under construction and a view of the rear
engine compartment.


 
http://ptandjb.com/eddiesEV1/intro0940.MOV


The third is a test of the controller and motor contactors. The car has
tires but is up on blocks so the tires can spin freely. The plan was to
press the accelerator to activate the Start switch and then before the motor
had time to spin the tires up to unsafe speeds press the accelerator fully
to make the Bypass switch for full function test. This was done in forward
and reverse.

 
http://ptandjb.com/eddiesEV1/motor0943.MOV


The first question we have does the sound of the motor and differential
sound OK, does anyone hear an issue?


The second question is really big, in that it appears that the wiring to the
motor is reversed in that putting the car in forward with positive input to
L9, the wheels spin in reverse, and putting the car in reverse with positive
input to L10, the wheels spin forward. Uncle and cousin are hoping against
hope that this will change when we get the car off blocks and trailer for
parking lot test runs, but I doubt it. Swapping the wiring on the motor
would be messy, uncle wants to know if we can simply relabel the
forward/reverse switch, does it matter, and is there an intrinsic difference
in the controller between forward and reverse functions of the EV-1B
controller? 

 

Paul Traceski

 

 

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[EVDL] Almost 80% of all EV's now with ranges greater than 200 miles

[Robert Bruninga via EV]

Not sure if I sent this to EVDL or not...

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There are 45 battery and plugin hybrids now on the market in 2018.
Compared to the daily American travel of 40 miles,
78% have total ranges over 200 miles
50% have total ranges over 350 miles
20% have total ranges over 500 miles

Further, 50% cost LESS with incentives than the average $36k gas car!

RNG EV Plugin EV/Hybrid model
-   -
666  29  Kia Optima Plug-In
650  27  Hyundai Sonata PHEV
640  25  Toyota Prius Prime
630  29  Hyundai Ioniq PHEV
610  21  Ford Fusion Energi
580  33  Chrysler Pacifica hyb.
580  26  Kia Niro PHEV
560  24  Porsche Panamera
540  13  BMW X5 xDrive40e
480  14  Porsche Cayenne
460  20  Ford C-Max Energi
4608  Mercedes GLE550e
450  12  Mercedes S550e
450  18  Volvo XC60 T8
440  30  Cadillac CT6 Plug-In
4108  Mercedes C350e
410  21  Volvo S90 T8
380  53  Chevy Volt
380  16  Audi A3 e-tron
372  16  BMW 530e
350  22  BMW 330e
350  19  Volvo XC90 T8
340  47  Honda Clarity PHEV
340  14  BMW 740e xDrive
335  EV Tesla 100D
330  14  BMW i8
310  EV Tesla 3 extended range
310  22  Mitsubishi Outlander
295  EV Tesla X 100D
259  EV Tesla S 75D
270  12  MINI Cooper S E Countr
240  37  Karma Revero
238  EV Tesla X 75D
238  EV Chevy Bolt
220  EV Tesla 3 std
180  97  BMW i3 Range Extender
151  EV  Nissan Leaf
125  EV  VW e-golf
124  EV  Hyundai Ioniq Electric
115  EV  Ford Focus Electric
114  EV  BMW i3
111  EV  Kia Soul Electric
  89  EV  Honda Clarity Electric
  84  EV  Fiat 500e
  58  EV  Smart

RNG column is the total combined range and EV Column is the EV only range.
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[EVDL] Almost....

[Ben Goren via EV]

So, this morning I help my parents finish putting in a bunch of sod in their 
back yard. Afterwards, Dad followed up on a couple Web sites he's been looking 
at and did a bit of math...and it seemed just possible that, with a trade-in 
offer and Federal tax credits and all the rest, they might be able to pay 
$15,000 cash (and hand over the title to the trade-in car) and drive away with 
a 2016 i-MiEV. So, we drove down to the dealership, ready to do so if they were 
willing to do so.

Alas, what with all the taxes and fees and not wanting to give nearly so much 
on the trade-in and what-not...it was going to cost a bit over $21,000 at the 
end of the day for the car. So we walked.

But it's pretty much a given at this point that they'll be buying an EV in the 
very near future

b
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