Re: [EVDL] self-discharge of CALB 180Ah LiFePO4 cells

2014-04-26 Thread Martin WINLOW
The catch is that they are 'used' and have absolutely no warranty or support whatsoever. That said, if I could get hold of 15 or so of the 48 modules that make up these ex-Better Place packs for 15/48 x $4800 = $1500, I'd bite their hand off! (I'm in the UK). MW On 26 Apr 2014, at 03:42, Al

Re: [EVDL] self-discharge of CALB 180Ah LiFePO4 cells

2014-04-26 Thread Hoegberg
l pack? /John -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20140426/07b315e0/attachment.htm> ___ UNSUBSCRIBE: http:

[EVDL] EVLN: Tesla's 100th Supercharger L3 EVSE Now Open

2014-04-26 Thread brucedp5
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1091613_teslas-100th-supercharger-electric-car-charging-site-now-open Tesla's 100th Supercharger Electric-Car Charging Site Now Open By John Voelcker Apr 22, 2014 ht2 Brian Henderson [image / David Noland http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/2013-tesla-mo

[EVDL] EVLN: 1st Tesla owners in Shanghai include CEOs' wives

2014-04-26 Thread brucedp5
http://www.ecns.cn/cns-wire/2014/04-24/111080.shtml 1st Tesla owners in Shanghai include CEOs' wives 2014-04-24 by Si Huan [image http://www.ecns.cn/cns-wire/2014/04-24/U541P886T1D111080F12DT20140424164351.jpg Crowds take photos of a Tesla model at the handover ceremony held in Shanghai on We

[EVDL] Less EVLN posts? ...

2014-04-26 Thread brucedp5
As I have posted in the past, the amount of usable EV related news items are a feast or famine situation. Currently, were are in a drought (there are few good ones). So, during this time, I will condense my efforts to a couple of posts, and likely only add the links to other items at the bottom of

Re: [EVDL] siingle cell capacity tester

2014-04-26 Thread Lee Hart
Lee Hart wrote: As for using a motor controller as a battery charger: That is a much trickier proposition. A battery has very low resistance, and can deliver awesome peak currents! Few motor controllers are going to like powering a battery directly. To do it, they would need a substantial output

[EVDL] Ebay promoting EVs, sort of

2014-04-26 Thread EVDL Administrator
If you're willing to give up some of your privacy, you can have a no doubt vanishingly small chance of winning a Tesla S by giving Ebay your "garage profile." http://announcements.ebay.com/2014/04/electrify-your-ride-create-an-ebay- garage-profile-for-a-chance-to-win-a-2014-tesla-model-s/ http

Re: [EVDL] siingle cell capacity tester

2014-04-26 Thread phil hochstetler
m > ___ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/ > group/NEDRA) > > -- next part

Re: [EVDL] siingle cell capacity tester

2014-04-26 Thread Lee Hart
phil hochstetler wrote: My Twike has an AC induction motor and the controller and charger are one unit the size of a toaster. It was built in 1998. I wonder if they are using the motor-as-an-inductor trick? On an AC motor, running chopped DC through a winding won't make it run. In fact, it w