http://wallstcheatsheet.com/automobiles/top-10-fastest-electric-cars-in-the-world.html/?a=viewall
Very nice to see John Wayland and his White Zombie top the list at #1
in this Wall Street Cheat Sheet article.
Eva and I built the battery for the Drayson Racing vehicle (#6).
Also nice to see
If you are concerned about your EV somehow supplying unwanted
current, burning up wires, juicing an electrician, etc. one could
think of several ways to electronically sense if the grid had gone
dark, or some circuit breaker in the chain had tripped.
I agree that if the GFCI didn't trip when
U-joints _require_ that the transmission be parallel to the rear-end
pinion shaft. They can of course be offset, but the input and output
shafts must be parallel to each other. You get vibration otherwise.
Is the input shaft parallel to the output shaft?
Bill D.
On 6/9/2014 5:49 AM, Pestka,
if the truck
is level as long as both are showing the same angle.
Also, can I use the motor as the reference point
for the transmission output shaft ?
Thanks;
Dennis
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From the article and brief video, it looks to be a very clean design.
Hats off to Harley Davidson.
Bill Dube'
On 6/19/2014 8:10 AM, Peri Hartman via EV wrote:
From wired.com:
... Harley isn't saying much about the drivetrain beyond saying the
bike uses a lithium-ion battery with a range of
The pusher trailer is, by far, the best solution. They are also
relatively cheap to build. Run great with little trouble. No handling
difficulties. Low pollution. You can even run a diesel on biodiesel, if
you can find a clean front clip from a Golf TDI in the bone yard for a
reasonable
Remember that the early Teslas had a two-speed transmission that proved
to be a disaster. They cured the problems by simply removing the source
of the problem: The transmission.
If you install proper motor cooling and controller cooling, and perhaps
upgrade the motor or controller, then the
I'm not sure if I posted this to the EVDL already, but I bought a Ryobi
40 volt lawn mower and used (shared actually) the battery for my
electric bicycle.
Here is the write-up and pictures on facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/killacycle/posts/683153211721270
Chopped off the battery holder
Definitely allow the pack to balance for awhile. Particularly fresh from
the factory. Check them all with a voltmeter, not just with the BMS. You
want to be sure that everything is connected right and is working 100%
properly. Trust, but verify. Do this before and after the first few test
Almost forgot.
If you didn't lightly sand the cell terminals and coat with thin film of
NoAlOx, then you need to do that now. Yes, doing this is a pain in the
butt, especally after it is all put together, but it must be done to get
good, low-resistance, reliable, connections on the cell
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Copper oxide is a semi-conductor. It basically conducts electricity
pretty well, which is why copper electrical joints don't need any
special treatment (as opposed to aluminum.)
http://www.jstor.org/stable/99170
Bill D.
At 03:05 PM 7/30/2014, you wrote:
Remember iron oxide, aluminum oxide,
That is the theory and it seems to be confirmed by two experiments.
When the cells arrive, the terminals are often noticeably covered
with corrosion. Perhaps this corrosion is due to prolonged exposure
to the sea environment during shipment, or to corrosive chemicals
used during manufacture.
At 01:41 PM 7/31/2014, Lee Hart via EV wrote:
I find it depressing to see how badly designed the terminals are on
these cells. My first reaction was what idiot would use aluminum
for high-current connections in a high harsh automotive environment?
I agree totally.
However, you get what you
This supposed electrocution hazard posed by electric vehicles is an
all too common myth.
First off, commercial EVs have an inertia switch which cuts the main
contractors at the pack. You are in a wreck, the power is automatically
cut off by the inertia switch. The only component with HV is
Today, we did 241 mph with a 239 mph back-up run in the opposite
direction. (Official record will be ~240 mph.)
Fastest electric motorcycle in the world
Fastest sidecar motorcycle in the world (including ICE)
Fastest run of the event
Fastest woman on a motorcycle
I think that is enough for
.
On 8/28/2014 10:44 PM, EVDL Administrator wrote:
On 28 Aug 2014 at 18:44, Bill Dube via EV wrote:
Today, we did 241 mph with a 239 mph back-up run in the opposite
direction. (Official record will be ~240 mph.)
Well done! Congratulations!
David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA
EVDL Administrator
Eva put the videos up of the world record runs:
Forward-facing cockpit video, 241 MPH run:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pAtdxYSrMk
Rearward-facing cockpit video, 224 mph run:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yiow51sWGs
The rearward-facing video shows just how uneventful a smooth run
NiMH has been largely eclipsed by Li-Ion.
Li-Ion has quite a bit more specific energy and specific power.
They each have their specific issues, but in the
end, the specific power (and price) is what we are all after.
Can you even find a new NiMH cordless tool
anymore? All the new cordless
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There is a requirement that you be able to exit the vehicle unassisted
in 30 seconds or less.
They actually have you all buckled up in the vehicle with the cockpit
cover on and time how fast you can exit, so you practice a few times.
It is a safety thing.
Bill D.
On 9/9/2014 6:35 PM, Rush
Something scubbed some attachment.
Here is is again:
Outstanding video of the KillaJoule record run compiled by Lou Fischer
with on board footage from our Go-Pro cameras and Lou's external footage.
http://youtu.be/pHUv5ygIkr8
(Play it in high resolution by clicking the little gear symbol on
.
On 9/10/2014 6:34 PM, Jan Steinman via EV wrote:
From: Bill Dube via EV ev@lists.evdl.org
NiMH has been largely eclipsed by Li-Ion.
Except in lifetime. Nickel technology is 3,000+ charge/discharge cycles if well cared
for, Li-ion what, 1,000 max? And nickel cells have about the same capacity
We went 255.914 mph on the first day of Mike Cook's Shootout in the
KillaJoule at the Bonneville Salt Flats.
We will see what tomorrow brings.
Bill Eva
https://www.facebook.com/killacycle
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Eva, piloting the KillaJoule electric motorcycle with sidecar, ran
270.224 mph at Mike Cook's Shootout event in Bonneville.
The two Buckeye Bullet cars are now the only electric powered vehicles
fast than the KillaJoule. (The Buckeye Bullet 1, and 2.5)
The computer model showed ~270 mph. For
See her lastest facebook picture:
https://www.facebook.com/killacycle
;-)
On 9/14/2014 7:00 AM, Willie2 wrote:
On 09/13/2014 11:40 PM, Bill Dube via EV wrote:
Eva, piloting the KillaJoule electric motorcycle with sidecar, ran
270.224 mph at Mike
Has anyone else noticed that Eva looks
It is a _streamliner_ motorcycle, two in-line wheels, with a fully
enclosed driver. (Kind of looks like a rocket.)
The sidecar makes it a little strange looking. The sidecar wheel must
not drive or steer and hangs off the side, making it an asymmetric
vehicle. The platform is required to be a
The center tap output greatly reduces the cost of the DC-DC boost
converter which is the first stage of the inverter. If you wish to
tie the output neutral to ground, you must use an isolated DC-DC
boost converter which costs more than a non-isolated DC-DC converter.
Most folks (besides UL)
Reverse-cycle air conditioning (heat pump) uses typically three times
less energy than a resistive heater for the same amount of heat.
Plus you can use it for A/C in the summer. This is what the OEM EV's do.
Pricey, however. A resistive heater is probably a more economic choice,
however. Next
The KillaCycle does 0 to 60 mph (0 to ~100 km/h) in less than 1 second.
There are quite a few electric vehicles that do 0 to 100 km/h in far
less than 1.8 seconds.
This is a 60 ft time of about 1.55 seconds, and there is a long list of
NEDRA vehicles that do this routinely.
To name a few:
Eva and I just bought a 2012 Leaf with 16K miles on it for a little over
$15k (after CO state incentives.) About the same cost as the components
for doing a conversion, but you end up with a _much_ nicer car than you
could ever think of building yourself. Plus, you are spared a year's
work of
What about the nasty coal ash that is typically left over when they burn
coal. Great piles/pools of it are stored forever it seems next to coal
fired plants.
Bill D.
On 12/21/2014 4:11 PM, Mark Abramowitz via EV wrote:
Thanks!
It looks like they were going to get their CO2 sequestration
Hi Chris,
It is really nice just the way it is. Plenty of pep. It handles
quite well. Can't think of a thing I might change.
Perhaps if there is some aftermarket upgrade to make the charger
bigger, I might consider doing that.
Bill D.
On 12/21/2014 6:02 PM, Chris Meier wrote:
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Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2014 9:55 PM
To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List
Subject: Re: [EVDL] Turning over a Used Leaf :-)
Hi Chris,
It is really nice just the way it is. Plenty of pep. It handles
quite well. Can't think of a thing I
Donate the car to the charity of your choice. I have donated several
cars over the years to Car Talk on National Public Radio.
Instructions on this link:
http://www.cartalkvdp.com/orgs?id=MPBN
It's simple. You find the title, give them a call and pick a time, and
someone meets you and tows
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From: EV on behalf of Bill Dube via EV
Sent: Mon 1/19/2015 5:10 PM
To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List
Subject: [EVDL] OT: Rich Rudman's $100k TV win
Wa OT, but for those who know Rich Rudman
Get out the 2x4, Rich Rudman is on TV and has won $100,000. ;-)
If you are not already
Wa OT, but for those who know Rich Rudman
Get out the 2x4, Rich Rudman is on TV and has won $100,000. ;-)
If you are not already aware, Rich Rudman, our longtime EV hero and
electronics manufacturer, has managed to win the $100,000 prize in the
History Channel's Alaska Off-Road
Very complimentary article on the KillaJoule and electric racing in
the New Yorker today:
http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/electric-future-motorcycle-racing
Bill Eva
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A Manzanita Micro PFC-20 would likely meet all you needs for about
$2000, plus it comes assembled and tested:
http://www.manzanitamicro.com/products?page=shop.product_detailsflypage=flypage.tplproduct_id=39category_id=14
Bill D.
At 09:18 AM 1/29/2015, you wrote:
I'm looking to buy a kit (or an
We have a FLIR-ONE IPhone5 case. $225 on eBay. Well worth it. Nifty
pictures and nifty apps.
Eva already used it in a report. Bent some big aluminum conductors and
measured the temperature change cause by bending. More than just a nifty
gadget, it is a real IR camera.
Maybe I should take an
Very OT but I thought is might be of general interest. We are measuring
and characterizing Air Pollution in the East, during the Winter. (Almost
all other studies have been done during the Summer months, and
exclusively during the daylight hours.
Here is a nice write-up of the field mission I
Eva's dad, Sven, is looking for Li-Fe-PO4 cells for his home-built
sports car. He lives in Sweden, of course. Looking 30 to 35 cells, 100
to 200 Ah.
Any recommendations for dealers (in Europe)? Any recommendations as to
brand, CALB, Winston, Sinopoly,...?
Anybody (in Europe) have that many
You will need the few miles of extra range when:
1) The car gets a number of years old, and the pack ages a bit.
2) Winter, bad weather, etc.
3) Construction/accident detour.
4) Unnoticed low pressure in tire.
etc, etc, etc
It is nice to have a little extra cushion in the total
Folks that rent apartments in Minnesota, Alaska, Northern Canada,
etc. routinely find a way to plug in their block heaters in the
winter months. There are plugs in parking spaces in such locations.
Now that EV's are becoming popular, folks that rent will also figure
out how to plug them in. It
You can charge more than 16 kWh during a normal workday from a 120V -
20A outlet. At 3.4 mi/kWh that is more than 50 miles.
Thus, Level 1 (120V - 20A) work quite well for most commuters and most EVs.
Bill D.
On 3/4/2015 2:29 PM, Paul Dove via EV wrote:
All the EVs I have seen go at least 50
Using the motor to hold a vehicle motionless on a hill (or against
some immobile load) is a sure way to roast the brushes and the
commutator. A DC motor needs to spin, just a bit, to distribute the load
evenly around the commutator bars and armature windings.
Also, you really need to break in
Yes, a week continuous. If time permits, two weeks.
On forklift style DC motors, the brushes will last for many, many
years of operation. When run on ~12 volts at zero load for a week, you
just start to get an a hint of curvature in a square-faced brush. Best
to pre-shape the brushes with a
Does the data presented apply to Li-Fe-PO4 or only to Li-Ion metal
oxide? I know that they have a distinctly different chemistry than metal
oxide cells, and I know that they have different charging
characteristics. It is likely they have different cold weather charging
behavior as well.
I
Dial it back just a bit. No need to be abusive.
On 5/11/2015 7:59 PM, Michael Ross via EV wrote:
You provided nothing that would help us answer your question. Not even the
name of the reseller or manufacturer. What kind of inquiry is that? If you
won't tell us, or show us, then there can be
The article implies that most of the security is built into the dongle
that is paid for by the EV owner.
What is to prevent a person from paying a bit more for a hacked dongle?
What is to prevent a person from just plugging in directly?
The concept sounds interesting, but the security sounds
Eva Hankansson (my wife) with a graduate school partner have started a
science e-zine called Science Envy:
http://scienceenvy.com/
They write articles on popular topics and explain the highly
technical aspects in ordinary terms.
It is interesting that her EV related and racing related
If you are curious about the method, it is best
to follow the reference links in the article:
http://exploration.grc.nasa.gov/education/rocket/rktcp.html
The cardboard cutout Cp estimation method has
been used routinely for years simply because it works very well.
Ideally, one would put the
The 104 F (40 C) limit applies somewhat equally
to all Li-ion chemistries. The temperature is
limited because the electrolyte boils just
slightly above that temperature. Same type of
electrolyte in all Li-ion chemistries thus the same limit.
The cell containment vessel can make a
in
squeezing maximum HP out of batteries over the years. :-)
Bill D.
At 12:18 PM 4/1/2015, paul dove wrote:
You gave no source.
So one is better than none.
I've never heard or seen any paper that claims 104F will affect performance.
From: Bill Dube via EV ev@lists.evdl.org
To: Electric Vehicle
This zero self-discharge myth seems to be a common thread with the
anti-BMS crowd. I don't know where this misinformation comes from.
All cells have self-discharge. It is just a matter of degree. Also,
the self-discharge varies from cell to cell. That's why you need a
BMS. These are
A Lee Hart Batt-Bridge is an excellent addition to a BMS. Belt and
suspenders type approach. Redundant systems.
Bill D.
At 03:29 PM 6/18/2015, you wrote:
The Lee Hart alternative of this solution is to have only a single pack,
add a (very low current) tap in the center of the pack, connected
I agree most wholeheartedly with the pro-BMS group, such as Cor, Lee,
and David. You need a proper BMS on all multi-cell li-ion packs.
Without exception, all EV OEMs have a BMS installed. The automakers
wouldn't spend a dime that they don't have to, so a BMS is a very
necessary thing on a
My e-bike battery died as well. I hacked in a Ryobi 40 volt battery
and it works great. BMS is built into the battery. There is even a
state of charge display on the battery.
Cut the battery holder off of a for parts only 40 volt Ryobi weed
wacker bought on eBay for $30. Attached it securely
Watched the test on the video. In the end, he states Four of the cells
were toast. at the end of the test. These were the cells that were
_not_ protected by the BMS. This looks like the BMS did its job quite
well and the test showed what was expected.
I guess you can interpret results in
a set of A123 cells. The self-discharge rate is
similar, but the differences between cells is much smaller; less than
2:1. I'm coming up on the 2-year point for them next month.
On 6/28/2015 1:43 PM, David Nelson wrote:
On Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 9:27 AM, Bill Dube via EV ev@lists.evdl.org wrote
We have talked in the past about how you could, in concept, dump
charge rapidly in 10 minutes or so from a stationary pack. Then you
would run around for awhile. While you were gone, the dump pack has
recharged at some modest rate from the grid. Rinse and repeat. :-) Some
folks have tried it
There are too many variables to draw any strong conclusions. The two
biggest factors are:
1) The BMS does not have as much time to balance during a fast charge.
2) The cell temperature is typically higher (for many reasons) when you
fast charge. The cells don't like high temperatures.
Stale
What is often overlooked is that as EV grow in popularity, electricity
saving devices also become more popular. I think the two trends may
balance out the total home electricity use, at least to some extent.
LED light bulbs, energy efficient TV's (remember CRT's and projection
type big
My 2012 SL Leaf has a small solar panel for just this purpose on the
roof of the car near the back. You are just doing the same thing yourself.
If you have a good charge regulator with your solar panel, the rest of
the 12 volt system won't even know that the 12 volt is charging. You
should
A Leaf is never really off. It turns off the displays and indicators
etc. but there is communication, the BMS, and who knows how many
computers that are always on. My SL model phones in when it is fully
charged, unplugged, a/c turned on, etc.
The 2011 would run down the 12 volt accessory
This fellow is the flag bearer for the small anti-BMS movement.
A pack fire (in this instance a pack explosion) was predictable and
unfortunately inevitable. I'm glad that no one was injured.
Pack fires do rarely occur even under ideal circumstances, ("The world
is an imperfect place, screws
The feature I value the most is the cell phone app that communicates
with the car. The base model (without navigation) deletes this app
and I can't imagine life without it. You can check on your car from
anywhere in the world. Don't get a Leaf without navigation.
You can turn on the heat (or
There is no actual drive package. There in so battery. There is no
controller. There is no motor.
They just have the shell of a top fuel dragster with no engine. They
also have flashy team apparel.
They "demonstrate" nothing. Just a lot of hype and marketing so far.
There is not even a _plan_
Polaris learns the "EV's don't need transmissions" the hard way.
They even have a clutch!
Tesla learned this lesson the hard way in the first few Roadsters.
Fisker touched the transmission "third rail" just before they went under.
OEMs cling tenaciously to their old ICE ways and simply don't
Seems right on topic to me. I found it quite interesting.
If you read up on the hybrid trailer system, it can be used with any
sort of tractor, even electric. The trailer is an electric vehicle all
in itself.
I think that it would likely work better with batteries instead of
ultra-caps, but
Very complimentary article in the on-line version of Der Spiegle (a
very popular German magazine) about Eva Hakansson and her record
breaking electric sidecar motorcycle, the KillaJoule.
Here is the article in the origininal German:
I latch the truck lid down on the cords in my Leaf, like the fellow with
the Volt did in the video. Locks all the expensive charger bits in the car.
You can also put it on the seat and run the window nearly closed, but
that is not quite as secure. It is easier on the cords, however.
Bill D.
Yet another article on Eva and the KillaJoule in Business Insider. Lots
of very nice pictures:
http://www.businessinsider.com/woman-who-built-worlds-fastest-motorcycle-2015-10
The article was picked up by Yahoo Autos, where is got some serious
distribution:
The KillaCycle uses about 0.6 kWhr for each run down the track. (That
includes the burnout, by the way, plus the trip back to the pits, which
the ICE drag bike doesn't run, but is towed.) About 7 cents worth of
electricity at local residential rates.
An equivalent drag bike uses about $3.77
I see that they mercifully removed the totally backwards How
supercharger works portion of the linked article.
A bit of an embarrassment for the author, had they left it in.
Bill D.
On 8/27/2015 1:47 AM, brucedp5 via EV wrote:
A very thin coat of flat black paint might help to keep it cooler, if it
isn't already black.
Bill D.
On 9/9/2015 4:41 PM, ken via EV wrote:
When hill climbing roads at 25 mph and 40 amps, which it draws same amps
at 40 mph on the flat . on my 3 kw wheel, it starts heating up to the
point
Interesting point. Also, the cars "draft" one another so the air
resistance is quite low as well.
It takes only ~0.6 HP to move per ton to propel a train 50 mph. About 5%
of the energy that it takes to move a truck or a car at the same speed.
We thought this was a very well written article in the Independent.
Eva was _just_ interviewed this evening by the BBC World Service.
Hopefully, it will go on the air at midnight MDT (~7 AM London time.)
While you are waiting around for the BBC broadcast, here is link to a
commercial she
les. Why
should EVs and hybrids have to be noisier?
Peri
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These folks have their heart in the right place, but they need to do
a little more homework.
No OEM EV's have a transmission. (Reduction gear, yes.
Multi-speed transmission, no.) No highway capable OEM EV's have wheel
motors. The reasons for both of these are well understood by all
Put more silicon in the controller and bump up the motor size and/or
motor cooling. More amps = more torque -> no need for transmission.
They don't put multi-speed transmissions in diesel-electric train
locomotives. This is the most demanding application imaginable. A
transmission is only
Overall, the electricity use will remain the same or rise a small
amount. Many studies have shown this.
1) Compact fluorescent and LED bulbs as well as the move toward other
more efficient household appliances will tend to counteract the added
load of EVs on the grid.
2) EV's tend to
Coal heating was cheaper than oil heat, but it resulted in a cleaner
home with much, much lower routine furnace maintenance. Convenience and
cleanliness were the motivation to switch to an oil burner or a gas
burner. Coal heat is still much cheaper to this day than either oil or gas.
1) You
Electric vehicles are _less_ noisy to wildlife,
but not silent in their hearing range.
While the low frequency noises from the engine
and exhaust are eliminated, the high-pitched
electronic noise can be quite loud to wildlife
(and those of us that can hear ~17 kHz and
above.) The controller
The way to kill this bill is to have _all_ cars, regardless of drive
train, emit a certain number of dB.
The quiet ICE luxury cars will object, likely loudly. :-)
It is my job, as the driver of the vehicle, to avoid pedestrians,
animals, bicyclists, etc. I have managed quite successfully since
On 11/17/2015 7:47 AM, dovepa via EV wrote:
Jack Richard came to this conclusion years ago. He said Li-Ion batteries work
better hot. It's in one of his videos I watched. I don't remember details but
it was during all the Leaf problems in Arizona.
Almost all batteries have increased specific
read, I'm afraid.
Bill Dube'
On 1/12/2016 7:22 PM, dovepa via EV wrote:
Besides Bill, I can read too!
Take a look at table 3.
Point was I don't need Lee's opinion or yours or anyone else's this sort of
information is provided by the manufacturer.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartph
Paul,
It is not so simple.
As David suggests, it is best to read Lee Hart's battery charging basics:
http://www.evdl.org/pages/hartcharge.html
There is a _lot_ more to charging batteries than
you might think. Even Lee's "brief" tutorial
leaves quite a few of the subtleties out.
Bill D.
At
way up with anything above 2.15 volts.
I prefer to go to manufactures recommendations myself.
http://www.trojanbattery.com/tech-support/battery-maintenance/
Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone Original message From: Bill
Dube via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> Date: 1/12/2016 12
Valve Regulated Lead-Acid (VRLA) batteries are not prefect. They
recombine a large percentage of the gas, but they still vent.
You can hear the valves faintly "click" to release gas when the
batteries are nearly fully charged or on float charge.
Bill D.
On 6/14/2016 6:04 AM, EVDL
A dead 12 volt accessory battery has happened at one point or another to
everyone.
We typically run a small DC-to-DC converter to keep the accessory
battery topped up, just to avoid the dreaded flat accessory battery.
You absolutely _must_ have a 12 volt accessory battery, but a DC-DC that
Leaf Spy is the Leaf battery pack app, runs on any Andoid with WiFi:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Turbo3.Leaf_Spy_Pro=en
Use this WiFi OBDII dongle:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005NLQAHS/?tag=myelecarwiki-20&/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00?tag=gafogi-20=UTF8=1
(You can mess
Bob Rice used to call them "Trojan Teakettles." ;-)
I do indeed miss Bob Rice. He couldn't speak a sentence that didn't
include some colorful saying or witty malapropism.
We each could tell countless stories about Bob Rice.
Bill Dube'
If you are going to sell them after you build one of your own, it is
going to be very difficult to beat the Tesla on performance, safety, and
value/dollar.
You want a convertible, cut the top off of a Tesla. Do it very nicely
and neatly of course, but that would be your best option. Sell that
Talk to the head of PR for your company, rather than to the manager.
The head of PR has motivation for you to be able to plug in. The manager
see's it as just another liability with no upside for him personally.
The head of PR will see the positive PR aspects of allowing you to plug
in, and the
I am reminded of a tired old joke:
A fellow won the lottery. A reporter asked him what he was going to do
with all the millions he had won.
He answered, "I'm going to invest it in my EV conversion conversion
business until it is all gone!"
If you go through the effort to develop a detailed
Folks talk about C-rate, but what you really care about is specific
power. That is the maximum number of watts that a cell will put out,
divided by it's weight. Power to weight is what it is all about. (A
capacitor has phenomenal C rate, but only a _tiny_ capacity. What good
does that do you
I believe the trickle charger is limited to ~12amps at 120 volts. Thus,
only 1400 watts or so.
They can be internally modified for 240 volt ~3 kW "euro" charging, but
that is about it, as I understand it.
Bill D.
On 1/18/2016 8:28 AM, Seth Rothenberg via EV wrote:
Does anyone know if the
Like converting a small motorcycle? Like I suggested near the beginning
of this thread?
Over the decades that I have been involved in EVs, when folks aren't
interested in starting with a small project (and a cheap project) to
learn the basics before taking on a full-size, high-power, EV
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