On 02/18/2017 10:20 AM, brucedp5 via EV wrote:
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I have already contacted the three Electricians EMW had given me. They
expressed the Dr's Redwood City site
On 02/12/2017 12:11 PM, John Lussmyer via EV wrote:
On Sun Feb 12 08:34:05 PST 2017 ev@lists.evdl.org said:
Doing the math with the typical 250 Whrs per mile of a Prius, then at 60
MPh, that 250Whrs per minute or 15kWh over an hour so you need a 15 kW
generator just to cruise on level ground
On 02/12/2017 11:44 AM, Roland via EV wrote:
This EV weigh 7800 lbs with 90 each 300 ah 2.2 V lead cobalt cells that weigh
3000 lbs. This EV had a range of 83 miles at 75 mph. The generator was a 37.5
Kw three phase delta, 250 /125 vac circuit breaker at 100 amp.
Roland, do you know
On 02/12/2017 02:16 PM, Ed Blackmond via EV wrote:
If you are going to sit and wait while the generator charges the batteries, it
is probably easier and cheaper to design a fast charge port. John is only
talking about trips that are 150% of range, so this solution should be fine. It
is
On 02/15/2017 05:49 PM, Robert Bruninga via EV wrote:
I know an EV is not designed to pull a travel trailer.
But this very expensive tear-drop design claims 25% the towing drag of a
conventional tailer.
http://www.safaricondo.com/pdf/alto_en.pdf
In 2013, shortly after I bought my Tesla, I
On 10/29/2016 10:56 PM, brucedp5 via EV wrote:
Spending the time to be more through on an upcoming news item posts, I found
a [dated] post in the archive:
http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Varsovia-pl-s-2018-e-mobile-office-concept-EV-r-350km-td4683702.html
When I
On 11/25/2016 06:51 PM, Mark Hanson via EV wrote:
I know the operator manuals on my Leaf and Spark EV say they can't be towed
with 4 wheels down but why not can't you just put it in neutral or disconnect
the motor wires? On all my conversions I've had no problems towing wheels
down. Both
On 11/21/2016 09:37 AM, Cor van de Water via EV wrote:
Regarding recharging while being towed: I have at some point (a couple years
ago) considered buying a Leaf in Los Angeles and partly driving, partly
flat-towing it back to the Bay Area. I already realized that you don't really
need to
On 12/31/2016 12:48 PM, Jay Summet via EV wrote:
When I ran the motor off a 12 volt battery it was fine. I'll try
installing a spare fuse and see what happens after I put things back
together.
I once blew a main fuse on my conversion. Didn't find any obvious
problems, replaced the fuse
On 01/01/2017 12:26 PM, Lee Hart via EV wrote:
I think that is what Bob Beaumont and Bob Rice were after with the
CitiCar. Simple as dirt, fun to drive, and so ugly it's cute. And, it
A year or so ago, I read Beaumont's book titled The Lost Cord.
Fascinating! Bob Rice was only briefly
On 12/22/2016 05:37 PM, Cor van de Water via EV wrote:
Peri,
Agreed, only it is not going to Tesla/Nissan but to their customers.
The manufacturers are not reaping direct benefits other than that their
prices are artificially lowered for those customers who qualify for
(part of) the tax
On 03/08/2017 11:44 AM, Cruisin via EV wrote:
Sounds like a knock off of the Mini BMS
Yes, just as miniBMS was a knock off of the Australian .
I first used the Australian system about 2008 and would have continued
had he not stopped supply needed replacement parts. The Australian, in
On 02/28/2017 09:43 PM, Lawrence Harris via EV wrote:
On my smart ED the regen is a hybrid of these.
slow you down while smoothly engaging the friction braking at some point - I
don’t normally feel the transition.
That was one of my Leaf complaints: it was difficult or impossible to
On 04/26/2017 10:30 AM, EVDL Administrator via EV wrote:
NiMH doesn't have as high a specific energy as lithium, but it still makes a
pretty good EV battery -- or would have, if not for Chevron/Cobasys large
battery patent encumbering literally prohibiting the manufacure of modules
large
On 04/28/2017 02:22 AM, Hoegberg via EV wrote:
I have done this on my Volvo V70 also some years ago, it
did help a lot, but the car with more neutral toe adjustment -
needs a bit more active driver on the steering wheel,
As you probably noticed, a car with slight toe out or zero toe in will
On 08/09/2017 03:51 PM, Lawrence Rhodes via EV wrote:
As far as I can see the Zuumer is another orphan electric vehicle. So if I
want to run the vehicle..which is in almost perfect condition, I will have to
rebuild the pack. Two 25.6v batteries for 51.2v system voltage. The cells are
On 08/07/2017 01:53 AM, Matthew Quitter via EV wrote:
Thanks guys... but if the charger is turning off at a fixed voltage how do I
get more power into the pack?
The voltage rapidly rises as the cells near full charge. Just as it
rapidly drops as they near empty. The cells are supposed to
On 08/06/2017 07:38 PM, Matthew Quitter via EV wrote:
Hi Guys,
My 1238-6501 Curtis controller gives very different SOC % for similar
voltages.
For example I've recorded a pack voltage of 82.2 and had the Curtis show
22%, 31%, 43%.
The pack is made up of 25 Thundersky 160Ah batteries.
With
On 08/07/2017 10:58 AM, Matthew Quitter via EV wrote:
Thanks Bill, sorry I'll try and give you more information.
I'm using a Zivan NG3 charger and don't have a BMS at the moment, just a
bunch of QNBBM cell balancers.
Previously I stopped the charge manually when the Curtis was saying 100%.
On 08/07/2017 10:58 AM, Matthew Quitter via EV wrote:
Thanks Bill, sorry I'll try and give you more information.
I don't find a Quitter on http://evalbum.com
If you are there, you should tell us how to find you. If not, you
should consider making an EVAlbum page.
On 08/18/2017 12:38 PM, David Wilker via EV wrote:
Speaking of electric garden tractors, this guy has brought back the spirit
of the Elec-Trac:
http://www.motherearthnews.com/renewable-energy/energy-efficiency/the-ac-lectric-tractor-zbcz1506zken
A great lead! Thanks!
imagine he would be willing to sell without batteries. Makes shipping
at least somewhat cheaper. I further imagine that he prefers to sell
without batteries and advises his customers on what to acquire once
tractor arrives.
On 8/18/2017 11:15 AM, Willie via EV wrote:
http
On 08/18/2017 05:58 PM, Gail Lucas via EV wrote:
Damon,
I think Willie would rather fill his pockets with rocks than use lead
acid batteries if he needed weight. Maybe would put a burro on the seat
beside him.
A flight of fancy here. I could use dead LFP cells for ballast. I have
many.
https://plus.google.com/+WillieMcKemie/posts/Xi4j1BTSTwC
I've been experimenting with some VERY cheap hoverboard batteries and am
VERY encouraged with the results.
Of course, the risk of fire looms. Does anyone know why there were so
many hoverboard fires? My experiments indicate that the
On 08/18/2017 06:50 AM, paul dove wrote:
The problem doesn’t have to do with these scooters, but with the quality of the
batteries being used.
When you say "batteries", I assume you mean "cells".
The cells in these batteries seem to be quite good and name brand. Both
in my own
On 05/15/2017 04:09 PM, Jay Summet via EV wrote:
It would probably be quite difficult to convince the Leaf to use the
onboard charger while also moving. You would also need well more than 6
kW of power to move down the freeway.
I haven't done it, but I figured defeating the "don't run while
On 05/20/2017 12:06 PM, Lawrence Rhodes via EV wrote:
With a guaranteed 55 hundred dollar battery by Nissan I don't see any waste
happening if you keep your car in good cosmetic shape.. I do see dinged up and
funky cars being tossed. Now well maintained cars why bother junking them. It
On 05/18/2017 09:02 AM, Peri Hartman via EV wrote:
With all the used Leafs on and coming on the market, I see a potential
retrofit market available to someone entrepreneurial. These cars have
relatively low mileage, perhaps as low as 20K miles, and are hardly worn
out other than the battery.
On 05/22/2017 12:09 PM, Jamie K via EV wrote:
True for 2011/12 LEAF models.
However the LEAF's guess-o-meter was improved later models. Even better,
a useful battery-percentage-remaining display option was added.
A good point! Also points out the Leaf weakness of not having OTA
software
On 05/26/2017 05:58 PM, Robert Pike via EV wrote:
Ask for volunteer drivers to take them from California to North Carolina.
That would be quite an adventure.
Adventure is my middle name. I've bored you here with tales of moving
imievs beyond their range by towing with a Tesla.
On 05/22/2017 07:47 AM, paul dove via EV wrote:
Still sounds like a hold over from lead batteries. I can't imagine the voltage
of an unbalanced pack being more than 10 volts loss in voltage. This would not
be noticeable.
I agree, it seems inappropriate to talk about "stiffness" from
I'm in the process of testing a bunch of very grungy looking miniBMS
cell modules. The good ones, I'd like to spray with something to make
them more weather resistant. Looking for suggestions.
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On 05/06/2017 07:00 AM, paul dove via EV wrote:
That depends are the vehicles ability to regenerate as well. I believe my miev
will only regen at 100 amps but I could burn more than 100 amps going up
depending on my speed.
More relevant is whether the regen will slow you enough. Or will
I've heard Crystal River is under an evacuation order. Even though most
houses in the area are on the ground, the Clunn house is on stilts.
They may have decided to stick it out.
In what part of the state does Jerry Dycus live?
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I met these folks earlier this year at the Junction Texas SuperCharger:
https://teslaxcanada.com/
They were really enjoying life. Traveling ambassadors for Tesla and EVs
in general. Pulling that teardrop cut their range from ~250 miles to
probably less than 150. In addition to having the
On 09/27/2017 09:01 PM, EVDL Administrator via EV wrote:
Maybe you can do it as a hobbyist project. I don't see it as a viable mass
produced commercial product for a long time yet, if ever.
It would have to be competitive with current vehicles at initial dealer-lot
price, because that's all
On 11/14/2017 01:00 PM, Mark Abramowitz via EV wrote:
I don't get why people get so excited about PIHs.
California data shows a big problem with folks not even bothering to charge
them.
Maybe out of date, but I recall reading that a bunch of employees were
given compay Volts. The Volts
On 12/19/2017 07:47 AM, Dan Baker via EV wrote:
Hey Everyone
My favorite store, Princess Auto (like a Harbor Freight, but Canadian)
surprised me the other night with a FB video on their website:
https://www.facebook.com/princessauto/videos/10155108678488341/
Without getting involved with
On 12/19/2017 07:15 PM, Dan Baker via EV wrote:
Hey Willie
I run at 48v. I suppose you could run at 36v with the right controller and
motors. What kind of snow do you get in your area? We get a lot of heavy
wet snow so lots of 48v power is good.
I was going to ask about all that white
On 11/17/2017 12:26 PM, Gail Lucas via EV wrote:
So did you order one of these CHEAP cars?
One needs to know how much time one has left. If I knew I had <5 years,
I would likely go for it. Even though I'd likely have to hire someone
to get me into and out of it.
On 11/17/2017 12:09 PM, Lawrence Rhodes via EV wrote:
600 miles 0 to 60 in 1.9 seconds. 9 second quarter mile. It's not the
semiLawrence Rhodes
https://youtu.be/5n9xafjynJA
And, CHEAP!
https://www.tesla.com/roadster/
$200k. Or, $250k if you'd rather.
On 11/17/2017 01:02 PM, John Lussmyer via EV wrote:
On Fri Nov 17 10:45:00 PST 2017 ev@lists.evdl.org said:
On 11/17/2017 12:26 PM, Gail Lucas via EV wrote:
So did you order one of these CHEAP cars?
One needs to know how much time one has left. If I knew I had <5 years,
I would likely go
On 12/11/2017 05:31 PM, Rod Hower via EV wrote:
It's cheaper just to use gas in the Volt, so I don't charge there. It's
42 miles round trip to work and in the summer I do EV only, but in the
winter I have to use about 10 miles gas on cold days. It would be nice
if they charged a reasonable
On 06/15/2018 09:13 PM, Cor van de Water via EV wrote:
Hi Willie,
We are now a daughter company (still independent in many areas) of the energy
company Enel.
When I got my kit for the silver enclosure JuiceBox from Kickstarter, I noticed
that it was difficult to properly tighten the nuts
On 06/15/2018 12:12 PM, Cor van de Water via EV wrote:
Hi Damon,
That would be me
Although the JuiceBox is created by another department, I was an early adopter
and participated in the very first Kickstarter for the JuiceBox.
With the 50 Amp outlet and the 40 Amp JuiceBox you are prepared
On 05/26/2018 07:46 AM, Dan Baker via EV wrote:
This a great relevant thread for me. I'm interested in going from Lead to
Lithium on my boat and I believe Volt cells are likely the most available
and least expensive to me. The Volt cells appear to have different charge
points than most
On 06/03/2018 02:23 AM, brucedp5 via EV wrote:
% I have used the uber app when my ice is in the shop. Uber is my medical
back up plan to get to the va hospital (currently 30mins away) if things go
wrong (so far, I haven't had to uber to the va, yet). I've just used uber
for short trips, like
On 06/29/2018 07:21 AM, Cor van de Water via EV wrote:
DC to his battery instead of to his AC charger. I have never tried, but i
would not be surprised if the Leaf AC charger can accept DC, btw. I have a
burned but still working charger in my garage (long story, i helped someone
to fix his
On 04/29/2018 05:22 PM, Lin Tse Hsu via EV wrote:
This is actually a very good article. I don't think that the event was
staged, and the description gives some very useful warnings about the
infrastructure.
I can go either way on whether "staged" or not. The article would have
done
On 10/26/2017 11:40 AM, Peri Hartman via EV wrote:
Oh, simple. If I want to take a 300 mile trip, and my EV can go 200+
miles on a charge, I will need to stop for an hour to charge. You and I
might be willing to do that, but most people will not. And some people
drive 600 or miles in a day.
On 12/25/2017 06:20 AM, brucedp5 via EV wrote:
Very different driving once I left CA. Over hundreds of highway miles, speed
limits kept going up and up, while the qualty of the I-10 & I-8 road
surfaces kept going down (mainly from heavy semi-truck use, & the amount of
repair funding).
I
On 01/04/2018 12:40 PM, Cor van de Water via EV wrote:
Bruce,
Why all the haste to get a TX title while DMVs are notorious for taking
~6 weeks to even open their mail?
One of my (former) colleagues worked for our company in GA but then was
Just a thought to wait a little for this to get
On 01/30/2018 11:56 AM, Peri Hartman via EV wrote:
Matt,
Your message did go large. But I would say this is of interest to "the
list" if you are going to discuss experiences with different cells and
experiences with Vectrix. When you are discussing shipping arrangements
and pricing for
On 01/30/2018 11:56 AM, Peri Hartman via EV wrote:
Matt,
Your message did go large. But I would say this is of interest to "the
list" if you are going to discuss experiences with different cells and
experiences with Vectrix. When you are discussing shipping arrangements
and pricing for
On 01/30/2018 05:14 PM, fred via EV wrote:
I would like to have an off-the-shelf solution, however, if such a charger
exists. My current collection of chargers are plug-in and go type, in that they
have appropriate profiles for charging to a specific level and tapering off as
appropriate
On 02/13/2018 09:21 AM, Robert Bruninga via EV wrote:
This cord on Amizon says it can do both 240 and 120. It appears to have a
short extension cord that takes the 240v 20A plug on the EVSE and converts
it to a 120v 20 amp plug. But it is impossible to see from the photo since
the view of
On 02/13/2018 09:21 AM, Robert Bruninga via EV wrote:
This cord on Amizon says it can do both 240 and 120. It appears to have a
short extension cord that takes the 240v 20A plug on the EVSE and converts
it to a 120v 20 amp plug. But it is impossible to see from the photo since
the view of
On 01/04/2018 03:11 AM, brucedp5 via EV wrote:
EVLN news status: the EV news items for a short while began again. But
slowed down today. Let's hope they pick up again. See below* as there will
be delays again in EVLN newswire posts ...
(ot) My status: stable (I have lodging) but I'm still
On 08/05/2018 03:57 PM, Bobby Keeland via EV wrote:
I've seen a couple of Teslas in Austin, but the owners were not present :-(
We are still waiting for our standard range Model 3. We have family in
Driftwood, immediately south of Austin.
Teslas in the Austin area are as thick as fleas! We
On 07/27/2018 12:25 PM, Lee Hart via EV wrote:
Good catch. :-) I was assuming gas; not electric. I've never seen a big
tankless electric water heater, for exactly the reason mentioned (too
high a peak load). Tankless electric water heaters are usually little
under-the-sink units, to
On 08/11/2018 12:15 PM, Lawrence Rhodes via EV wrote:
We have had three Leafs. The 2012 Leaf had a bad battery. We turned it back
in. Our 2013 Leaf has normal battery degradation. We can still eek out a
hundred miles range on the freeway. This is at 42k miles. Still very useful.
Our
On 08/11/2018 05:45 PM, Peri Hartman via EV wrote:
I'll stand up for Nissan, too. I have a thousand complaints but I think,
overall, they did a great job. What really matters is whether you want
to be an early adopter and take some risk.
I was an early adopter for both Nissan/Leaf and
On 08/08/2018 07:45 AM, Lawrence Rhodes via EV wrote:
H. I don't agree. Without the rebate I won't own two Leafs. Lawrence
Rhodes
Without the tax credit, I would not own two imievs. Probably not even
one. The tax credit was nearly half the price of the 2nd imiev and
nearly one
On 08/08/2018 08:52 AM, paul dove wrote:
Wow! That was my point.
These are compliance cars and not very good cars at that. They were
forced top make them and wouldn't have sold hardly any without the
incentive.
Heck, Nissan admitted that their highest selling city was Atlanta.
Georgia
On 08/09/2018 03:53 PM, Lawrence Rhodes via EV wrote:
If the Nissan Leaf is a compliance car they sure did fool me. I have had
nothing but good luck with my cars. BTW the IMEV is dependable but a sort of
budget vehicle with low range. I don't think I'd want one. Lawrence Rhodes
I bought
On 07/17/2018 12:23 AM, ken via EV wrote:
On Fri, June 22, 2018 11:38 pm, Roger Daisley via EV wrote:
Reading thru the prior comments (which I really appreciate) I am starting
to wonder if I'm getting ahead of the cost curve. Maybe I should carefully
consider if lithium i.e., Leaf packs,
On 09/05/2018 01:42 PM, Peri Hartman via EV wrote:
Can it go uphill? They must have misstated the motor power at 21kW.
Likely a misstatement. The small one is supposed to have a 21kw motor also.
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On 09/08/2018 09:38 PM, Peri Hartman via EV wrote:
Well, does anyone have actual numbers regarding failures of Teslas?
Overall, they've been out long enough that "we" should know if there are
reliability problems or not. On my part, I have not heard of any
widespread Tesla failure. What
On 09/09/2018 08:04 PM, mark hanson via EV wrote:
Hi Willie etc,
It's hard to find actual published Tesla battery failure numbers since Tesla
sends internal field service guys "Tesla Rangers" out to your house to
replace any bad cells that the car radios help for. When I was at a EV
On 07/03/2018 11:25 AM, Lawrence Rhodes via EV wrote:
Tesla Tap recommends you test the voltage of a Tesla destination charger before
using. Could I do that with just a meter? I suspect not. I can't understand
why a destination charger would be more than 250vac. Lawrence Rhodes
I just
On 02/28/2018 12:49 PM, EVDL Administrator via EV wrote:
On 28 Feb 2018 at 10:32, brucedp5 via EV wrote:
[The alleged carjacker] then attempted to drive away but couldnTMt
because he didnTMt know how to drive an electric car, according to the
document.
It said the owner of the car later
https://www.rathascourage.com/author%20bio%20
http://www.evalbum.com/223
Interestingly, JB's early activities are not mentioned in his wikipedia
article
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._B._Straubel
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On 03/21/2018 10:10 AM, EVDL Administrator via EV wrote:
I'm pretty sure that another EVDL member of that era, Mary Ann Chapman, was
also a WE'RE-IT member. Mary Ann designed the outstanding Desert Lightning
S10 conversion, and IIRC had a hand in helping to formulate the NEC's first
EV
On 02/26/2018 01:30 AM, brucedp5 via EV wrote:
afib heart problems, again ...
I felt awful last night. my blood pressure meter kept giving odd readings
except that my heart rate is twice what it normally is.
Bruce, if you need any transport assistance, don't hesitate to say so.
I relish
On 02/28/2018 08:06 AM, Robert Bruninga via EV wrote:
Finally after years of lobbying, I got Green Car Reports to address the
issue of what energy is used to charge EV's. They continue to tar all EV
driver's charging based only on the published GRID-MIX and refuse to
accept the idea that most
On 06/28/2018 10:01 AM, Lawrence Rhodes via EV wrote:
It will not work with a supercharger because a supercharger checks to see if
you are authorized and will charge a Tesla for a charge if it is a non
supported Tesla model. This Tesla Tap is for
It is a FAR bigger problem than
On 10/14/2018 08:45 AM, mark hanson via EV wrote:
I believe you have consistently made a couple of assertions that I
consider to be erroneous. If you can cite sources to support, I would
be eager to see them.
Exactly Lee! So probably the real reason I won’t buy a Tesla is I can’t
afford
On 10/14/2018 12:11 PM, Lawrence Rhodes via EV wrote:
However the Lithium pack is at a higher voltage. Like 56 volts. It might be possible the 48v lead pack is too low in voltage and is going below the working threshold of the Zuumer.
"48v" of lead should charge to near 60v. Depending on
On 10/14/2018 04:33 PM, paul dove via EV wrote:
I don’t know where you get this kind of thinking. They are not high priced
cars. Mine was $46,000. A Toyota Highlander is $42,000 and a Subaru Ascent is
$46,000. If you get a comparable car you will pay about the same.
Interest piqued by your
On 10/15/2018 08:08 AM, Robert Bruninga via EV wrote:
Yes, I assume the order-by-15-Oct deadline is to get a guaranteed tesla
delivery before 31 Dec.
But I bet as the end of year approaches a lot of people will be looking
over avaiable inventory and snapping them up.
At first I was thinking
On 10/17/2018 08:29 AM, Robert Bruninga via EV wrote:
What is frustrating to me is all the Tesla short seller naysayers. These
greedy do-nothings put out 90% of the anti-tesla propaganda because it is
in their own personal self interest to see Tesla fail. They have bet
their money to see
On 10/16/2018 12:21 PM, EVDL Administrator via EV wrote:
On 16 Oct 2018 at 6:35, Paul Dove via EV wrote:
A car manufacturer doesn't make a profit till the production line is
paid for.
Of course, but Tesla's declared intent from the start was to make enough
money on the luxury models (X
On 10/16/2018 06:34 PM, Peri Hartman via EV wrote:
Ok, so maybe they failed in that goal - to provide a car affordable to
the masses. But does it matter? It does to you, I understand and
I wonder if my comments are reaching the list?
Tesla has NOT failed to "provide a car affordable to
On 10/16/2018 04:48 PM, robert winfield via EV wrote:
On Tuesday, October 16, 2018, 5:04:39 PM EDT, EVDL Administrator via EV
wrote:
If you know what you are talking about, then tell me, how many years has Tesla been selling vehicles. 10 years? 7 years? 5 years?If you look at the game
On 10/16/2018 08:55 PM, Peter C. Thompson via EV wrote:
OK, sorry about the caps there, but hey, working aircon in an EV is a
wonder to behold.
Right on, right on, right on!
I drove my conversion over 50k miles. Spent something like $10k on
various air conditioner configurations. Total
On 10/17/2018 04:07 PM, Jay Summet via EV wrote:
My understanding is that the cost to use the supercharger network à la
carte is relatively reasonable (price wise) when compared to buying
gasoline for a trip of a similar distance. Perhaps somebody with a Tesla
that doesn't come with free
On 10/17/2018 10:02 PM, paul dove wrote:
My car says I can supercharge for 8 and change it’s less than $9 for 75kw so
that is like 11 cents a kilowatt.
Paul, something seems amiss in those numbers. I have to assume 75kwh
for "75kw". The battery capacity of a Model 3 LR is about 75kwh so
On 11/1/18 12:46 AM, Cor van de Water via EV wrote:
BTW, I say that this is a handy range extender, because I have a very similar
gadget in the trunk of my own Leaf which has 4 bars lost, so the range is
reduced to almost half the original, which is still enough for me, but carrying
an
On 10/30/18 7:31 AM, Robert Bruninga via EV wrote:
Towing a simple 4'x4' garden trailer behind my priius drops MPG from 55 to
40. A huge drop.
Very oddly, towing a small trailer with an imiev seems to have very
little effect. The imiev range is 60-65 miles. When I towed 20+20
miles, I
On 10/25/18 12:51 AM, EVDL Administrator via EV wrote:
As a dog and cat cohabitant, I really like this idea, but I have to wonder --
how necessary is it? Are Teslas so attractive to thieves that you can't
leave the windows partly open while you're in the store or wherever? A dog
is one of
On 10/26/18 10:00 PM, brucedp5 via EV wrote:
https://kadn.com/bayou-electric-vehicles-hosts-plugging-in-fundraiser-this-sunday/
Bayou Electric Vehicles hosts “Plugging In” fundraiser this Sunday
October 26th, 2018 Rain Augustine
There is a good chance that I will run over there
On 11/2/18 6:09 AM, Mark Abramowitz via EV wrote:
So is it fair to say that battery electrics are not EVs because the electricity
comes from fossil fuels? That’s preposterous.
No argument there. I'll certainly accept hydrogen cars as electric.
However, the real issue is hydrogen economic
On 12/27/18 6:59 PM, Peri Hartman via EV wrote:
Mark, thanks for the reference. I just read the article
https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/automotive-and-assembly/our-insights/hydrogen-the-next-wave-for-electric-vehicles
Well.. I thought Mark had some positive comment to make. I
On 1/14/19 5:03 PM, Mark Laity-Snyder via EV wrote:
My wife and I are going to take the plunge and are looking for a Tesla S or 3.
We live in Virginia but would travel as needed for a good deal. If anyone
knows of any for sale, let me know. We have been scouring the web looking for
the
On 1/16/19 8:44 AM, Robert Bruninga via EV wrote:
My main problem with this is WHERE will the mobile charging vehicle
sit/park while it is charging the EV. There is no room for such anywhere
that I park. AND the mobile can only charge maybe one or two cars before
it has to go back and be
On 1/14/19 4:40 PM, Lawrence Rhodes via EV wrote:
I received the batteries quickly. They were both 13.38vdc. I did a 10 second
load test. My resistor smoked and the voltage held. After testing the voltage
on both batteries they were 13.35vdc. I couldn't be happier. However when
Looking for Valence documentation reminded me that I had recently
scanned some docs for a Russco controller. Someone may want it or maybe
someone wants to put it in an archive. Let me know.
It is 24-120 vdc so the controller might be a good hot rod golf cart
controller or a replacement for
On 1/21/19 8:56 AM, Robert Bruninga via EV wrote:
Not everyone is an idiot.
I am responsible for the building and grounds.
After a full career in the Navy fully versed in tag-out procedures, I
tagged out the breaker and there is zero personnel risk to anyone. I
assumed all risk to my
On 1/21/19 1:23 PM, Jay Summet via EV wrote:
He turned off and tagged out the circuit breaker, not the panel breaker,
so ONLY the lights and outlets on that particular circuit were energized
by the inverter. (All other circuits were powered by the grid.)
AH! Thanks! I was uniformed on
On 1/19/19 2:35 PM, Mark Abramowitz via EV wrote:
Should that infrastructure be the responsibility of the OEMs, of the growing
charging industry, government, or...?
I would say that whatever companies/entities that want BEVs to succeed
would assume the responsibility. That is clearly not
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