http://blog.gmane.org/gmane.recreation.cars.evdl hourly 1 1901-01-01T00:00+00:00 http://gmane.org/img/gmane-25t.png http://gmane.org http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.recreation.cars.evdl/92888 <pre> % 782hp? ... Zilla 2000 EHV + 333V pack % http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/high-school-student-builds-an-all-electric-honda-s2000-with-782-horsepower/ [image] High-school student builds an all-electric Honda S2000 with 782 horsepower By Nick Jaynes May 20 2013 [image http://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Honda-S2000.jpg Honda S2000 http://youtube.com/watch?v=KcdTXbjWTYU electric S2000 first test drive Thin Mint Feb 25, 2013 alllllright.... 120v 36s A123 4p modules Running at 500 battery amps, 300 motor amps surprisingly torque-y. Even running at 1/20th of eventual power, car reached 35mph and could push you back into the seat. ] If you’re anything like us, you’ve looked at a classic old jalopy at the junkyard and envisioned it as a ripping electric car. But after you get home and actually research what it’d take to make a running electric car from the rusty mess, you probably quickly forget the project (like we did). However, [Juan Ehringer as] a Pennsylvania high school s</pre> brucedp5 2013-05-25T10:29:56 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.recreation.cars.evdl/92887 <pre> e2o is a pleasure to drive, it is cute and a performer http://forbesindia.com/article/recliner/what-a-test-drive-reveals-about-the-mahindra-reva-e2o/35211/1 [image] What a Test Drive Reveals About the Mahindra Reva e2o by Ashish K Mishra May 13 2013 [image / Vikas Khot http://forbesindia.com/media/images/2013/May/topimg_21673_charging.jpg What a Test Drive Reveals About the Mahindra Reva e2o http://forbesindia.com/media/images/2013/May/topimg_21675_mahindra_reva.jpg http://forbesindia.com/media/images/2013/May/img_70011_ig.jpg http://forbesindia.com/media/images/2013/May/img_70013_reva.jpg http://forbesindia.com/media/images/2013/May/img_70015_electric_car.jpg ] We took India’s only electric car out for a spin. Here’s what we thought of it There are various ways in which people think of their cars: Some take it to be purely a means of transport from one point to another; some think of it as an extension of their personality, a sort of status symbol; others look at it as a comfortable and safe </pre> brucedp5 2013-05-25T10:28:06 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.recreation.cars.evdl/92883 <pre>Hi all - 1989 VW Cabriolet Cafe Electric Z1K motor controller Impulse9 motor I have been digging into my EV radio interference problem again, and tonight discovered a very interesting distinction between AM and FM radio in the EV. AM radio is predictably unusable when the motor is engaged, and it does in fact get worse with higher RPMs. While I previously thought FM radio was the same, I was incorrect. FM signal is decent with the ignition in position 1 (where you can remove the key), but position 2 (just prior to ignition) a general static noise starts and grows louder until drowning out the FM signal entirely. There is no difference after ignition - interesting! What this tells me is that the motor has little or nothing to do with the FM interference I am experiencing! I am now optimistic I can solve this, at least on the FM side of things. The working theory I have is that either the Hairball microcontroller or possibly the aux voltage gauge is generating the FM noise (seems unlikely that it would</pre> Rob Trahms 2013-05-25T04:43:11 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.recreation.cars.evdl/92882 <pre>Hi all - 1989 VW Cabriolet Cafe Electric Z1K motor controller Impulse9 motor I have been digging into my EV radio interference problem again, and tonight discovered a very interesting distinction between AM and FM radio in the EV. AM radio is predictably unusable when the motor is engaged, and it does in fact get worse with higher RPMs. While I previously thought FM radio was the same, I was incorrect. FM signal is decent with the ignition in position 1 (where you can remove the key), but position 2 (just prior to ignition) a general static noise starts and grows louder until drowning out the FM signal entirely. There is no difference after ignition - interesting! What this tells me is that the motor has little or nothing to do with the FM interference I am experiencing! I am now optimistic I can solve this, at least on the FM side of things. The working theory I have is that either the Hairball microcontroller or possibly the aux voltage gauge is generating the FM noise (seems unlikely that it would</pre> Rob Trahms 2013-05-25T04:41:30 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.recreation.cars.evdl/92877 <pre>Hi All, Is anyone out there friends with or know how to contact Mike Brown and Shari Prange at Electro Automotive near Santa Cruz, CA? (Felton, CA) Their phone has always gone to voicemail, but they will usually callback or email promptly. I have left voicemails and emails, but have not gotten a response in 11 days. I dont know if they have fallen ill, on vacation, or what the issue may be. They are working on my 85 VW Cabriolet EV that I purchased from a private individual back in March. Vehicle should be completed by now, but cant make contact to confirm one way or the other. I am 6hrs from Santa Cruz, so I am trying to find a way to make contact with Electro Automotive without having to make the long drive with no guarantee they are home. Very frustrating, Scott sfnotecorp at gmail dot com 562 665 4541 -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/No-Response-Electro-Automotive-near-Santa-Cruz-CA-tp4663198.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discu</pre> 85VWCabrioletEV 2013-05-24T23:50:15 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.recreation.cars.evdl/92868 <pre> $20k Chevy Spark EV priced less than $32.5k Volt pih http://news.yahoo.com/gm-chevy-spark-electric-cars-price-38-percent-040523988.html [image] GM Chevy Spark electric car's price 38 percent less than sibling hybrid Volt's Reuters Reporting by Ben Klayman in Detroit; Editing by Dan Grebler [20130522] [image http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-23T040523Z_1_CBRE94M0BD300_RTROPTP_2_KOREA.JPG Sergio Rocha, president and CEO of GM Korea poses next to Spark EV at the Seoul motor show in Goyang, north of Seoul March 28, 2013. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won ] DETROIT (Reuters) - The Chevrolet Spark [EV] subcompact car will cost U.S. buyers as much as 38 percent less than what it takes to buy its larger sibling, the Volt [pih/phev], General Motors Co said on Thursday. The 2014 Spark EV, which goes on sale next month in California and Oregon, will sell for as low as $19,995 after accounting for the full federal tax credit of $7,500, GM said. The larger Chevy Volt, which was introduced in the fall of 2010,</pre> brucedp5 2013-05-24T10:54:53 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.recreation.cars.evdl/92867 <pre> Inductive charging would be the EV's most important feature http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1084300_infinitis-luxury-leaf-electric-car-will-wait-for-inductive-charging [image] Infiniti's 'Luxury Leaf' Electric Car Will Wait For Inductive Charging By Antony Ingram May 21 2013 [image http://images.thecarconnection.com/med/2012-infiniti-le-concept_100387741_m.jpg 2012 Infiniti LE Concept http://www.greencarreports.com/pictures/1084300_infinitis-luxury-leaf-electric-car-will-wait-for-inductive-charging_gallery-1#100387741 HI-RES GALLERY: 2012 Infiniti LE Concept ] It's been a few years since Infiniti confirmed it was working on a luxury sedan based on the Nissan Leaf, but little extra information has emerged since then. Autocar reports the firm is still working on such a vehicle--it's just waiting for inductive charging technology to become commonplace, first. Infiniti's luxury electric vehicle would be a compact-sized sedan, based on the same platform and running gear as the Nissan Leaf--Nissan </pre> brucedp5 2013-05-24T10:51:31 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.recreation.cars.evdl/92858 <pre>Not sure if it is a starter motor or a generator. It is DC, pretty sure just series as it only has 2 leads. Wanting to get opinions on whether this would carry a typical 300# scooter with 300# (2 of us) payload at 40-45mph minimum. Specs on motor plate say For V. sys - 24 Volts - 27 Amps - 90 Duty - CONT RPM - 8000 Appreciate opinions and what those are based upon. Thanks amadare -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: &lt;http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20130523/95a31282/attachment.htm&gt; </pre> B R 2013-05-23T13:50:39 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.recreation.cars.evdl/92857 <pre>Not sure if this is a starter motor or a generator. Wanting to get opinions on whether this would carry a typical 300# scooter with 300# (2 of us) payload at 40-45mph sustained minimum. Specs on motor plate say For V. sys - 24 Volts - 27 Amps - 90 Duty - CONT RPM - 8000 Appreciate opinions and what those are based upon. Thanks amadare -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Westinghouse-aircraft-motor-what-will-it-do-tp4663171.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. </pre> amadare 2013-05-23T20:25:20 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.recreation.cars.evdl/92854 <pre>In 2003, I bought a LCD watch that had a 90mAh lithium battery. Just last week, the cell finally went dead. By my calculations, that's only 1uA (3uW) average. Now if I could only make my EV that efficient! Bill </pre> Bill Dennis 2013-05-23T20:57:10 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.recreation.cars.evdl/92852 <pre> I have some dead / or .5 volt or less lfps 40 TS . at what rates amps should I charge them . .1 c . </pre> Peakfoto Digital Photo Still n Video 2013-05-23T20:16:19 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.recreation.cars.evdl/92849 <pre>I got my filming schedule for an EV project I will be at Sony Studios May 30, June 3, and June 11-13. After I got my schedule I got a ticket for Let Make a Deal June 14 1pm. Any EV'ers in LA area I join me http://t.co/T4J0GDv76i Also anyone know an affordable place to stay near Sony Studios? Thanks, Michael 'TRex' Kadie </pre> Michael Kadie 2013-05-23T18:58:34 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.recreation.cars.evdl/92841 <pre>So... a client of mine got a converted VW bug with the wilderness EV kit -- the kit#2, so it's a 6.7" series DC, 450 amp alltrax, 72 volt system with six 12 volt 100AH gel batteries, no DC-DC, very little instrumentation, crude offboard transformer 10A charger. Right now, the car can move itself around the yard, and that's about it. They said they did get it up to about 40mph on the flat before it died though. Only 20mph even on very slight upgrades. Here's what I'm thinking of for upgrades.... they want a good solid 50miles range, and enough speed to keep up in city traffic (45mph, a few small hills, but not climbing big ones). Figure out if any of the current batteries are any good.... (some are brand new, so they should be). Better charger (not sure the old one is working at all, which could explain why the main bank is not doing well). Think about lithium batteries/smart charger/ and higher voltage DC-DC converter Is the Alltrax any good? or should I think about a better controller? It l</pre> Zeke Yewdall 2013-05-23T13:45:56 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.recreation.cars.evdl/92839 <pre> Musk to DoE: I Hope We Did You Proud, Sarah Palin will have to eat crow, labeled a “loser” by Mitt Romney during the U.S. election, Chrysler-sour-grapes, +more % Even NYT did not Broder the fact % http://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoramic/tesla-pays-off-465-million-u-loan-nine-205944132.html [imageS] Tesla pays off $465 million U.S. loan nine years early By Justin Hyde 5/22/2013 [imageS / Reuters http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MdiR.C47awyCc.0DylmDgw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/blogs/motoramic/elonmuskreut.jpg Elon Musk may not be Tony Stark, but he's doing a credible impersonation of Lee Iacocca http://autos.yahoo.com/photos/tesla-model-s-slideshow/ Slideshow ] The co-founder of Tesla Motors set another milestone for his electric car company today by making a final $451.8 million payment on the $465 million loan from the U.S. government — nine years earlier than scheduled. The massive payment came courtesy of a stock offering last week that raised $1 billion f</pre> brucedp 2013-05-23T12:55:30 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.recreation.cars.evdl/92838 <pre> % Writer can’t get it up % http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/first-drive-smarts-gasless-ed-cant-get-it-up-to-speed-very-quickly/ [image] First Drive: Smart’s gasless ‘ED’ can’t get it up (to speed) very quickly By Amir Iliaifar May 17 2013 [image http://icdn8.digitaltrends.com/image/img_9226.jpg http://icdn9.digitaltrends.com/image/img_9210.jpg http://icdn1.digitaltrends.com/image/img_9234.jpg http://icdn2.digitaltrends.com/image/img_9233.jpg ] Fans of electric cars rejoice, another EV has hit the market. The smart Electric Drive (or “ED”) represents the electrification of smart’s popular ‘fortwo’ city sweeper. Only now, in place of a gasoline engine, there’s a 55-kilowatt (73hp) electric motor co-developed by Daimler and Bosch. I recently had a chance to take the smart ED on a brief spin through the streets of Portland, Oregon and found that for a car labeled as smart, the ED sure makes a lot of sense. Let’s start with the electric motor and battery since those are the b</pre> brucedp5 2013-05-23T12:53:37 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.recreation.cars.evdl/92824 <pre>I bought an older style AVCON charger (EVI DS-50) and I will remove the AVCON connector that it comes with, to put a new J1772 "pistol" on it. So if someone has an EV with the AVCON inlet then I can provide him with a conversion cable to connect to the new J1772 charging stations and plug into the AVCON of his EV, because I do not need the AVCON connector and the cable is too long anyway, so all it takes for me is to hook up the socket where the new J1772 charger "pistol" plugs into, at the end of the cable still attached to the AVCON connector. Let me know, Cor van de Water Chief Scientist Proxim Wireless Corporation http://www.proxim.com &lt;http://www.proxim.com&gt; Email: CWater-TCA0oYQ56+zQT0dZR+AlfA&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org Private: http://www.cvandewater.info &lt;http://www.cvandewater.infom&gt; Skype: cor_van_de_water Tel: +1 408 383 7626 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: &lt;http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20130522/6a2cf854/attach</pre> Cor van de Water 2013-05-22T17:38:04 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.recreation.cars.evdl/92823 <pre>Hi Folk's, After swapping brush locations (shorter rear to longer front when the differential was .2 milli-ohms) - the wear stopped on the shorter brushes. the cross bar measured .2 milli-ohms between the brushes and a long new brush measured .6 milli-ohms. So I waited for about 2K miles when the rear brushes got down to .4 milli-ohms (2/3rds) and swapped to the front so now .4 + .2 = .6 milli-ohms same as the long one's which are now on the rear. I measured with calipers and no noticeable further wear in the last 2 weeks of 700 miles (was .3" per week). Yeah! Of course the solution is symetrical brush rigging which i'll fix before I install a new set of equal length 8 brushes on the Warp-9" Impulse (made 2011). Move the main bolt feed arm bar to the center and add another buss bar on the inside comm around (for both sides.) Smashed flat copper water pipe 1/2" works well. Have an even brush wear day, Mark in Roanoke, VA www.REEVA.info community service RE &amp; EV's -------------</pre> Mark Hanson 2013-05-22T17:05:58 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.recreation.cars.evdl/92815 <pre>From: Steve Clunn well I left out the subject and left out the " NOT" in the above , so should be "I would not go this way as it would imbalance ....." Yes with a zenor diode and power transistor and you have a voltage regulator , Steve Clunn Merging the best of the past with the best of the future. www.Greenshedconversions.com </pre> Steve Clunn 2013-05-22T13:48:53 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.recreation.cars.evdl/92814 <pre> http://electric-car-insider.com/electric-mercedes-benz-electric-car-B-class-2014.php [image] Electric Mercedes Benz: Electric Car destined for North America in 2014 by Christopher 05-8-2013 [image http://electric-car-insider.com/assets/images/2014-MB-b-class-ev.jpg ] Mercedes revealed its B-Class Electric Drive at the New York Auto Show which ended yesterday. The first battery electric production car from Mercedes for a North American audience seems to be positioned to compete with BMW's upcoming i3; an upscale four door hatchback that emphasizes comfort and safety with a premium brand. Sporting a neon-blue paint job and prominent ED Electric Drive lettering on the bottom of the front door panels, Mercedes appears aware that many EV early adopters are enthusiasts if not evangelists, and MB astutely uses the distinctive presentation to make the point that this is no ordinary Mercedes. In an earlier release, Daimler indicated that the B-Class would use the Tesla-developed electric motor, battery p</pre> brucedp5 2013-05-22T10:36:02 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.recreation.cars.evdl/92813 <pre> http://www.newsoficeland.com/home/technology/innovation/item/1439-electric-vehicle-user-models-help-implementation Electric vehicle user models help implementation 16 May 2013 Cheap, green energy has not yet made electric cars a staple for the Icelandic commuter. That might not be a bad thing as it is crucial to introduce them carefully and deliberately and furthermore, realistically assess driving conditions and economic gain. The viability of electric cars and plug-in hybrid vehicles is a special interest of Dr. Ágúst Valfells (Opens in new window), an associate professor at RU School of Science and Engineering and director of the REYST Graduate School of Sustainable Systems. He has been researching the potential of future electric vehicles with REYST students. According to Dr. Valfells it is vital to devise an accurate tool that can be helpful when introducing electric cars into the Icelandic traffic. As a part of their studies REYST students have been constructing models that can be used to determi</pre> brucedp5 2013-05-22T10:33:07 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.recreation.cars.evdl/92808 <pre>We had a very successful OpenEVSE Build Day thanks to Chris Howell, the designer of OpenEVSE Project, Mike O'Connell of O'Connell Volvo for graciously letting us use the shop space for building up the kits, and to all the builders and mentors at the EBEAA EVent last Saturday! Our three-hour meeting ended up in overtime, but overall we were quite successful with six OpenEVSE units built and tested, and two others needing a minor amount of work to be complete. Scott Cornell tested all the units with a modified J1772 to 14-50 adapter - all the tests, including the old-style 'fan test' worked like a charm! He even tested a resurrected Avcon EVSE that had been upgraded with a modern Yazaki-style (J1772) plug. Bruce Parmenter was there to share his wisdom, and help out with the Build Day. There were a couple of items left at the Build Day - a black jacket, and a clear plastic cover for one of the OpenEVSE's built. If these items belong to you, please contact me off list so I can send them your way. In</pre> Tom Keenan 2013-05-22T01:56:30 Search the mailing list at Gmane query http://search.gmane.org/?group=$group=gmane.recreation.cars.evdl