Mar 02
The Nissan Leaf, inside.
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Will be arriving in the USA soon, so they say, and here next, so they say.
Judge for yourself… http://www.nissanusa.com/leaf-electric-car/details.jsp#/details
Feb 25
… Tick off Your Requirements so you don’t get Ticked off Later
I recently had someone gripe to me about a local EV conversion company in his area. While there are two sides to every story, it’s wise to know what your rights are and/or establish a set of conditions that would make both parties happy. [...]
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Feb 19
Driving happily in my EV and something starts to stink badly. It wasn’t so obvious to start with but when I returned home I traced it to the rear-battery tank. Suspecting foul play I lifted the lid on a charred battery management pcb where the connector is – apparently the busbar couldn’t hold the current. [...]
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Feb 10
Trexa are promoting the latest in DIY modular electric car systems with a battery base from which you literally ‘build-up’ your desired vehicle – kind of like ‘EV Lego’. The type of scalable vehicle would range from utilitarian to sports cars, with an impressive touted battery range and performance. The versatility of design compatibility will [...]
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Jan 29
I just thought I’d care enough to share this with you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvwTMZNWGuk
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Jan 20
Something to consider if you want BMS for 160Ah batteries: http://www.evworks.com.au/index.php?product=BMS-CM160-V6
These are more robust and compact than the Blade BMS. Battery management hardware is also available from their re-vamped website.
And other stuff now available for EV switcheable shifters (as many EV converters are removing the gearbox altogether):
http://www.canev.com/KitsComp/Components/Shifter.html
And remember the Chevy Volt? More news:
http://news.drive.com.au/drive/motor-news/first-drive-chevrolet-volt-20100115-maj1.html
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Jan 07
I know many of you liked the Nut Rider 80s retro electronic instrument cluster. All those LEDs looked cool and would have gone nicely with my retro 80s ham gear. But there was simply no decent geography to put in a decent visible-easy battery gauge. Having run out of money and deciding not to get [...]
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Dec 17
As usual, the shiba-inu of EV development at Toyota is evident in their next incarnation of the Prius (pron; ‘pry-arse’), i.e., the puppy is a little more mature. Article below.
And did someone mentioned ‘lease’? Will we ever learn? Toyota execs need a 144vdc plugin up their collective proverbials.
http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/15/despite-qualms-toyota-will-bring-plug-in-hybrid-to-market/
“Despite earlier statements from top Toyota executives in [...]
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Dec 02
Yes, a number 4 Finish but a winner in so many other ways! While this is belated praise following the World Solar Challenge (due to me wrangling over steering rack issues in my car), I thought it worth mentioning seeing as they made an appearance in the December 09 issue of Silicon Chip magazine. Tokai [...]
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Nov 04
Here’s the link; enjoy…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vk2io/sets/72157622717922616/
