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Acceleron – Advancing Electric Drive Systems

February 6, 2011

Next generation electric car manufacturing is about to happen. When these guys visited us a year or so ago from Singapore, we were dubious about their promise to fund large scale EV production, let alone take on some of our IP ideas, given the number of promises we’ve had from others that went nowhere. Times [...]

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Better Place Myth Buster

February 1, 2011

Ever since our friends at Batter Plaice (BP) hit the country like an exploding sun, offering a fantastic bright new network of battery swapover stations for our impending influx of electric vehicles, the critics have abounded, some perhaps justified, but BP is working hard to ensure credibility to the last milliwatt. Now BP have talked [...]

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Soliton1 Motor Controller Mounting Tray

January 15, 2011

Recently, someone contacted me about a Soliton1 motor controller he purchased for his liftback. Space being the issue, he wanted the controller mounted in the same location as mine. Despite being a different vehicle, under some brevity I supplied him with my mounting tray diagrams. The intent was to have something that could be mounted [...]

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Our Host is Squirming

January 6, 2011

Our host decided to do some new year server cleanout and erroneously removed some of my dusty old posts (and some new ones too – plus a change of dns). Will restore when I can; will keep you… posted. In the meantime, check out what they’re doing at the Chevy Volt site, http://www.chevroletvoltage.com

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Nissan re-Leaf as Launch is a Success

December 25, 2010

Orders are building fast for this electric vehicle deemed better than the MiEV for a number of reasons, including price. Decide for yourself… http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T101221003857.htm http://www.skynews.com.au/businessnews/article.aspx?id=547452&vId=1987111 The good stuff here, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Leaf Naturally the Chinese are hot on the heels of all this so more competition will be a good thing. Off now to see what’s in [...]

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Soliton1 Driving Force

December 6, 2010

Apart from my foot, Soliton’s now the driving force and the difference is noticeable. The hall effect throttle was supplied from evworks; I could have used the Soliton one but it was much larger and fitting would have been a b*… The hall effect gives a much smoother acceleration. The cooling setup was easy, just [...]

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Mercedes Benz Biome or Bombe?

December 2, 2010

A little cryptic in design, composition and functionality; is this the ultimate eco car for the future? Decryption below… http://motoring.ninemsn.com.au/cars/spotlight/8172782/the-biome-mercedes-car-of-the-future http://www.diseno-art.com/encyclopedia/concept_cars/mercedes_biome.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH9pgECcLVE

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Cheap Aussie Electric Cars for Everyone

November 29, 2010

Designed in Australia, built in China – that’ll show ‘em… http://news.drive.com.au/drive/motor-news/a-short-sharp-and-cheap-electric-shock-20101126-18a2s.html

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Soliton1 Motor Controller Finally Positioned

November 28, 2010

I’m lazy, I know it. Should have done this sooner but the Silly Season is fast approaching, not to forget Thanksgiving, and that fact that my new Dilbert environment is somewhat similar to my old one -keeping me busy :-D. From the photo below you will identify where my controller is now positioned. It’s not [...]

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Mitsubishi MiEV Takes Charge

November 12, 2010

That Massive Dynamic of EV makers, Mitsubishi, are aggressively promoting their MiEV electric vehicles, with sales in Australia expected to climb steadily, which in turn will eventually reduce the price of the vehicle considerably. After nine months or so of sales gestation in Australia, so far no bugs, no battery issues and no unhappy buyers [...]

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Soliton1 Motor Speed Controller – Big, Bold and Beautiful

October 30, 2010

Possibly too big… – but more on ‘size matters’ later. It’s big, and heavy, weighing around 10 kilos (or it feels like it anyway) but I am excited to see it arrive at my door from EV Propulsion in NY. It’s beautifully-built, features inbuilt water cooling and heaps of ancillary options for brakes, tacho etc. [...]

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More links

October 13, 2010

A recap on what’s been happening recently (sorry, not much time lately for posts, just typos (hah-hah))… Volvo electric vehicle: http://www.carsales.com.au/news/2010/small-passenger/volvo/c30/paris-show-volvo-electric-car-for-australia-21896 Mercedes electric vehicle: http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-31349_7-20018367-282.html Paris Car Show [video]: http://media.smh.com.au/drive/car-news/electric-cars-charge-paris-1961442.html Meanwhile the Thundersky batteries seem to be hauling my fat ass quite nicely; the expected entropy of the cadence efficiency not noticeable at all, for [...]

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