Google Induction Into The EV World

March 22, 2011

Literally… It’s wireless charging at its best. Simply park your car and watch it charge, fast (with the new batteries soon on the horizon). The Google inductive charging station designed by Evatran will have far reaching consequences. Move over Better Place! Click here for more information. Meanwhile, HaloIPT, a New Zealand startup, is traveling down [...]

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BMW i3 Megacity Electric Vehicle Testing

March 17, 2011

Recently captured, the i3 electric vehicle will be released some time in 2013. Given the testing conditions, it would be interesting to see how the batteries perform in cold climates. Watch here… I agree with the comments; butt-ugly car – maybe the aesthetic imagination will be interwoven with the final result for a more-appealing vehicle [...]

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Electric Vehicle Conversion Guides – Which One Do You Choose?

February 28, 2011

More and more people are asking me how to convert their car to electric, as I have done. While I do the speaker circuit on conversion, I never got around to finishing my ‘Convert Your Gas Guzzler’ manual; you see, time was not on my side, even though I have the knowledge to do an [...]

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Thank You, Better Place

February 17, 2011

It’s nice to know Better Place (BP) are reading posts from other electric car builders; it shows that they are actively aware of what’s happening around them. Following my recent post about their parked domain, it seems that some url forwarding has now been done for http://www.betterplace.com.au. Good stuff. Now about that electric GM Commodore [...]

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True Believers Still Trying For The Better Combustion Engine

February 16, 2011

I recently ran into veteran racing driver, Basil van Rooyen, who has an interesting proposal to perpetuate internal combustion dominance – at least for another twenty years or so. His premise is that electric vehicles still have multiple issues to contend with, along with the obvious expense. Given that internal combustion engines will be around [...]

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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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