Haha! Thanks, zeva. Good to know. What about a bigger battery pack and only use 20% of it?
Hi Jeff, I haven't been to a meeting, but would be interesting to attend. I lie in Goodna, so west side of Brisbane.
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- Sun, 23 Dec 2012, 01:05
- Forum: General EV Discussion
- Topic: EV Conversion Research
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- Sat, 22 Dec 2012, 21:42
- Forum: General EV Discussion
- Topic: EV Conversion Research
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EV Conversion Research
Considering the range we were hoping for pretty much requires a ute or LiFePO4s, I'll look for ute donors and the possibility of doing two 65-70kph EVs. One with a range of 10km, one with a range of 20km.
- Sat, 22 Dec 2012, 03:36
- Forum: General EV Discussion
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EV Conversion Research
Some more food for thought, thanks everyone. There's a government building within a few meters of the parking, so I wonder if they'd be interested in loaning some kWhs. Looking forward to having some time to read through your Brumby thread, 4Springs. Thank you to everyone for sharing your experience...
- Fri, 21 Dec 2012, 17:08
- Forum: General EV Discussion
- Topic: EV Conversion Research
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OK. Mine weighs about 1080kg and gets about 142 Wh/km battery to wheels - with regen braking and at 70 to 80km/h. If you remove 10% for regen and add some weight you could probably estimate about 180 Wh/km. For 50km you would need 9 usable kW/h. With lead that would need almost double that in pack ...
- Fri, 21 Dec 2012, 15:12
- Forum: General EV Discussion
- Topic: EV Conversion Research
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EV Conversion Research
Just a word regarding Lead Acid batteries in EVs. Thanks for the info. I've just started my research, and one area that's probably lagging behind the others is batteries. I might have to look into second hand lithiums. I often use the online car sales sites, e.g. Thanks. It did cross my mind, but I...
- Fri, 21 Dec 2012, 13:53
- Forum: General EV Discussion
- Topic: EV Conversion Research
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EV Conversion Research
Hi I've just recently started researching doing an EV conversion with a friend that I work with. The goal will be to have a car that I can drive to pick him up and then drive us both to the station each day for work. I also can't imagine why it can't be used for quick trips on the weekend if needed....