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Looks like you might be missing out on a bit more than you think at the top end. But still, that range isn't great for the size of the battery.

So my application with retailer Synergy is in, and now I just need to submit the plans to Western Power. I spoke to one of their solar engineers on the phone and she was enormously helpful (massive contrast to that of Synergy). She said because I'm adding a battery, I can have up to 8 kW of PV with ...

Ah jeez. How long until you ask for your money back?

Well done! Looks like a very smooth ride too! 0-100 km/h in 14 seconds is perfectly adequate for a commuter.

Nice. I think Mick Chapman was selling them out of Adelaide?

Looks spammy.

https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-news/renault-zoe-axed-in-australia :cry: I think the Federal government should own this - it's lack of EV policy has meant no incentive to sell here. But Renault is also killing the Clio, suggesting they simply don't sell the products people want to buy here. At $50,...

It might suggest you have a single cell which is bombing out under heavy load, yeah.

I'm well impressed. Winding your own motor and building your own inverter is hardcore

Ouch.

Really hope the fix is permanent. And I would totally agree with your switch and upgrade idea - there are so few ZE40s on the roads they might become collectables?

These imports are already an option here, but they aren't really presenting as a compelling option. They are mostly 2014 to 2017 Leafs with 100-170 km range in them, and are selling for between $17k and $35k. While consumer protection does come into it, you have no factory support from Nissan. I'm i...

Isolator box mounted out the front. More or less done in terms of hardware out here, just have to mount the inverter and wire it up. The battery will go in once I have all the parts required for the BMS. Isolators in.jpg I blasted a 25 mm hole through the brickwork so there's room for a couple of 4C...

This is a discharge curve of the 60 Ah cells: Discharge test.JPG Which makes it look like just about every Li-NMC cell on the market. If you let it charge to 4.2 V per cell, it will take it. The old 50 Ah cells in most iMiEVs on the road today have suffered loss of lithium inventory, which means the...

Well, funny turn of events. The guy who bought them emailed me the next day. Paraphrasing: The cells are crap! They won't charge past 3.9 V, and they are low capacity! They're junk! I want my money back!!! I hadn't tested them myself, never even took them out of the box really. So I said sure, retur...

Well the 60 Ah cell option (the subject of many posts in this thread) has been abandoned, but the 93 Ah upgrade is ongoing. So far so good, but we'll wait to hear back from Grame as to how it's progressing.

All sold. Guy came around tonight to use them in a storage project.
I still have the blanking PCBs if they are of any use for folks, but I have my doubts.

Single line drawing is more or less done. I've been informed the shed can't be connected to the rest of the system due to phase imbalance, so it will remain an off-grid setup. SLD.png I'm also making sure I have room in the consumer unit below the inverter to accommodate two three-pole breakers shou...

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It'll cost you $10

Mate, we at AEVA never discourage folks from embarking on a conversion project. They are actually fun, rewarding and great learning experiences.
You can build the EV that doesn't exist now - utes and vans are perfect examples.

But yeah, if you just want an EV, go out and buy one.

Trayback utes would have to be the easiest conversion going - lift the tray, install battery on the frame rails, lower tray. Otherwise if you can find a Datsun ute in good condition they might be a fun collectable. If you drop the gearbox, you will need a motor with lots of torque. You can get away ...

Three locally made products are Batrium, EV-Power and ZEVA. Well worth considering them first.

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Sun, 12 Jul 2020, 08:37

I just bought a Kona,

Well that's a step up from the iMiEV! Well done mate!

Having raced an electric superbike in a petrol bike series, I know first hand how difficult it can be. But I always strain to mention that the racers loved it. The spectators (all four of them) loved it. We loved it. You know who didn't like it? The promoter of the series. He just didn't 'get' it. A...

Interested to see how that goes @BenM make sure you share some photos!

Honestly all they need to do is let it charge faster. Not sure how much room they have left to do that, but capacity-wise it's perfect. Also worked out that with a full overnight charge you can drive to Jurien bay, Dallwallinu, Merredin, Wagin, Kojonup or Dunsborough. That's pretty much every road o...