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- Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:55 pm
- Forum: All things battery related
- Topic: Hybrid battery packs
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8470
Very interested in your experiment. I have been thinking of a similar arrangement for some time, but never got around to actually doing anything, except for having brief chats with a couple of other BVS members. Frank's recent comment in Plugged-In put a damper on the idea - I'm sorry that he didn't...
- Sat Jul 19, 2008 9:29 pm
- Forum: Conversions
- Topic: Clutch - leave in or not?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 77943
I have experienced both, and I think it is good to keep the clutch. Of course you only have to use it when changing gear on the move, not when starting or stopping. I had a Rover Metro EV conversion which had no clutch. Like you I needed to change up from 2nd to 3rd when going much above 30mph. That...
- Sat Jul 19, 2008 7:30 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: The latest on my quest for an EV
- Replies: 20
- Views: 39776
Dear mas AVT is essentially a one-man operation run by Rober Fowler who is an EV enthusiast and who has converted several different standard production cars to EV. I am sure that he would quote you for any level of sophistication of conversion that you want / are willing to pay for. Of course, havin...
- Fri Apr 11, 2008 9:10 pm
- Forum: All things battery related
- Topic: UK Thunder Sky Bulk Purchase Thread
- Replies: 48
- Views: 98728
- Mon Mar 24, 2008 8:44 am
- Forum: All things battery related
- Topic: To rent or not to rent...
- Replies: 50
- Views: 95521
OOPS - I voted for option 1 when I really meant option 4. Though I'm not quite sure of the difference - I suppose that in the option 1 scenario it is only possible to replace the batteries with the same type that were originally supplied with the vehicle, whereas in option 4 you do a DIY retrofit of...
- Mon Mar 24, 2008 8:36 am
- Forum: All things battery related
- Topic: To rent or not to rent...
- Replies: 50
- Views: 95521
The choice depends on how much of a geek you are. Any company offering a leasing contract will have to factor in the cost of batteries being killed off by abuse by uneducated drivers (probably unfair to call them ignorant). So if you have any understanding of how to be kind to batteries you would be...
- Thu Feb 07, 2008 9:00 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: I'm not sure I understand Battery powered cars
- Replies: 17
- Views: 31004
I think that in the UK a heater is essential to keep the windscreen demisted. I am on my second EV - each has had a different type. My metro conversion used a Propex heater running on butane gas and producing warm air which was ducted into the original ventilation intake. It was only modestly effect...