Battery Vehicle Society

Thanks chaps. This is all very useful advice. I was told that the BVS was a good thing to join, and that is definately proving the case!

Would that be a Scrapheap Challenge uniform I see, Jeremy?

I am of course aware of BMS, and would be using one. One of my contacts however is a guy who converts mobility scooters to solar, and uses a BMS with Lithium Polymer packs. He was using a supply he constructed from surplus Li-po cells and had issues with odd cells randomly failing. I'm not quite sur...

Hi Peter Thanks for your prompt reply. I have been looking into Li-Po but have heard various conflicting views when it comes to charging them from solar. Quite a few people I have talked to have had cell-balancing issues. The panels I am using are from a company called DBK Technitherm, who produce t...

Hi there I am in the process of constructing a lightweight solar-assisted recumbent trike. The aim of the project is to develop a prototype vehicle which will allow for 100% carbon emission free travelling. Once complete, I aim to put the vehicle through its paces in a sponsored tour of Europe, to r...