Electric car ride

[DLI77]

what about the car interior heating during the winter time . nobody say anything about this thing. you have to use a sirocol-webasto, just to warm up the car interior,wich run on petrol or diesel finaly

[BenjaminNelson]

@DLI77

I will be the first to admit that the heat isn't very good. I mostly use the car for short trips where a gasoline engine wouldn't be warmed up anyways. I have also experimented with an oil-filled electric radiator heater, which runs off wall power on a timer. I set it to pre-heat the car, so that when I am ready to go in the morning, it is already warmed-up!

[bobyo134]

i looked at your instructables and i must say great job , i may be doing a project like this , but i have no idea what kind of a car , i was maybe even thinking about a small light truck

[DanFrederiksen]

that's some spielberg shit right there! ok maybe I got carried away : )

but not bad. what's the music?

and what kind of current have you had it up to? and what's the top speed you have gone?

[BenjaminNelson]

The music is by THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS.

The car is running a 500 amp controller and I have run it at anything between 72 and 144 volts. I have most recently been running at 108V, because that's the highest the one charger goes to.

[DanFrederiksen]

yes but how fast have you gone? and have you accelerated hard? this video is more like driving miss daisy and not exactly a stress test. drag it. spin the wheels. see if the controller is robust

[mrzwerus]

how much cost the battery pack to replace, and is it toxic waste, or biodegradable waste such as the battery fluid...?

[dhymers]

lead acid's (like the ones in this EV) are recyclable, not sure about the electrolyte, but definately the lead and plastic. A pack like this one probably ran about 1200 bucks ? something like that.

[dhymers]

edit: a brand new set of batteries would be around that, these are used and salvaged (FTW!)

nice job. for a 20mi range!

[mrzwerus]

good thx

[tridg91607]

Hey Ben, I am converting a 98 Metro, It looks like yours. I'm about to order one of paul's controlers, Not sure what motor, I was thinking about the D&D ES-15-6? I should be posting some videos soon.

[BenjaminNelson]

Cool! Keep us all up to date on your project!

[MPaulHolmes]

That is some seriously awesome filming! You cannot teach that! PURE INSTINCT!!!

[Templarzealot89]

awesome man love the vids

[BenjaminNelson]

Please do! (Send me a copy of where your page is!)

[jmoyet]

cool video!

[edstar83]

I like the song. :)

[ZombieDesertDeities]

What song is this? Who is in this band? I've never herd it before!

[sockosockosocko]

a new song by "they might be giants"

[wenis1990]

awsome vids & geo!, how many miles do you get per charge?

[BenjaminNelson]

It goes about 20 miles on a charge on 6 used/salvaged batteries. I am upgrading my batteries right now, but am too busy with work, so it's going to be about another two weeks before I can tell what my range will be with the new batts. I would like to hit 30 miles. Top speed should be improved too!

[lpgas1]

love the song ben!

[BenjaminNelson]

Mostly, I was just playing around with fun ways to mount a camera on a car. That's not my serious face, it's my "hope the camera doesn't fall off!" concerned face.

[jmoyet]

lol