REVIVED BATTERY ELECTRIC PICKUP TRUCK ON KNIGHT ST. BRIDGE

[bignerm]

anyone tried running multiple alternators hooked to the drivetrain to charge the batteries?

[moxncal]

@bignerm better yet how bout puting those alternator on a trailer bed and tow it while driving and using it to recharge the battery pack so u can go for extended trips, no recharge station needed!

[bignerm]

@moxncal with that many amps (AVG ALT 80-100 AMPS) x 10 would easily run a couple motors while using the batteries as caps...

[moxncal]

@bignerm i was discussing this with a friend and he said that it wouldnt work because you cant get something from nothing he says and because the car would be under a load, but i think it will work. i was thinking of something like this to power the nissan leaf for longer road trips.

[bignerm]

@moxncal in a regular car the a/c, power steering, alternator all decreas the effeciency of an engine because they put weight-resistance on the crankshaft- this effect would occur on the setup your talking about. how much? i dont know, would it cause that much of a drag on the tires that it wouldnt be efficient...? not sure, what I was thinking about is running a very efficient small industrial gas/diesel engine that runs for about 1-2g/h+ gears , and hook up your alternators that way.

[moxncal]

@bignerm that would defeat the purpose of the electric car, hence is why they have hybrids.

[bignerm]

@moxncal at idling 800-900rpm's a alternator can produce solid power, I am thiking of stripping a Rabbit/Golf, and running smaller motors on each wheel, running two batterys per wheel and mount the 8 alternators in the trunk driven by a lawnmower engine at first and later something more powerfull and less noisy... generator engine? I have a friend who will solder me a board that will measure speed, calculate steering position, then adjust the differences in speed of wheels when turning

[mobileauto]

They are brake shoes not pads. They are drums not rotors and if you look at the wheel cylinder the dark spot is brake fluid leaking out. Need to replace it

[BatteryReviver]

Affirmative. That won't be a standard conversion, though. I'm a consultant in that area. Please check out HOW TO BUY, BUILD, AND DRIVE AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE in one of my ads -- you'll save a lot of grief by *not* doing it wrong, like the EV's for sale (which are often dead-end projects, because anybody with a good EV would not sell it, given today's gasoline prices.)

[iamthebattman]

I live in Abbotsford B.C., and what I would like to know, is can this technology be applied to my 3/4 ton pickup truck, so that the truck is powerful enough to haul heavy loads?

[baubcadt]

how do batteries get revived, anyway? I tried mouth to mouth and do not recommend this approach.

[ehnriko]

WOW!...

[clackdwack]

wtf

[toutlemond]

do you have power brakes and steering, or manual? if power, how?

[BatteryReviver]

Please see the entry on EValbum's website for full specs on this, and 1,500 other EV's.

Power brakes: Yes, with an electric air compressor and storage tank.

Steering: Manual (simplier, imo.)

I am also a consultant on: Buying, Building, and Driving an electric vehicle.

G'day..