Gav's EV Conversion - Step 17 - The Charging System

[daswada9]

can you use 1 charger to charge all of the batteries ?

[omgsean1]

use lithium ion battery because its light weight make easy to carry move on ur car if u want but lead acid in each car battery cause to weight heavy

[pauljosse]

cool thing is gav got rated as number 3 best website for ev's, thats a good effort.

i learnt a lot from these videos, no offense but its nice to see someone else make mistakes so people know what not to do, however you didnt really make as many as most!

[MrWombatPPC]

Where did you get the information about the Legal Ballony needed for this sort of project.?

[scottmilkeway2]

dont overload the circuit with all those chargers, nice project i would love to do the same with a chevy s-10

[ionsunteu]

actually, it's easier for a 210because there are specialist kits designed specifically for them.

[usebah]

he really has faith in the ability of the hydrogen gas extraction system when he has a lighter in the exaust flow

[cant7think7clearly]

I only did it to show people what NOT to do.

Just kidding, it wasn't charging at that stage. It works well though, I charged the car once with the extraction fan disconnected and man did that car STINK! I had to air it out before I was game enough to turn the key.

[apache4541]

Hi How much cost for motor ?

[logiside]

Great job!

I'm following this since the beginning. I'm glad all went fine.

Good luck on inspection. :)

PS: Maybe it's a good idea to put some air filter on the air entrance for the batteries.

[en3rgy187]

Great video Gav! Hey, I noticed even your drill goes the wrong way... lol. jk Gav, can't wait for the next vid m8.

[rafaelbeta]

Wow! You have done a fabulous job congratulatios!, I would reall like to know where I could learn more on building my own EV. I have only seen some old books but they don't provide enough info for me into how to do this step by step. I would really appreaciate any tips or comments in what thing I need to read and learn to start working on my own EV.

cheers!

[LTD347]

Gav, looks good!....its not really my sort of thing but appreciate the work thats gone into it all the same, and was great to see the vid where you got it running and drove it up the street...

you may want to get an electrician to upgrade your power cable from the fusebox to the garage, that charging setup will draw a lot fo amps

[LTD347]

good luck with the inspection and certification too btw

[aminorjourney]

Nice. I hope that the individual chargers reward you with a longer pack life. :)

[saltan2]

Is there a way to make a sort of alternator to charge the batteries as the car is moving? Like something off the rear or front hubs.

[erio6]

It would have cost less money to 24V battery chargers to recharge at on once two 12V batteries in serie, it also would divided by two the number of conductors and the pins on this expensive german socket. Also there less energy loss in wires the highest voltage you transport. Sincerely and congratulation anyway, your project is admirable.

[cant7think7clearly]

Good point there erio6, I had thought about doing that originally. However I decided to charge each battery individually with it's own separate charger to eliminate a bit of worry. I think the next car will have a single full pack charger.

[ericetcaro]

I think it would be even a better idea to have all the recharging system onboard the car in order to have just a 120V (or 220V) external socket, in such way you would be able to plug in at any people places with any 100 feet long extension plug.

[cant7think7clearly]

I would have loved to do that but it's expensive! An on board charger is a couple of grand and in NZ you would have to get the car electrically tested and certified as it'd effectively be a household appliance. That's on top of the safety inspection (in 2 weeks) and then the Warrant of Fitness inspection. There's lots of red tape for EV'ers in NZ.

[ImYourLastResort]

All the best with those inspections!! I'm interested in the "red tape" part, I'm sure that Oz would be similar if not worse.

I'm going to go back and re-watch the series as more inspiration. :-P

[DeLorean4]

Congrats! I crossed my fingers all the way here in Québec, Canada. Don't forget to come here for your world tour ;)

About your 20 second video at the end, it's something I would like to experience within a couple of years... no searching for a station, no waiting in line at the "pump", at the counter or anything and yet be able to "fill r' up".

[cant7think7clearly]

Thanks mate! It's a great feeling plugging the car in. I just can't wait to finally drive (legally) on the roads! ;)

[TheCordiaMASTER]

The cooling/heating ducts and fans is pretty well configured, i just have one suggestion that will guarantee that you wont have any unwanted issues with the batteries etc.

Place a wire grill/mesh for the induction hose, cos you wouldnt want any stones or road stuff going into the battery area.

[cant7think7clearly]

Hey that's a brilliant idea mate, good thinking! I'll do that this week!

[kreator83adam]

it's GREAT - i'll try in the future to bild one in Poland :D. We have one man who made already 7 electric cars and do it for about 2500$ :D but the range is only 170km good batteries are expensive

[DeLorean4]

170km is incredible for 2500$! Do you have a website link of some sort? I'm seriously interested in doing a conversion but all I have is a student budget....

[cant7think7clearly]

I just realised you can hear Rob's stellar singing voice at 00:49 in the background. He should have been on NZ Idol with talent like that. ;)

[marsL001]

dude,.. i love what u have done with the battary charcher unit

but,.... have u made enough air holes into the box?? the charchers will!! heat up alot while charching.... ;-)

full 5 stars thow

no more gass billsssssssssssss 8-)

[cant7think7clearly]

Thanks everyone, it's been one huge learning curve!

And good spotting marsL001, I've monitoring the temperature. It gets warm and it's summer here so I might pop some holes in the top. I'll keep my eyes on it. :)

[tetranoob]

This is the same thing i was thinking. I know chargers can generate a lot of heat, and therefore need space to cool off.

I think what you have done with the tredia is fantastic! You are a rue trail-blazer

[tetranoob]

Damn my spelling!

[JavaLessons]

[layman mode]

Thermocouples for added electrickery and cooling ?

[deloreanowner]

awesome

[DeLorean4]

I believe we haven't been introduced... my nick is DeLorean_4 ;)

[momodragon]

cool stuff even if i think i would hate to drive electric cars ... cant wait to see it on the road !!! hope you pass the inspection !! GL

[tooomp]

Very Nice! Would like to see a vid on operating costs once you get this on the road. Time to full charge, mileage and approximate cost of.

[DarkDosman]

yay another video

[matrixm777]

Well done Gav.

[JesusIsMyHomeDogg]

Great Vid Gav! Hope to see a video of the inspection!

[coreymon77]

great!

[GharedGhared]

Thanks Gav, It just goes to show that it can be done. :-)

[jmoyet]

it must feel good every time to pass by the petrol station and not have to give your money to them.

that is while your driving your Gav's EV. yeah you should called that car Gav's EV now.

[melsoftm]

Good Luck on the inspection!!

[ratryu]

Awesome, can't wait for the next vid.  Hope all goes well with the inspection.

[classicczech]

Super job. Hope it gets certified. 'Gassing' up the car like that is going to be a joy!

[EricsGarage101]

Thats Great Dude! nice to no everything is comming along nicely! One thing when your certification is done, how about you drive up to a Gas station and say fill her up! Then the guy comes to fill her up and finds out its electric! lol.... Could be funny to see the expression on his face lol... Anyways keep up the good work dude! :) :)