REVOLT HYBRID First Real Drive.

It's official, the REVOLT HYBRID is on the road!

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• revolt
• chevy volt
• EREV
• Electro-Metro
• Leaf
• Prius
• Plug-in
• propane
• LP
• generator.

[32cstyle]

Benjamin,

Thanks for the upload of this project. I was thinking of doing the same thing. Do you mind emailing me? I have some questions that I like to ask you personally. Please.

Thanks

[BenjaminNelson]

@32cstyle

You can contact me through 300MPGdotORG - just leave a comment there, it goes straight to me as e-mail and doesn't show up as a comment on the page unless I would allow it to.

[my73737373]

How much farther can you go with the generator running?

[BenjaminNelson]

@my73737373

I could only ever get that particular generator to output about half what the car uses while cruising, so running the generator will increase the range by 50%. However, the car only has a very small used lead-acid battery pack for about a 20 mile range. With the generator, it could then do 30. I know that doesn't like like much. Most of this was just an experiment to see how it all would work in the real world. Some ideas gained from this are already going into a future hybrid.

[thoughtchallenge]

How about A video showing propane refueling or perhaps a challenge to see what the car is capable of in terms of long distance. I assume you could charge while eating lunch and grab propane tanks at gas stations, lumber yards etc.

[BenjaminNelson]

@thoughtchallenge

A friend and I are starting work on a dedicated Plug-In Hybrid. (As opposed to this, an EV with some hybrid bits as an afterthought....)

The plan for that would be to drive a loop around Lake Michigan (about 1000 miles) using as little fuel as possible, running of both bio-fuel and charging batteries with electricity. (We can charge up at night at the RV spots at campgrounds!)

We would shoot LOTS of video of that trip, showing fueling, charging, etc.

[ioanpena]

@thoughtchallenge Go outside US and you will find LPG refueling stations everywere...

[Liowen]

@BenjaminNelson

I was thinking something like 10 to 12 batts myself but unsure of the motor that would be good enough to work with my goal.

[BenjaminNelson]

@Liowen

I have usually just been using 6 batteries (72V) but have experimented with running up to 12 batteries for a 144V system. At 144V, I have had the car to 73 mph (in a 55 zone...)

For an Open Source Controller, do a web search for "Open ReVolt", most of the info for that is at Ecomodderdotcom.

[Liowen]

I am currently looking for a vehicle, prefer a dj5 postal jeep, and curious as to how many batteries you had in yours and if you could go 55mph for any length of time. I am also considering a generator, 5500watt one that needs some fixing, in the front end and most of the batteries in the back. Most of the stuff like the speed controller I am looking at open source type systems to save money also.