Gav's EV Conversion - 23 - Living with an EV 4 (1 of 2)

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It's been a while but the Tredia's still kicking gas!
In the last six months the car's passed the 5000 kilometre mark without a single drop of gasoline. I also interview three other EV converters, and we finally get insulation and a heat pump (reverse cycle air conditioner thingy) installed in our icebox of a house! It's nice and warm now that's for sure.

The United States government has taken a jump to the left, and a step to the ri-i-i-ight has occured for New Zealand's new government (couldn't resist the Rocky Horror pun) so the global theme seems to be change, change, change.
Since the last video I've had a brief stint at advertising which was fun, I've topped up the water in the batteries twice, and the car finally has a CD player. Most importantly of all though, this video has been recorded in brilliant High Definition (and widescreen too) - see the difference?

Thanks to technology one of the people I interviewed was in another country - Australia! We set up a link and I was able interview the famous (but Australian) creator of EVCapri.com! Not only that but I celebrate the car's first birthday! Yup, as of the 23rd of November, the car has been powered up for exactly one year! Being such a monumental occasion I made a delicious birthday cake like no other. I might even upload the recipe if there's enough interest.

The 'Piece of Resistance' however, is the much talked about Bonus Video which appears near the end. It's not in high definition (filmed on the old camera) but the catchy song Chica Me Tipo by the American band Sublime more than makes up for it.

As for the fate of the Tredia and what will take it's place when it finally passes on? Only time will tell...

Cheers!
Gav

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Electric
• Car
• Conversion

[cant7think7clearly]

For some reason it didn't upload in High Definition.

Ugh, I give up!

[MrWombatPPC]

Hahaha. Love this video mate.

Well ive been sat on my ass now for over an hour watching all your darn videos. !!

I say darn, because it looks like ill be spending shed loads of money from now on ! :-)

[jmaros15]

Great video 5*****

[EugeneVanDerMill]

I watched Kearon's Vlog earlier... he's a funny guy too... and did a great Job...

[ProtocolsMaster]

Can you install air conditioning or heater system in electric cars? how?

[m1aws]

omg! 7 minutes in.. A "Battery Murdering System" is installed!! A BMS. Save the money matey. Get rid! No real car manuf'r that uses Lithium uses BMS. Its a fallacy and proven time after time to burn your property down in the small hours and occasionally while driving down the road.

One loose wire and they fail to stop overcharging. The batteries vent flammable gasses and the mad hot BMS struggling to dump the current on other batts sets it alight.

Time and time again.

Good vid, lol

[MrAverageGuitarist]

Hey can you use an auto transmission instead of manual? Would the make shifting abit faster?

[Sohave]

You can keep most of the rust down if you brush it totally of with the steel brush on your angle grinder and paint it with cold galvanizing spray. Most cars have some sort of galvanization all ready and it will usually work as good as that if not better. I managed to keep all rust on plane surface away on my car using that.

[ajloder10]

Super video, and I love the HD feature!

[ImYourLastResort]

Does New Plymouth actually get a "summer"? ;-) hehe

We are having 40+ over here in Aus at the moment.

[Nichen]

Nice one mate I´ll make one soon myself!

[kreator83adam]

from the other hand... gratulation because of new government ;D

...it has more wisdom in economy than any government in UE :) but you are not in economical union with anyone ;P so enjoy.

-Maybe one day we will try to change prison-camp "eUROPE" :D into liberal ;)

All I can say - you make people belive in doing anything themselves. Only problem - that need will. :)

PS. I'm still collecting money ;D to start doing my own projects (but i'm too lasy) or buy something futuristic (like aircar)