After successfully testing the drivability, it's back to the workshop to get stuff removed to paint the battery racks and sort the best place for the charger and finally add the tacho sender to the gearbox adaptor plate. The fuel port assembly is done now also; I cleaned up the inner rubber mount and gasket-sealed the hole with a rubber bung where the original fuel inlet was, and Nathan cut out the new hole for the power through to a new fascia plate where the 20A connector will be mounted. A shut-off switch is added which is essential when 'filling up'; some folks use micro switches like the ones in arcade machines in their EV fuel ports but we're using a brake switch which will be more durable and it's long thread allows us to fine-adjust the profile of the switch so that it triggers properly when the fuel door is opened/closed. An annoying short had to be traced under the dash (oops, I forgot to ground a 5W resistor), and you'll meet our little helpers at the end of the video. Cuuuute... Video Rating: 4 / 5
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Unique Fuel Conversion System For Ethanol Power Cars -- Abcesso Technology
Rio de Janeiro (PRWEB) November 30, 2006
Abcesso Technology has launched for the first time outside Brazil their latest fuel conversion system for ethanol power cars. When installed it makes the normal gasoline car behave and perform as a Flex Fuel Vehicle. The system is totally automatic, there is no fuel selection switch, and the management system recognizes the "lambda probe" signal and automatically adjusts to whichever fuel is being used in any proportion.
Ethanol is a clean-burning, renewable, produced by fermentation. It is a product of sugar metabolism in certain species of yeast in the absence of oxygen. The process of culturing yeast under conditions to produce alcohol is referred to as brewing. Yeasts can grow in the presence of up to only about 14% alcohol, but the concentration of alcohol in the final product can be increased by distillation.
Ethanol contains oxygen that provides a cleaner and more efficient burn of the fuel. When used in ethanol power cars, it reduces carbon dioxide, a major contributor to global warming. Although burning ethanol still releases carbon dioxide during production and combustion.
The use of ethanol blended fuel is very popular in the United States. One of the most popular is E85 fuel a mixture of conventional gasoline and ethanol. The result is a much cleaner burning fuel that is just as efficient as standard fuels. This mixture is optimized for a combination of clean exhaust and efficiency and will function properly in almost any non-diesel car or truck.
So, what is ethanol? Ethanol is ethyl alcohol which needs to be 100% pure. Ethanol is the highest performance fuel on the market and keeps today's high-compression engines running smoothly. Ethanol-blended fuel (such as E85) keeps your fuel system clean, cause it does not leave gummy exhausts.
And because ethanol burns cleaner, it produces fewer emissions. Today, all ethanol cars manufacturers approve the use of ethanol blended fuels and even recommend to use ethanol for its positive environmental impacts.
The use of an ethanol will allow to increase the performance of ethanol cars in general. Initial tests showed that ethanol may also extend from 20 to 80% the engine's maintenance. The conversion of existing engines is not only feasible, but also cost effective.
Be earth friendly and play your part in pollution control by installing fuel conversion products to improve fuel economy. Who allow your fuel efficient car to run using ethanol fuel, gasoline or even mix of both -- E85 fuel.
Welcome to the third installment. It's taken a bit of preparation time, which is essential rather than diving in to find something we've done is not quite right - both Nathan and I have been guilty in the past of making stuff only to discover a better way of doing it. But parts availability has been the biggest issue; delivery time has been long delayed for many reasons too complicated to discuss here. In this video we re-assess engine bay mounting; most of the battery racks are welded up now and the battery management has arrived (except the master unit, d'oh!). We discuss battery management, the most efficient use of space in the engine bay, as well as the AC motor we received that will drive the air-con/power steering. (btw, the AC motor and BMS come from www.bev.com.au where they are custom-made). Also an older previously unused segment stripped in about removing weight, as this is crucial in gaining mileage. Oh, and a mention of power cabling which we will try to get through some of the sub-frame rather than running under the vehicle or lumping under the carpet (as the power cable sits inside a plastic flex conduit roughly an inch diameter), so long as it's legal which we'll check with someone who knows (guessing it's something like 600mm distance between u-clamp affixing). The Zivan will sit in trunk/hatch area to the left near the charging 'fuel' port; not sure about tire placement yet, but it looks like we'll keep our back seat which is good thing (and did you ... Video Rating: 4 / 5
One of simplest and most functional forms of transportation is the electric cars. The operating mechanism of this kind of car is so simple that they just run on a number of batteries, which are arranged in series with an on/off switch button. The electric motor is responsible for giving life to the car. Aside from its engine features, electric-powered cars are far more economical than other cars using just the conventional fuel. How to build an electric car is easy. Because of its simple engineering engine design, almost everybody can build it given the limited resources. A car frame, the usual wheels, a common car battery, mainstay electric motor, and on/off switch are just the basic parts of an electric car.
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Before building your electric car, you must first choose the right car to convert. Small cars are the best vehicles for you to convert because the major problem that many people face in this step is the large space required for the batteries. Cars that are light weight and have plenty of room for batteries will be perfect for conversion.
After choosing the right donor car, you need to know which tools to use and where to find them. Also, you need to have a decent step-by-step instruction to work your way towards your own electric car. Essentially, you have to remove the donor car’s engine gas tank, exhaust, and clutch. Then, you have to install the electric motor and controller, and wire them to the batteries.
Advantages of building your own EV include reducing your maintenance costs, saving hundreds of dollars every month, preventing the emission of gas and toxic fumes to reduce global warming, getting a better engine’s performance, and driving up to 150-200 miles on a single charge.
Indeed, it is quite feasible to know how to build an electric car. Converting your car to run on electricity is a great way to save money on gas and protect the environment at the same time.
Getting seasonal obligations out of the way, this video should be near the last we're doing as the car approaches completion. There's a brakes and air-con/pwr steering test, Nathan talks about water boilers used to cool engine bays in cold climate countries that could be used for cabin heating in an EV, I talk a bit about IGBTs and Nathan does a tacho send test using an IGBT. Sooner or later there may be motor speed controllers custom designed for EVs that use IGBTs. These things have freewheeling diodes, and from my limited understanding that means they're there to stop reverse current voltage spikes across the inductive load. When the current flow to an inductor is suddenly interrupted, the inductor attempts to maintain the current by reversing polarity and ramping up the voltage to maintain the flyback. Without the diode the voltage can go high enough to damage the IGBT. The diode allows the reverse current to flow through it and dissipate. IGBTs could be cool things to use for 'electric boost' -just like a turbo boost. From the video you can also see the BMS installed - these will be sprayed with conformal coating for protection. Most of the scenes in all the videos have been shot on a Nokia N93 which has been very handy. Thanks to Nathan, Linda and Christina for the filming. And sorry about the seasonal sillyness. Video Rating: 4 / 5
Article by John Lennon
Nowadays our life seems impossible without having a car. But exhausts are the main cause of environmental pollution. To protect our environment, it is important to use alternate fuels. Due to this reason today the car manufacture company has created a cars that is operated by electric power.
There are many companies in India which are popular for their electric cars.
Reva Car Company is the most famous name when we speak of the manufacturer of Electric Cars in India. They provide many advantages for their new brand electric cars.
Besides this company, Tata, Mahindra, Hero motors, Mistubishi etc are also declared their venture to include this new sector of cars. Again other car companies like Vista, Tata Nano and Tat Indica have announced to use the electric variants in their cars shortly.
It is great to notice that the car market of Indian Company is increasing swiftly. As a result the Indian Hero motorcycle company is also in the process of including the technique of using electric power in car by replacing the motor battery. In addition, a swing of electric and hybrid car are launched by other upcoming Indian car market each offering reliability.
REVA Electric cars in India
The Reva NXR and NXG are mechanically a step forward of the ordinary battery operated REVA electric cars. Common Motors was so awestruck by their equipment that it decided to mark an association with the car company to manufacture an electric adaptation of the sparkle.
Electric Nano Cars
By 2012, new cars of different models will be launched in the market. Nano, manufacture by Tata Nano Electric and Hybrid Tata Motors, is one such newly launched car that has won the heart of many car loving peoples for its attractively smaller size and for its electric and hybrid version. Chevrolet Spark Electra as CNG
The Spark will replace its petrol engine and fix it to an electric motor. It has also come up with the CNG model and the price of this will be consider by looking at the achievability of electric cars in India.
Mahindra Scorpio Hybrid
To observe the circumstances of the Indian market, Mahindra Scorpio Hybrid SUV has made a planned to make micro hybrid Scorpio which will bear a diesel-electric engine.
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It's been a long wait, but the Thundersky lithium 144v 160Ah batteries finally arrived! Now we have to set about determining the best configuration for the batteries in the engine bay and rear tank. A bit annoying the BMS modules haven't arrived yet as a confirmation measurement of the height of these would help in determining the battery rack height dimension. We could arrange the engine bay battery racks as a typical square-finish configuration, or perhaps angled around the motor for a cool effect, and then as Nathan suggests place plastic clear Perspex sheets over the top for a neat finish, and tinted perspex surrounding the Curtis terminals too perhaps - we want a neat engine bay! Nathan mentioned someone who had Thunderskies mounted on their edges (sides) but the efficiency was greatly deteriorated and batteries leaked! I don't know if those were the LiCoO2 (we're using LiFePO4), either way we'll install close to vertical anyway and a crude animation is included to show possible mounting. Another 'fun' part in this video was removing the dash so we could access the ventilation system box and put in the heater core (I know, could have gone with a water micro boiler unit but budget is getting tight; maybe later); biggish job but not too hard for two people working on it (Stephanie did it once, alone, and it was a pig of a job she said). I'll help Nathan get it back together later as he moves on to the charging setup and we'll the need the BMS master unit as well (which ... Video Rating: 4 / 5
Article by Adam Boulton
Electric cars, as the name indicates, are vehicles that work on electricity and whose only source of power is electricity. They are also known as battery electric vehicles. The most advantageous feature of electric cars is that they are zero emission vehicles and so, do not pollute the atmosphere.
The number of parts in an electric car is also less as against other hybrid cars or cars that run on gas. The noise from electric cars is almost negligible. Basically, an electric car is made up of a simple frame, wheels, an electric motor, car battery and an electric on and off switch. The engine of the electric car is made up of a series of batteries that are attached to an on and off switch and it is in turn, attached to a motor that is electrically operated. Obviously, the electric motor drives the wheels and sets the car in motion.
The amount of electricity that goes into the motor is controlled to drive the vehicle in a controlled manner. There are solar cars available that convert solar energy into electricity. The electricity that is stored within the battery of an electric car can be generated from any source, apart from solar, like nuclear, natural gas, coal and petroleum.
Since electric cars have a low center of gravity, the initial acceleration is quite rapid and can be handled quite easily. But, the fact of the matter is, that the lithium ion batteries used in cars are very expensive making the overall price of the car expensive and these batteries have to be replaced once in three or four years. In addition, the charging of the battery takes almost three or four hours to fully recharge and therefore needs prior planning, if the electric car is to be used for longer distances.
This also means that the batteries can be charged only from the initial point of journey because there may not be too many charging stations on the way. People also feel that the electric cars are not most suitable for driving long distances and can be nightmarish, if the car runs out of battery or in the midst of busy traffic.
Normally, an electric car offers the equivalent of twenty miles per gallon and the cost to run a mile is nearly three cents. Further more; there is no expenditure on tune ups, oil changes and the like in an electric car. So, people who are environment friendly and want to paint a greener world can opt for an electric car.
The choice would not only be appreciated by others but it would also fill the pocket of the owner because it saves a lot of fuel in the long run. Even though man affords to purchase oil what with soaring oil prices, oil is a depleting natural resource and it is our duty to save this resource for our future generations.
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www.ForkenSwift.com - Overdue (but waaaay under budget) the car is now registered as an EV and is legally on the road. Project ForkenSwift is an electric car conversion made using parts from a Suzuki Swift, Geo Metro, Baker electric forklift and a golf cart.
Article by Jonnie Blaylock
Electric cars have been announced repeatedly over the decades, but none has ever been successful. That may be changing as believers in global warming are winning the public debate leading to tougher restrictions of carbon dioxide. Electric cars have been announced again by several companies and others are expanding the number of hybrid cars in their product lines.New technology may have solved the biggest obstacle to electric cars for most people - range. New battery technology is promising longer lasting and faster recharging batteries in a smaller form factory.
Less weight and more power will equal greater range. Shorter charging times could mean one's trip could continue after a leisurely luncheon during which time your car was fully charged.
There are many advantages in driving an electric car, and even the hybrid cars offer great benefits. Here are a few of the obvious advantages; you may be able to think of others:
Better air quality: Electric cars are 100% emission-free - in the industry, they are known as zero emission vehicles (ZEVs). Because they do not burn gasoline or diesel fuel, there are no exhaust fumes expelled into the atmosphere and no heat radiating from the engine - although that's a good thing in cold climates.
More Fuel-Efficient: Electricity is cheaper to produce that oil is to transport and refine. Electricity can also be produced from renewable sources, such as wind and solar power. By reducing our use of gasoline, world demand would go down lowering oil costs.
Fewer Moving Parts: Electric motors have many fewer moving parts than a gasoline engine. That's less to break and less to maintain. You do not have to change the oil in an electric motor.
Safer: Because the car is not carrying 15 gallons of gas, it is much safer. Gas is highly flammable and can explode in even a minor accident. Gas engines are also unsafe in operation due to the high temperature at which they operate. Most cars are cooled by a radiator filled with boiling hot water under tremendous pressure. Many people have been scaled for life from hot radiators.
Also, gas engines must have a fan to pull cool air through the radiator. Everyone probably has heard a story of a pet or stray animal being killed after crawling up inside a warm engine in the winter.
Tax Benefits: The federal government has been giving tax credits to anyone buying a new electric or hybrid car since 2006 - up to ,500 on some models. Unlike a tax deduction, which only reduces gross income, the tax credit comes off the bottom line - your tax bill is reduced dollar-for-dollar by the tax credit.
Parking and HOV Lanes: Some cities have granted electric and hybrid cars an exemption from carpool requirements restricting access to HOV lanes. Cities have also allowed electric and hybrid cars to part free at city meters and parking lots.
Quieter: Electric engines are not igniting explosive liquids, as gas engines do, to propel the car; therefore, they are much quieter. In fact, the cars are virtually silent. Imagine our cities without the sounds of cars and trucks to understand another benefit of electric cars.
National Security: By reducing our dependence on foreign oil imports, we no longer support regimes in third world countries that do not have our best interests at heart. There might no longer be a reason to wage war in the Middle East and lose our soldiers defending other countries.
Utilize Existing Infrastructure: We already have an electric grid that reaches into almost every part of our country. It would be easy to recharge electric cars. Other options, such as hydrogen power, would require an infrastructure be constructed at huge costs.
Cleaner Environment: The process of extracting oil from the ground, transporting it across miles of land and oceans, and refining it into usable form creates other harmful effects - for instance, oil spills, leaks in underground fuel storage tanks, razing of tropical forest, and abandoned equipment and wellheads littering the landscape.
Electric cars offer a clean, safe, low cost solution to our nation's energy problems. By combining electric cars with nuclear power plants, our country can generate clean electricity and eliminate the pollution from gasoline powered cars and coal-burning generating plants.
The world would be much quieter and safer, and our enemies would lose much of the funding for their attacks against us. Hybrid cars, being partially electric offer some of those advantages and are an option that is available today for car buyers who want to make the right decision.
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Three years ago I knew nothing about cars nor cared for them much, until Stephanie Walsh got me interested in Starions. Her ex said back then, 'You gotta know about cars or some mechanics will rip you off'. Sadly, Stephanie passed away in 2007. I have decided to do an electric car project in her honour, as she was a wiz at electronics and taught me much in that area also. Together with Nathan Bolton we are now converting my rare Starion to full electric drive. This is the first video of a series I intend to do following the conversion of my car. We now have a Kostov 10.7 inch electric motor that used to be in an electric bus for the Sydney Olympics. I've got lithiums on the ship from China, a Curtis controller and other bits and pieces coming for the air-con, power steering etc. The car has been a headache in some ways, getting it up to spec, re-spraying in places etc but overall it should look good when done and will comply with local laws for on-road every day use. This video covers engine mounting estimations, rear-battery compartment construction, and Nathan's teaching me to weld (and as someone commented, "You had better hide your boobs or sparks will fly' ;-P ). The adaptor plate for the gear box has already come back from the machinist and in this video we drop the motor in and temporarily position it to get a rough estimation of available space - there should be plenty for the controller and batteries, along with a home-designed cooling block for the controller. Video Rating: 0 / 5
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4 6 pm, at the Hangzhou Grand Canal Plaza, a mall, a lady in the careful selection
Electric Bicycle But she did not see the color and style, but try again and again brake.
Electric cars The salesman told Zhejiang "Daily Business Daily" reporters, many customers came to buy a car, most will ask about the brakes, especially when braking will generate noise, which they buy electric vehicles are becoming a key factor.
Three into electric car brake "Scream"'s Relatively large flow of people and cultural Fai Road on the Tong Road intersection to do a survey. After the intersection of 20 electric vehicles, because the brake sharp sound of the electric car issue reached six, accounting for three percent. In
Express delivery Companies to work Xiao Sun, said he was riding the electric car more than two months, when the brakes will result shrill voice, "not only himself upset, but also affect other people."
According to Hangzhou Non-motor vehicle Cars Management The electric cars and bicycles in Hangzhou data provided by trade associations, from the beginning of 1999, Hangzhou, allowing for electric bicycle license, the Hangzhou electric bike began to develop rapidly.
End of 2006, electric bicycle ownership in Hangzhou has exceeded 500,000. In Hangzhou, 10 ordinary family, with 4 owned electric bicycles, electric bicycles have become the main means of transport to Hangzhou one of the people. Continued expansion in overall size, while noise pollution related to electric bicycles also will correspondingly.
Cheap brake pads easy to produce the noise"Electric cars will not produce noise when braking, and electric vehicles brakes have great relationship." According to Lin Ping, general manager of the Green up to power, at present the electric car brakes have brake and brake up,
Wheel 3 brake, brake and cost less than 10 yuan, up brake cost is as high as 20 yuan more than the price of the most expensive wheel brake is a brake up twice.
, Of course, the price is different from the life of the brakes also vary, generally brake and service life of six months, up to one year brake, brake hub can be used for more than two years. "Brake and electric brake and the car up using the period of time, prone to noise, wheel brake is relatively much better." Said Lin Ping, the most inexpensive brake and the most prone to noise.
Reporter also learned that, at present, only electric cars in ChinaVehicle National standards, parts, and no national standards. Standards in the vehicle, the brake one, only the braking distance requirements, but did not brake noise requirements. Therefore, some manufacturers in order to save costs around 1,000 yuan in electric vehicles are mostly used in brake and devices.
Electric cars is still monitoring the blank noiseReporter appears the city electric car brake noise pollution to the EPA for consultation, the EPA official said that they had received any complaints related to the public, but for this type of noise pollution, because the state no relevant policies and regulations, at present no way to monitor the environmental protection department.
Moreover, the electric car on the road noise is the noise, the causes are complex, beyond their jurisdiction.
Subsequently, the reporter interviewed on the matter the city traffic police department. Municipal traffic police detachment Legal Department, said a staff member, the State expressly motor whistle shall not exceed 80 decibels, the sound produced by electric car may not exceed the number of decibels, the state has not expressly provided, this also increases the difficulty of their law enforcement.
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