EV DIARY - PART FOUR
Early this morning, finally finished modifying our
homebrew "Basic Clamper" (battery equalizer device) to
make it run at a cooler temperature. Discovered a way
to position the heat sinks such that temperatures no
longer reached 230F degrees. The clamper needed a
container, so I planned to head off to a hardware store.
After breakfast, Sylvia asked me to get her a gardening
tool.
While doing these errands, people everywhere were
smiling when they saw the words, "Electric Vehicle" on
the truck. I spent about 1-1/2 hours answering
questions and opening the battery box. People seem
to realize, instantly, that the EV is an excellent answer
to the problems of Climate Change/Global Warming.
According to the ammeter the (9" Advanced DC) electric
motor was most efficient at high RPM's. As I stepped on
the accelerator, the amp readings rose at low rpms,
then dropped unexpectedly at high RPM. Consequently,
the gear shifter should stay at first gear much longer
than a gasoline engine's. I rarely used third gear.
I drove using a two-foot technique that works with
automatic transmission vehicles: Brake with the left
foot, accelerator on the right.
Because the electric motor was quiet, I was sometimes
surprised when I looked at the accelerator and saw that
the etruck was already going at 60KPH.
I also visited the folks at Science World, Swiss
Bakery, Ariel Café, Kingsgate Mall, Drive Organics,
Bikes on the Drive, Magpie Magazines, among others. On
Commercial Drive, the etruck parked behind a delivery
van from Uprising Bread.
And, I didn't forget Sylvia's gardening tool.
Later, someone who was looking advice for purchasing an
electric scooter came over, so we drove over to E-Ride.
She test-drove two electric scooters, while I followed
her on a chase scooter, for comparison.
Observations:
Finding electric outlets for charging an electric truck
is much more difficult than finding AC outlets for an
ebike.
We have made several breakthrough discoveries in respect
to batteries for this electric truck. Hard to explain,
especially when my results are contra-indicated by
Scientific American and Battery University's
publications. All I can say is that we've been shipping
thousands of batteries worldwide, most of which are
"impossible" according to these "experts". (I sent the
Scientific American editors a reply to their article,
but heard nothing from them. My reply should be
easy to locate with a Googly search.)
Rob Matthies
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This vehicle is much cheaper to run
than a Tesla electric car.
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Click below to view
Revived Battery videos on YouTube:
Stanley Park/Lions Gate Bridge
Crest of Lions Gate Bridge
Ammeter and Speedometer on bridge run
EV Album entry - lists battery breakthroughs
http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/1091
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EV DIARY - PART FOUR
