310,000km and Counting in a Home Made EV.
This must be some kind of record, currently 310,000km in a home built EV, and he used the simple EV Power BMS.
Entries by Rod Dilkes
Kimberley Karavan Conversion to Lithium
This is a recent job that we did for a client converting a Kimberley Karavan from ~120kg of lead to 28kg of Lithium. This time we used two of the EVH12V120AH batteries connected in parallel for 12V 240Ah, ~3kWhrs of storage. A very neat fit in the KK box! Note that we used dual 100A […]
EV PowerPak Batteries example Offgrid Install
Here is an example of the use of EV PowerPak batteries in an off-grid installation. 4 x EVG12V300AH batteries connected in series for 51V nominal to a BCU-RAPS-16C battery control unit. ~15kWhrs of storage in total. A DC Coupled system using a Victron MPPT and Selectronic Inverter. EV Power batteries are versatile.
Nicks Electric Morris Minor Traveler
We’ve coupled the ME1616 motor with Morry gearbox. The Gen 4 Size 6 controller is configured on the bench with a wiring harness ready to fit to Nicks Morris Minor. Next step is mounting the gearbox back in the car and then battery boxes.
And now for the weather…
The Bureau of Meteorology has released its 2019 Annual Climate Statement, showing 2019 was both the warmest and driest year on record for Australia. Australia’s average mean temperature in 2019 was 1.52 °C above average, making it the warmest on record since consistent national temperature records began in 1910 and surpassing the previous record in […]
Motor Cycle Electric Conversion
A classy high performance motorcycle conversion using Hawk40 motor with Gen4 Size 6 controller.