Hi all.
I've read through the WIKI main page and cycled through the links there, as well as searched for some key terms. Note that this is over about 2 days, so I can't say I've searched everything on the site. I thought maybe I could save some time though if there's a section I'm missing.
I've been moderately interested in alternate energy in general and electric vehicles in specific for some time now, and I just found this site a couple days ago. I'm looking for real info on how to do some of this stuff, and this site has been fantastic. However.
There are only a very few mentions of AC motors and battery technologies which are not lead-acid. I see posts and glossary terms for what appear to be newer technologies but not Lithium Polymer nor NiCd.
Is there a section on these things which I'm missing? What I want to know is whether it's feasible to set up an electric car with 3-phase AC when you're a garage mechanic. I understand how 3-phase works, and I've had slight exposure to brushless DC in models.
If this site doesn't have any info on that, could someone point me toward a site which does?
It seems to me that the main wiki page could stand to link to comparisons in terms of performance and cost and difficulty to assemble. I would really like to try that for the first car (still looking for a donor) but I won't try it as a first-time if I'll be fighting uphill.
Thanks.
I've read through the WIKI main page and cycled through the links there, as well as searched for some key terms. Note that this is over about 2 days, so I can't say I've searched everything on the site. I thought maybe I could save some time though if there's a section I'm missing.
I've been moderately interested in alternate energy in general and electric vehicles in specific for some time now, and I just found this site a couple days ago. I'm looking for real info on how to do some of this stuff, and this site has been fantastic. However.
There are only a very few mentions of AC motors and battery technologies which are not lead-acid. I see posts and glossary terms for what appear to be newer technologies but not Lithium Polymer nor NiCd.
Is there a section on these things which I'm missing? What I want to know is whether it's feasible to set up an electric car with 3-phase AC when you're a garage mechanic. I understand how 3-phase works, and I've had slight exposure to brushless DC in models.
If this site doesn't have any info on that, could someone point me toward a site which does?
It seems to me that the main wiki page could stand to link to comparisons in terms of performance and cost and difficulty to assemble. I would really like to try that for the first car (still looking for a donor) but I won't try it as a first-time if I'll be fighting uphill.
Thanks.