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this year I have decided to start a project car, then I saw Gav's EV (kiwiEV) on youtube, quite inspiring ! Im still debating weather to do this or renovate the house ? my goal would be a daily driver that can commute 20k (12.4mile) to work , half town driving & half open road (100kph / 62mph)...

I was wondering, because I've had a hard time finding info, if the aux 12V battery is really necessary? Would an EV work with just the DC/DC converter alone, or does that cause issues with the contactor/precharge business? Also, it seems the precharge resistor is something I overlooked in my...