Jeff
Welcome to the fray. Glad to see another Least Coaster join the group.
I usually tow my EV through Allentown every year on my way to Power of
DC in Hagerstown.
The only bit of advice I'll offer up is that those UPS batteries are
may be good to get you going but probably won't last long term. IIRC
they just aren't designed for EV duty. But they may work to get your
EV up and running. Just plan for the pack voltage you want to run and
make your battery locations flexible. You can play around with
different voltage levels and see how the car performs before upgrading
your pack. I don't know how they will handle higher current levels and
frequent charge/discharge cycles.
I haven't been to the blog yet, but what are your goals for the car?
Daily driver, commuter, family wagon, racer? These decisions will have
a big impact on the components you use. Do you have a car picked out
yet?
Dave Cover, just up the road a way in Connecticut
Welcome to the fray. Glad to see another Least Coaster join the group.
I usually tow my EV through Allentown every year on my way to Power of
DC in Hagerstown.
The only bit of advice I'll offer up is that those UPS batteries are
may be good to get you going but probably won't last long term. IIRC
they just aren't designed for EV duty. But they may work to get your
EV up and running. Just plan for the pack voltage you want to run and
make your battery locations flexible. You can play around with
different voltage levels and see how the car performs before upgrading
your pack. I don't know how they will handle higher current levels and
frequent charge/discharge cycles.
I haven't been to the blog yet, but what are your goals for the car?
Daily driver, commuter, family wagon, racer? These decisions will have
a big impact on the components you use. Do you have a car picked out
yet?
Dave Cover, just up the road a way in Connecticut