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More Tools (i.e. toys.)

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

tools) Most of my battery management research has been done at work using the equipment there, so I decided to bring the experiments home and analyze them with a cheap analog oscilloscope ($390 from Frys). You know what that means: Time to buy toys! (er. I also ran out to Harbor Freight and got a 2.25 ton floor jack.

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2022 GMC Hummer EV: the biggest, baddest, butchest EV to hit the market?

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Before Tesla, they were seen as nerdy golf carts, far from usable as “real cars.” The electric Hummer won’t come cheap; the starting price for the lowest-spec version announced so far—with fewer features and performance options, and only two motors—is about $80,000, and that one won’t be delivered until 2024.

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The difference between lithium iron phosphate and lithium battery

Setec Powerr

Lithium iron phosphate batteries are green, non-toxic, non-polluting, raw materials from a wide range of sources, and cheap. Light electric vehicles: electric bicycles, golf carts, electric wheelchairs, etc. Lithium iron phosphate batteries have a large capacity. Lithium iron phosphate battery has no memory effect. Scope of use.

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A closer look at humidity control methods for EV electronics

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Potting should only be a last resort, and it only tends to make sense in very cost-sensitive devices that aren’t considered worth repairing (such as a golf-cart motor controller, which is where I’ve seen it used the most in the EV field).

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Furthermore, changing the battery pack on say a Toyota Prius often costs a fortune, at least in most European countries, so such cars better be VERY cheap, but they’re not. Batteries are highly special toxic waste and cannot be dropped on the average dump site, so who is going to pay to get rid of this problem?

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