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Volkswagen’s MEB for EVs: long electric range, open-platform, open-space, pricing for the volume market; “tablet on wheels”

Green Car Congress

Until recently, the four main modular toolkits (modularen Baukästen) of the Group were: the MQB (transverse, driven by the Volkswagen brand); the MLB (longitudinal, driven by the Audi brand); the MSB (standard drive, driven by Porsche); and the NSF (New Small Family). Earlier post.) This is our core story of the MEB.

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Creative Greenius is EV Driven

Creative Greenius

And we intend to stimulate and grow new connections - a whole lot of them. Open Source Civic EV Kit. Porsche 914 EV Conversion. Plug-In, Turn-On, Ride-Clean. We have come together to find and organize the best content from blogs and other web sites. Starting right now. Electric Car Blog. Electric Cars are for Girls.

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Spaghetti Wiring

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

After studying the AC kit diagrams and reading the motor controller documentation from Azure Dynamics, I think I understand a little better what all these relays and terminal strips are for. To allow enough room for wire connections and put the pieces in roughly the right place, I had to angle some of them. I think that's it for today.

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Hacking Big Cables

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

As I mentioned before, I'm replacing the #2 gauge cable provided in the kit with a thicker 2/0 welding cable. I'm still a cheapskate and will still use the #2 gauge lugs with 5/16" holes provided in the kit. Fortunately, I used Noalox on all subsequent crimp connections.

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Getting the EV Back to the Shop and Fixing Electrical Stuff

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

7 in the kit instructions), through a bolt connecting the large red wires, and then back to the ignition switch. I then added a yellow 1/4" quick-connect connector on the end of the ignition switch input routed it along the wiring loom and plugged it directly into the fuseblock where the other thick red wire came from.

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Closing up more loose ends.

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

One of the other 914 kit converters questioned why the accessory battery couldn't stay in the original tray, but I decided to remove it anyway and have the accessory battery up in the front trunk near the DC/DC converter. In the process of cleaning out the fuel compartment, I removed the washer solution tank.

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Tips for Optimizing an EV Road Trip

Clean Fleet Report

Today, models like the Tesla Model S and Porsche Taycan have an average range of over 350 miles. Car Wi-Fi also connects to your personal devices, meaning your passengers can stream their favorite movies, read e-books and play all the games they want while on the road. Recharge stations are becoming more common, too.

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