Porsche 914 EV Conversion

AUGUST 25, 2007

He graciously faxed me a circuit to generate a tach pulse from an ADC8" or 9" motor, but he didn't really understand the circuit. Unfortunately, the circuit relies on the fan inside the motor interrupting an optical emitter-receiver pair which doesn't exist on the AC24 motor in my vehicle.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

AUGUST 5, 2007

Shifting was a real pain on city streets since the electric motor changes RPM very quickly during acceleration or regeneration. After analyzing the AC controller logs, it turns out that I only took the motor up to 3000 RPM and it is spec'ed at 12000, so maybe I'll try a lower gear next time to get more torque at the wheels.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

It’s the Electric Motor Show this weekend in Helsinki, and a whole host of innovative electric cars will be on display at the Exhibition & Convention Centre in the Finnish capital. Among the exhibitors will be Think, the Norwegian electric vehicle will be making its Finnish motor show debut with its Think City electric car.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

MAY 13, 2007

I went back to Parkrose hardware today to pick up stainless steel bolts to attach the motor cables to the controller. This switch prevents the motor controller from engaging when the accelerator pedal is pressed. On a more dangerous note, I ordered my 18 USBatt 8-v golf-cart batteries from American Battery company in California.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

MAY 5, 2007

It's a pity that we have to remove this, but the size of the golf-cart batteries clearly interfere with the latch. The three-phase AC cable from the motor was too short to actually pass through the 2-inch hole I drilled as suggested in the directions (barely shown at the bottom edge of the above picture).

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

JUNE 30, 2007

Here is the starter block-off plate to cover the hole left from the removed starter motor. The 8-volt golf cart batteries arrived over 24 days ago and have just been sitting on the garage floor, discharging. This is inside the driver-side fuel compartment looking forward.

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Electric Auto Association

APRIL 4, 2021

Most of us just did our own conversions. But there are others of us who still have an interest in the conversion aspect and the more technical end of things.” I cut the frame and extended it, and then a guy from the DEVC donated a golf cart motor,” he explained. “I They want to know what their car will do.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

His interview with President Biden may prove to be an interesting conversation. The Biden administration isn’t so fond of Tesla or Elon Musk, especially since the president falsely claimed that General Motors’ Mary Barra was leading the EV revolution last year. The conversation between Jay Leno and the U.S.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

In most conversions cost is about the same because of needless weight. Recycling of dead cells will become a big spin-off industry just like re-built motors are today, and all will be well in America, slower, but off of oil, and better, more sustainable - you know, more “Granola&# — Uncle B 8.

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