Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 20, 2018
We estimate that vehicle manufacturers using a battery with an operating voltage of 48 volts and a capacity of 10 kilowatt hours (kWh), for example, will be able to save a total of 250,000 to 500,000 euros in development and certification costs. And things can move a lot faster, too. —CTO Paul Hauser. kWh to 15 kWh.
DIY Electric Car
NOVEMBER 16, 2013
36/48 volt. I am leaning towards a golf cart or forklift motor. This is a 24 volt system, and made for flat, hard surfaces. All the Golf cart motors I have been finding on the net are either 10 or 19 spline. But the cost of a motor and controller is going to be the biggest expense. Golf cart motor ?
Green Car Congress
JULY 12, 2011
Chevy Volt and Navistar E-star are visible in the background. New York City is adding 70 electric vehicles to its fleet: 50 new Chevrolet Volts, 10 fully electric Ford Transit Connect cargo vans, and 10 new fully electric Navistar E-star utility trucks. The Chevrolet Volt is the first electric car being used by the NYPD.
Porsche 914 EV Conversion
FEBRUARY 18, 2007
The circuit above costs less than $10 per battery in parts and I hope to make this available to everyone to help people make their batteries last longer. I'll have to modify the circuit with a voltage doubler in the final stage to work with 8-volt golf-cart batteries for the 914 EV kit. It seems to work fine on my bench.
Porsche 914 EV Conversion
JANUARY 20, 2007
I'm working with an analog design engineer at HP to come up with a homebrew BMS system that does charge sharing similar to the PowerCheq systems, but for much cheaper, hopefully around $10 per battery instead of the $75 that PowerCheq units cost.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
Newly installed CEO Fritz Henderson argues that pioneering projects like the Volt typically lose money until the technology catches on. It is simply the cost of doing business. "The Volt is a case study. " In other words, General Motors is going to lose its shirt until the Volt establishes itself in the marketplace.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 22, 2009
Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid, which is expected to sell for $40,000 when it goes on sales in the U.S. GM plans to launch the Volt in China in 2011. Another notable battery car, though its producer decided to skip the Shanghai show, is a super-low-cost, two-seat mini electric car that Chinese parts producer Wonder Auto Technology Inc.
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