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Considering Different Batteries

Open Source Civic EV Kit

The original CivicWithACord design used 18 8-volt golf cart batteries. All the AGMs and Gels I've tried though are stinky on the discharge, if not as much as golf cart floodies. My battery box has an exhaust fan, but still its an imperfect setup. So thats disappointing. Next up: Controller choices.

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Closing up more loose ends.

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

It's a pity that we have to remove this, but the size of the golf-cart batteries clearly interfere with the latch. Since heat no longer comes from the heat exchangers over the exhaust system, we're going to thread the high-current battery cables through the heater ducts to connect the front and rear components.

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