Jump-Charging Dead Golf Cart Batteries
Electric Cars are for Girls
APRIL 28, 2019
Left golf cart over winter inside heated area. Yamaha 48V charger won’t charge. Have automotive 6 & 12V charger—How might I bring up the 6 pack charge
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Kandi’s new collapsible electric golf cart is the latest tiny EV coming for your neighborhood
Baua Electric
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Golf carts aren’t just for golfers anymore. In fact, they’re getting much more use away from the golfing green as an alternative to cars in neighborhoods all over the US. Now Kandi America’s new collapsible mini golf cart is trying to reframe the concept of low-impact urban transportation.
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Purdue scientists test flow battery for EVs, claim 300-mile range
Green Car Reports
FEBRUARY 12, 2019
According to scientists at Purdue University, the best way to charge electric car batteries may be to take them to a gas station, and have them serviced at an instant oil-change shop.
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DAIHEN leverages WiTricity wireless charging technology for solar-powered mobility demo in Japan
Green Car Congress
APRIL 24, 2020
Partners since 2016, DAIHEN licensed WiTricity’s technology to commercialize wireless charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) and for automatic guided vehicles (AGVs) in factory and industrial settings. Wireless charging is essential to the future of mobility, whether that mobility happens on city streets or in factories.
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Green Watt Power adds 8 new models to its Diamond Series of 1 kW EV chargers – Charged EVs
Baua Electric
APRIL 25, 2024
Green Watt Power , a division of Powerland Technology, has added 8 new models to its Diamond Series of ruggedized, fully potted AC chargers, which are designed to serve low-voltage EV applications, including material handling, motorcycles, scooters, forklifts, golf carts and RVs.
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GEM E825 DeltaQ Quiq Wont Charge
DIY Electric Car
MARCH 21, 2021
I have an electrical issue with a Delta-Q Quiq charger that won`t charge 6 GEL batteries that are used in a 2004’ GEM E825 golf cart. There are a bunch of wires that need to be connected in order to charge the batteries. 1 Red wire (Battery +). 1 Black wire (Battery -). 1 Red wire (Battery +).
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Charging Dead 8v Golf Cart Batteries With a Car Charger
Electric Cars are for Girls
JULY 26, 2010
My charger was not working and my batteries got so low that they do not have enough charge in them to call for the charger to cut on and charge them.
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Calif. Energy Commission approves energy efficiency rules for battery charger systems; automotive chargers exempted
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 13, 2012
The California Energy Commission approved a first-in-the-nation energy efficiency standard that will reduce wasted energy by battery chargers commonly used to power cell phones, laptop computers, power tools, and other devices. Energy consumed to charge batteries is increasing in California.
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Jay Leno on Elon Musk & EVs: “I think he should get a certain amount of credit for leading the charge”
Teslarati
SEPTEMBER 4, 2022
Tesla is the leader of the EV market and is the best-selling type of battery-electric vehicle. I emphasize battery electric since BYD recently topped Tesla in the market with sales of both battery electric and hybrid EVs. For this article, I’m focusing only on battery-electric vehicles. Leno told Yahoo!
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Oorja Protonics Introduces New Direct Methanol Fuel Cell On-Board Battery Charger
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 18, 2010
OorjaPac addresses low vehicle runtime and operational cost challenges facing material handling fleet managers by continuously trickle-charging the on-board battery in a material handling vehicle, regardless of whether it is operating or parked, thereby ensuring the battery never reaches a state of deep discharge.
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Measuring State-of-Charge on Lead Acid Batteries
Porsche 914 EV Conversion
MAY 1, 2007
Since I'm still waiting on parts from ElectroAuto, I decided to take the plunge and do some extensive research on Lead-Acid battery technology. The 914 AC kit uses 8V golf cart batteries and I'm wondering if different batteries like Hawkers or Optima Yellow-Top batteries would be better.
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Considering Different Batteries
Open Source Civic EV Kit
MAY 31, 2008
The original CivicWithACord design used 18 8-volt golf cart batteries. After some debate on the Google Group and dealing with clutch-link interference issues, I'm tending towards 12-volt group-31 AGM batteries for the initial design. I've done an initial analysis of several battery types using the spreadsheet here.
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Centre, Maharashtra govt plan to expand PM Suryoday scheme in the state | Autocar Professional
Baua Electric
MARCH 2, 2024
In their presentation to the minister, they said, “Our swap batteries will be connected to the solar energy network both at the swap station and at home charge pods.” A senior official from the Reliance Smart Home Concept said: “A customer can charge a battery at home using solar power or at a station.
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Don’t stop the EV music
Electric Auto Association
SEPTEMBER 4, 2022
Solar charging on the agenda Jackie joined her father’s company not long before he became ill. Some need charging for RVs, others for their farms or a resort of some sort. The only EV he was familiar with was a golf cart, so he tried playing around with that, and eventually converted a Beck into electric.”
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Don't let those batteries just sit around
Porsche 914 EV Conversion
JUNE 30, 2007
I'm a bit wiped from the initial burst of installing all the battery racks, so I took it a bit easier on Friday and Saturday to do some of the smaller installation steps. The two one-inch holes will get grommets for the high-current battery cables connecting the front batteries with the middle pack.
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Tesla’s biggest rival in China: an in-depth look at the $4,200 Wuling HongGuang Mini EV
Teslarati
APRIL 19, 2021
kWh battery and the other a 13.8 kWh battery. Capable of a 62 MPH top speed and only around 75 and 110 miles of range per charge, the vehicle’s base model is available for a respectable $4,200. The battery and some other basic parts that make up a car are really the only things that go under the body and chassis itself.
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145 Ioxus Introduces 1,000-, 3,000- and 5,000-Farad Ultracapacitor Cells with Higher Power Densities
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 25, 2010
Ioxus EDLCs can be used as sole energy storage devices or can be combined with other types of energy storage devices, such as batteries or fuel cells, to meet the user power demand requirements. Ioxus sees this series as serving smaller, golf-cart type vehicles and utility vehicles, as well as for engine starting, Hall said.
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CES 2024 Preview: A Tricorder, Magic Mirrors, and a Solar EV
Cars That Think
JANUARY 8, 2024
Squad Mobility When I’ve been on vacation in recent years, I’ve noticed more people getting around beach towns in electric golf carts. Squad Mobility , based in the Netherlands, is taking the concept a step further: Its plugless EV charges directly from solar panels on the vehicle’s roof. Do we really need a new way to cook?
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Feature: Are Electric Fire Trucks in the Near Future?
Clean Fleet Report
MAY 10, 2021
However, they also feature a connected mobile command unit, an adjustable ride height and built-in quick-charge batteries with a charging capacity of 100 to 150 kilowatts. This vehicle relies on two lithium-ion battery packs and can even act as a mobile power source during power outages and natural disasters.
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Embracing a century of EV history
Electric Auto Association
OCTOBER 5, 2021
Steiner, a retired IBM Systems Engineer who is now servicing EV trucks and other commercial vehicles for a battery manufacturing company, launched Waverley Electrics as an April Fools joke in 2011. “I It’s basically just a souped-up golf cart, but Ford wouldn’t allow them to import it into the US.
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85 ZENN Motor Changes Strategy to Sell EEstor-based Electric Drive Rather Than Its Own EVs
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 25, 2009
The EESU is a high-power-density multi-layered barium titanate ceramic ultracapacitor that the companies say is expected to provide energy densities of more than 450 Wh/kg and more than 700 Wh/L; charge in minutes; and have extremely long life. Earlier post.).
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Koreas CTT To Manufacture Electric Vehicles in US
Green Car Congress
JULY 6, 2009
will establish a North American headquarters, a research and development center and several manufacturing facilities to produce and market an entire product line of EVs and batteries. kW motor and offers either a 72V, 165Ah lead-acid battery (base option) or a 72V, 140Ah Li-polymer battery. kW motor and six 8V, 240Ah batteries.
New York City adding 70 electric vehicles to fleet; launches EV educational push
Green Car Congress
JULY 12, 2011
The NYPD already uses electric scooters and electric powered golf carts on boardwalks, in parks and some transit hubs. Nissan will provide six 100 percent electric Nissan LEAFs to taxi owners for testing in 2012 as well as the charging stations to support their use. Earlier post.)
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Embracing a century of EV history
Electric Auto Association
OCTOBER 5, 2021
Steiner, a retired IBM Systems Engineer who is now servicing EV trucks and other commercial vehicles for a battery manufacturing company, launched Waverley Electrics as an April Fools joke in 2011. “I It’s basically just a souped-up golf cart, but Ford wouldn’t allow them to import it into the US.
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Driving electric in an oil capital
Electric Auto Association
JULY 5, 2021
A demonstration of plug-in hybrids and full battery electrics at an HEAA meeting. It gives you the locations of the chargers and how much time it will take to charge.” “The Unfortunately, when the assigned HEAA member arrived at the auto show with his Model S, security guards in golf carts quickly converged, blocking the entrance.
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ZENN Motor Increases Stake in EEStor to 10.7%; EESU Production Prototype Promised by End of 2009
Green Car Congress
JULY 22, 2009
The EEStor EESU—a high-power-density multi-layered barium titanate ceramic ultracapacitor—is expected to provide energy densities of more than 450 Wh/kg and more than 700 Wh/L; charge in minutes; and have extremely long life.
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2022 GMC Hummer EV: the biggest, baddest, butchest EV to hit the market?
Charged EVs
FEBRUARY 2, 2021
For North America, the electric Hummer is the first of a promised 20 or so GM EVs based on the company’s new Ultium battery and powertrain technology. Before Tesla, they were seen as nerdy golf carts, far from usable as “real cars.” This article appeared in Charged Issue 52 – November/December 2020 – Subscribe now.
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The Great Desulfation Experiment
Porsche 914 EV Conversion
MARCH 3, 2007
Can one revive a mostly dead battery? Above is a picture of a heavily sulfated 8-volt golf-cart battery I acquired yesterday. Just off to the right of the battery I've attached the $250 "Cadillac of Desulfators" and it's merrily buzzing away along with a 1-amp trickle charger. Several internet sources say yes.
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Reducing Carbon Emissions Quickly Is the Goal – Not Quarter-Mile Times (Commentary)
EV Adoption
JUNE 14, 2021
And there are a lot of ways to achieve this reduction and pure battery electric vehicles is only one aspect. The fast acceleration capability of electric vehicles was a key component to reducing the “golf cart” image of EVs that existed before the Tesla Model S emerged in 2012.
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More Delays
Porsche 914 EV Conversion
JANUARY 20, 2007
Mike and Shari both have colds and the welder that creates the frames for the battery holders is quite backlogged. Quite a fine fellow, he's been through three different battery types. He also highly recommends the BMW320i brake upgrade for the 914 to handle the extra weight of the batteries.
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100 The difference between lithium iron phosphate and lithium battery
Setec Powerr
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Lithium battery is one of the many types of batteries. We all know more or less about lithium batteries in life. But do you understand lithium iron phosphate batteries? Do you know the difference between lithium iron phosphate and lithium batteries? Lithium iron phosphate battery. Fast charging.
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