DIY Electric Car
MARCH 10, 2012
I read somewhere about a guy using one as a 144DC to 12VDC convertor instead of buying some expensive DC to DC convertor? I posted a question about this on the blog and turn out you can run these on DC. So I guess I now have a cheap DC to DC convertor. If anyone has done this let me know how?
Green Car Congress
MAY 20, 2009
Results of an earlier simulation study of capacitor sizing for the system shows that a 75-100 Whr capacitor bank is appropriate for a Saturn VUE-sized PHEV. DC/DC converter, featuring an aggressive cost/mass reduction ($15-$25/kW), high frequency (200 kHz), SiC devices, and powdered magnetics. OEM involvement and interest.
DIY Electric Car
FEBRUARY 26, 2012
It's a 2002 Saturn SL1 with 220,000 miles and a rough engine, however it still runs. I have also bought on Ebay a used Advanced FB1-4001A DC motor which was removed from a EV ranger for $511, the seller also had the controller, a CURTIS PMC model 1231C-8601, voltage 96-144, current 500 A, so I am getting both for $1050.
Spirit of DC - PHEV3A
MAY 29, 2009
We had a Kewet, electric scooter, electric motorcycle, EV Jetta, and of course, the Spirit of DC. Besides presentations by the original folks involved with the Citicars, there was also a plastics repair demonstration (Citicars have Plastic bodies, like a Saturn) and "unofficial" events of driving laps and drag-racing.
Revenge of the Electric Car
FEBRUARY 12, 2010
One morning just over a year ago, I was surprised to see the above photo taken from President Obama’s Washington, DC-bound train appear in a Washington Post collection from the inauguration. I haven’t heard about them since (though the former Saturn plant in the area is slated for Fisker ) but the image stuck with me.
Plugs and Cars
AUGUST 18, 2007
Contracts for lithium batteries for the plug-in hybrid Saturn Vue and the Chevrolet Volt have received much press. The participants in Project Driveway will have to be located in Westchester, NY, Washington DC or Orange County, CA, places with hydrogen fueling stations.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
JANUARY 15, 2009
Saturn :Ken Norwicks online conversion diary Saturn: conversiondiary Solectria E-10 : Tom Husons new project SolectriaForce : Tom Hudson doesnt let cold weather stop him. Battery chargers and DC/DC converters. Battery chargers and DC/DC converters. DC PowerSystems : Mega-controller and battery regulators.
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