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Good find DRK ;-) I still kinda like the diesel / dc gen rig but thats a lot of Gen for the money!

I dont even know how to respond to that man, advancing tech is a bad thing based on the obsolescence of the replaced tech?

I dont get it, heres the last word on the fairytale front, highest MPG for a car that can be purchased today inside the US, Prius, 50, Hybrid. Granted its not perfect, and there is a LOT of improvements to be done, but its a path to be traveled. I wonder if the place Orville and Wilbur hung out...

800 smackers for the 350a controller (Electric motorsport wants 995)

I spoke with Mark over at Thunderstruck for a couple of hours today and it occurred to me that I may have the controller for you guys... Its the Sevcon Gen 4 it is an ac / bldc controller that is supposed to be the cats meow in efficiency, etc. its range goes up to 116v (HVC) should pull 31...

Unless I am missing something were talking about a range extending gen, where the batteries are still in play. so no waiting (admittedly) forever and a day for 9kw to accellerate the theoretical civic to speed, nor having poor hill performance., thats what the battery pack is for. In my...

Huh? For an f250 maybe, a civic for example is closer to 9kw to maintain 70mph

Could you get me a quote on 2 36v x 40 ah packs please? possibly 4 Thanks!

Thanks for the input John, I beleive I posted this elsewhere, but here is a pic or two: I think I have aero fairly well addressed, and im closing in on the final design for the hybrid setup. One idea posed to me was, during highway driving (The diesel would not have a tranny, other then a...

I would have thought they would only be good for regulating to 14v or so?

Does this source offer larger packs as well?

I looked and looked for a copy of that episode, no dice. Jeremy, how did it come out?

Ok, just had a weird idea for my hybrid trike. Its a highway speed affair, and it is to be a hybrid. Originally I was thinking serial and use 2 large 72v (possibly 96v motors one for the gen, and one for the drive. But I had an idea, since the engine's, a 10hp diesel, main job is to provide...

Ive been thinking along these same lines for my build. Cant the "buzzer signal' used to alert of approaching LVC coming from the bms be used to engage the starter (be it human pulling a rope, or electric starter) and "approaching HVC buzzer signal be used to kill the gen?

Ok, it has to be asked... Whats the best way to make one go faster for $100? $200?