Porsche 914 Electric
a revival of Dave's electric car
Sunday, May 3, 2015
BMS (Battery Management System)
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Each cell needs to be individually monitored to protect them against over-current, over and under voltage, and estimating state of charge. T...
Sunday, November 9, 2014
Reconfigure
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The greenish-yellow plastic slices are for water cooling. Inside each are 3 pouch cells in parallel. You want to get these compressed again ...
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Disassemble Modules
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I can't use the Chevy Volt batteries in that gigantic "T" -- I need to get them to fit into the existing spaces in the car. No...
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Chevy Volt Batteries Arrived
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I drove out to a salvage yard in Phoenix, AZ to pick up this Chevy Volt battery pack. Even factoring in fuel cost, I spent about one fifth t...
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
New Life
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Who Revived the Electric Car At a party last weekend my friends Eric and Earl (both Leaf and Tesla owners, incidentally) gave me the idea ...
Monday, August 25, 2014
Origins
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A brief history of how and when the car came into being It was the summer of 2008 that I bought a 1972 Porsche 914 with the intent of conv...
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