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Electric cars

Anybody interested in converting an existing vehicle to electric?

I have apartially converted VW and a couple of books.

Permalink Reply by Ed Heron on August 14, 2008 at 3:35pm: How much are the CAN modules?

I just bought a used tablet PC for less than $200. 400mhz. 128M RAM. 6G HD. 10" touch screen. PCMCIA 802.11g wireless Ethernet. USB port. At least one site talks about how to put Ubuntu on it...; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Aaron on August 15, 2008 at 12:34pm: I have a new netbook. similar type device.
I'd start by looking toward Xubuntu.
This version is supposed to be a bit skinnied down for running on smaller, older systems.

P.S. Has Ron Freund of the EVAA contacted you yet about trying to revive the ABQ EVAA chapter?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Ed Heron on August 18, 2008 at 10:15am: I don't remember getting any contact from someone with that name. Would this be recent?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Aaron on August 18, 2008 at 11:43am: yea. I think he has talked to Victor.
Within the last 2-3 weeks.
He has an interested EVAA member who works at Sandia.
The current plan might be to make the new Sandia guy prez., and rally behind him as we can.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Ed Heron on August 18, 2008 at 12:27pm: hehe. so many responses...; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Ed Heron on April 7, 2008 at 1:45pm: I like the idea of using the CAN bus. less wiring... Have you got a link to a simple description of it? I've got a rough idea of what it is, but a little more info would be helpful.

I think I'd be happier with a palmtop using USB (or serial or Bluetooth) to provide a terminal to an on-board computer...; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Aaron on April 7, 2008 at 4:27pm: to be honest, I have almost no idea what CAN bus is.
I hear it is a 2-wire interface.
I saw that CAN was one of the interfaces on this MAKE controller board, and got excited.

I hope there are some methods of optoisolation on this bus.
The sensors would be all over a 120-300v potential ladder.
We will be needing some sort of isolation to get them all speaking
w.r.t. some "ground" of the CAN bus.

Perhaps it will be easy, and/or cheap, to put our own optoisolator between module voltage sensors and the CAN bus.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Ed Heron on November 12, 2008 at 4:03pm: Check out http://chryslergoeselectric.com

Can you believe an auto maker is saying they will produce a plug in electric vehicle with a range extender system?

This could really save Chrysler's bacon if they deliver.; ▶ Reply to This

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