... Yes, we are in Juneau. The Xebra is mainly my wife's car. She commutes to work from Douglas to Juneau, all of about 2 1/4 miles, which is terrible for our...
David, When you figure 300 - 330 WH/mile is that actual consumption from the batteries or is that measured from the plug which includes the battery and charger...
Sorry it took me a while to reply.... re: sealed or unsealed: I haven't torn into one but it is supposed to be reasonably easy. They do have an internal drain...
Hey all, My motor adapter was finally finished and I just finished installing my motor today!!! ... My website domain helixev.com is not working at the moment...
I sent this to the list the other day but I think maybe my title "Breaking News! Motor Installed!" may have triggered the yahoo spam filter because I don't see...
I expected it to be difficult.. seems the only thing easy anymore is getting in trouble... which I seem to have a knack for ... I thought about going electric...
Hey this is great news!! Looks like it was born to go in there. Did you design the motor mount yourself, or did you find an existing design that you could...
Well I found some pictures of different adapters done by people on the evalbum that were using the same motor as me, but the guys at the machine shop designed...
I wonder how crash worthy they are?? Maybe a treadmill for horses to charge batteries for an electric commuter ;-) That way the horse stays safe :-) ... From:...
I'll say it for you. That is the dumbest idea ever. What ever happened to the saddle? _____ From: AlaskaEVA@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AlaskaEVA@yahoogroups.com]...
I bought a 6 pack of these for $20 each. They are priced $35 each individually. They are rated at 160V. Because I went in first with a 192V pack I used two of ...
I thought I was being generous by not saying anything! Draw your own conclusions. (or giggles) But wow, talk about some long shot marketing dreamer! ... I...
I thought EV'ers were long shot marketers. And my 35 mile range probably beats a horse any day ;-) But Shawn's right, whatever happened to the saddle, or horse...
Greg, I see you can now get Dewalt 36V Lithium Ion batteries new off eBay for ~$89 ea. These things are 36V 2.4AH each and weigh 2.4 lbs. Compare (3) 12V 10AH...
Thanks Mike - this is good info, and thank you for the cost analysis. Running the lead acid batteries way down is indeed a pretty bad policy (apparently, as is...
Sorry for delay, I have been away. ... That's the "real meal deal"-- actual consumption from the outlet, including charger and battery inefficiencies. ... ...
I meant what are you doing for cabin heat. :-) To heat your feet ;-) I don't have a heater for the batteries. But I do have 2" of bead board in the battery...
... The Xebra comes with a ceramic heater. It has outlets only at the windshield, presumably for defrosting. It doesn't seem to work very well, but then two...
If anyone missed NBC Today Show on Sunday, here was the highlight ;-) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2WdcKNZW8w Bill mentions the Weather Channel has...
... WH/mile. ... mile. ... don't ... No doubt this isn't news to anyone that has owned or used an EV, but I am finding that my energy efficiency is strongly...
My truck comes stock with P- (passenger) rated tires that only go up to 35 psi. If I can find LT- (Light Truck) rated tires they are usually spec'd to 44 psi. ...