Thread: I’ve got a green oval stamped on my ass but I absolutely want one of these ...

EV Jerry Can , work in progress .

5 x 3.2V 200AH cells , into a 3500W inverter into charger will give me 20km in 'eco' mode.

not bothering with this though , If I'm stupid enough to get a flat battery I'll walk.

Originally Posted by goingbush

not bothering with this though , If I'm stupid enough to get a flat battery I'll walk.

Or for a laugh , call the RAC and tell them you have a flat battery, film their face ( specifically eyebrows ) when they try to hook up the jumper leads

Just compare the complexity of a petrol chainsaw with the simplicity of an electric chainsaw - there's no comparison.
On an EV services will just be fluids, greasing and brakes.

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Just compare the complexity of a petrol chainsaw with the simplicity of an electric chainsaw - there's no comparison.
On an EV services will just be fluids, greasing and brakes.

Even the brakes hardly need servicing, because Regen braking does all the work, the actual brake pads / shoes are just to bring it to a halt under 5kmh or hold the cars stopped. So really just wiper rubbers .
( or in the case of my Landy regular topping up the gearbox to ensure it keeps leaking)

Since iv'e converted my Landy to 100% EV its been 100% trouble free & I have had absolutely no reason to open the bonnet at all, except to show it off & to tinker of my own volition. it is now without doubt THE most reliable vehicle i have ever owned, just charge & drive.

You seem to not mention the faulty batteries that you had to replace.

It seems to me that the most problematic part of EVs is the batteries.

Scrape a culvert or kerb in an ICE vehicle and you may dent the exhaust.

Do the same in an EV and there is a real danger that it will catch fire.

Physical damage to a battery pack is often fatal, and Tesla IP68 battery packs do NOT survive a dunking in floodwaters as the bloke in USA who rebuilds them found.
Look at Audi's recall of the few EVs they have built. They leaked water. Here is the largest auto company in the World and they cannot keep them dry.
Regards Philip A

Originally Posted by PhilipA

You seem to not mention the faulty batteries that you had to replace.

Obviously I have mentioned the faulty cells, otherwise you would not know about it. As it turns out the cells were not faulty, I did not balance them correctly. That was even before I got the vehicle blue plated , so technically before the conversion was completed.

It seems to me that the most problematic part of EVs is the batteries.

It seems to me that the most problematic part of ICE car is the engine.

Scrape a culvert or kerb in an ICE vehicle and you may dent the exhaust.

Do the same in an EV and there is a real danger that it will catch fire.

Physical damage to a battery pack is often fatal, and Tesla IP68 battery packs do NOT survive a dunking in floodwaters as the bloke in USA who rebuilds them found.
Look at Audi's recall of the few EVs they have built. They leaked water. Here is the largest auto company in the World and they cannot keep them dry.
Regards Philip A

Audi like most auto companies are openly anti EV and its in their interest to make EV's that are defective.

That water damaged IP68 Tesla battery pack, you do know what IP68 means don't you Phil ?
IP68 means it will Survive water immersion 1.5m deep for 30mins .

Heres one from your mate on Rich Rebuilds that you keep referring to was submerged in floodwater for 10 days , was still reading 360Volts , the modules were all unaffected. YouTube

What do you expect with saltwater though, Immersion in salt water will **** up any car no matter if its ICE or Battery.

Originally Posted by goingbush

Is that 45min each way (90 m in round trip) or 45min round trip . My EV conversion can handle that , maybe converting an existing vehicle will be the way to go until a shop bought model is available at a reasonable price. A bloke living on an off grid property converted a Hilux about 15 years ago and recently upgraded the motor & batteries after 100,000km , not because they were stuffed , but better motors & cheaper batteries are around now.

It's 45mins each way, so 90m round trip + whatever they spend dilly-dallying around town.

I have actually shared your project wth my father who is definitely interested in conversions. He has an old Austin A30 which would be an interesting case for converting, though not particularly practical in the country.

I think this is the future, but recognise there are some limitations if you want to do it with solar. The big battery in the Rivian is 180kwh, this is not small.
I think you can get a 30kw solar array for about $20k. So you with one of these it will take about 6 hours to charge from flat during the day. Or scale up the kw and $ to reduce the charging time.
If you want to store the charge in batteries , it will take something like 13 or 14 Tesla powerwall 2 batteries.... probably better to have 2 Rivians, one on charge while you use the other.