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Not first hand, but maybe first and a half hand. I was on the eaa listserv during the cal-cars development and was helping with mathematical...
Here's a good example of someone using Norm's BMS+ in a Gen 2 using 3 additional packs. One Year of Operation in a Plug-in Prius with Norm’s...
I did, thanks for the reminder. I'll send you a soon pm.
I always get this confused particularly after so many years, but here's how I recall the hall effect bypass issue. Someone may be able to jump in...
I believe you are correct, the early DTC issues were before they had discovered the hall effect bypass. The cal-cars solution was a pretty brute...
Welcome! If you're not an experienced tinkerer, the plugin supply kit is probably a good option. The 4kw kit is a bit of an unknown, but the...
In the process of installing 5.5kW system now. I'm doing it all myself (pretty much) so its a bit of a slow process. Panels are in the garage....
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Knowing Steve we'll probably be seeing a range extender built out of the front end of a Prius sometime soon :) Congrats on the Leaf!
Easy there Tex. There is really no proven recipe for an affordable DIY lithium conversion. Those that want one now figure it out by investing...
As others have mentioned 130mpg doesn't really mean anything on a plugin car. Give it enough battery and you can get infinite mpg. I'm also not...
I'm sure PIS had a reason for selecting the cells they did in the 4kW kit (not easy to find ~20Ah cells that can tolerate 100+ A regen), but I'd...
Interesting note, using the calculator here: EV Calculator in a Prius it takes 19.3 hp to sustain 60mph, but 36.2 hp to sustain 80mph. That's 88%...
While it would be great if everyone would drive more efficiently, driving the doors off a Prius is still doing more to save gas than driving like...
No data yet on the C, but here's how the big Prius stacks up in 5 year TCO on consumer reports. Note that the Prius is an IV, and still does well...
MPG Mosh Pit! Now there's an advertising campaign Toyota should jump on :D
Not bad. Don't know where they are getting their rebate info though. AZ is $1000 state tax credit capped, federal is 30% (~$5100), utility...
Agreed, absolute accuracy is very tricky in these sorts of calculations, particularly with this simple a model. However the relative performance...
FWD if your cells are not very well matched could you perhaps bottom balance them instead? Discharge them all down to the same voltage, then...
Lead acid would not have been that big a deal. A hybrid only needs 0.5-1kWh to do a decent job. The batteries used in the original EV1 were 39.8...
