Battery Vehicle Society

Back on subject... We now have the pack and entry form. You all have about a month to get them back to me, or John Crayton :) The link to download the pack is here If that doesn't work, direct your browser at http://www.batteryvehiclesociety.org.uk/EVents/London-Brighton/LoBri2008pack.pdf The file i...

Hi Dave,

I was doing it from memory - which as I recall was just under whatever the legal limit is...

my fault !

The guy in question who fitted the generator, Martin, is a really nice chap and I'm sure wouldn't mind you contacting him to ask more information.

Regards

Nikki.

Less weight really does make a difference when your vehicle weighs only 50 kgs.

The Sakura weighs 49.9 Kg. The battery pack must be quite a sizable chunk of that.

If you take into account that the stock pack is only 14AH? then I think Ian may have a point

Nikki.

HV= High Voltage. In other words, the Traction battery which moves the car along.

There's a little 12V battery too, but that really just helps the car power up.

This is quite a good web resource for people wanting to know more...

It's like a disease I tell you! :) Seriously though, if you don't have a Prius you may not know just how much space there is under the false floor. While at the dealers on Thursday we also had a chat with the sales guy who helped relieve us of the money for Velma. He's a bit of a green convert and m...

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Nikki.

With electric mopeds it's quite simple. If the "moped" has bicycle pdeals (or has a place for them to be attached/removed) and can't go more than 15mph on electric mode and has a motor which produces less than 250W of continuous power then it's an electric bike which looks like a moped. Fo...

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We have a 2004 Prius T4 and a 2007 Prius TSpirit

If it's possible, I'd wait a year until the Mitsubishi iMiev comes out. I've driven the petrol version and if the electric is as good I think it's going to be a fantastic car. Failing that, why not convert your existing car? It depends on your technical proficiency, but it is possible to get a fanta...