Battery Vehicle Society

Yes, my bike is heavy, it's carrying 80Kg of battery and only running at 48 Volt. It's going to be a problem with nearly all controllers. There is a 72 volt version of the Brusa, but it's only available through ASMO and comes with no warantee ('race use only'). Even with the Brusa you can have probl...

If used primarily off road, the range required is often quite low.

Rather than a quad, which is biased towards the leisure market, take a look at a Kawasaki mule.

Of course if the stuff still sat there underwater now then things like the controller etc are going to be pretty trollied by now We don't actually know if there are any 'electronics' in this Enfield, but electronics often survive submersion quite well. The trick is to not let them dry out before yo...

If the insurance company write it off it belongs to them. Removing any parts is then THEFT! Removing any parts before hand is insurance fraud. In any case they may well have it removed to a secure compound after the loss adjuster has seen it. You may even be better off NOT making a claim! However, i...

This could be good news, or it could be very bad news. I think it's probably an economic write off. Flood damaged vehicles nearly always are. The front hubs are going to need stripping and the wheel bearings re-packing/replacing. The back axle is also going to need stripping. That's several hours of...

The Americans didn't have Milkfloats to scavenge innapropriate components from. The aircraft starter-generators readily available as surplus in the US often gave very good (if short lived) performance, although the efficiency wasn't much over 70%. When more suitable motors were sourced, higher volta...

I wouldn't use tubular plate in an on-road EV. For an industrial application with an 8 hour shift pattern, the tubular plate battery has a much longer potential life. Since the active material is contained in porous tubes, there is very little likelyhood of it being shed and capacity being lost. How...

Cedric's cell protectors have a low voltage detect. When you hit the low level they turn on an opto-isolator. The outputs of the optos are connected in parallel and if you have the common 0-5K throttle, simply connected accross it. Thus when you reach the low level on any cell, it throttles the cont...

The last time I did it..... Fill in the V5C with Fuel type; electric and Taxation class; electric. Get the vehicle insured and take it for an MOT. Then take the insurance certificate, MOT and V5C to your local DVLA office. At this point, things can go two ways. You may be handed a tax disc and sent ...

Have you tried changing the throttle curve?

My bike was very smooth with throttle resonse as fast as possible, but with the progressive curve.