For my physics class a project was assigned in which we have to build an electric car powered by a 3 volt DC motor which could only be powered by 3 volts of battery power (in other words 2 AA 1.5V batteries). We just started learning about circuits so I don't have a very good knowledge about this kind of thing but I was wondering if there was any way to increase the power going to the motor without increasing the output of the batteries. I thought about a transistor to increase the voltage but if the motor can only take 3 V would it blow the motor if more volts were added? Or is there some way to increase amps instead of voltage that would assist the power. In case it helps I am planning on using the 3 V DC micro-vibration motor from radioshack.
Plug In America’s Parade of Electric Cars on January 17th, 2009. We held this parade in celebration of new president Obama’s plan to get 1 million plug-ins on the road by 2012. For more information, visit www.pluginamerica.org EVent photo archive www.stefanoparis.com … “AC Propulsion” “Alexandra Paul” “Ashley Van Dyke” Balqon “Balqon Truck” batteries Brammo Enertia “Charge Stations” “Chris Paine” eBox “Ed Kjaer” “electric car” “Electric Conversions” EnergyCS Inaugural EV Parade West “Fran …
After successfully testing the drivability, it’s back to the workshop to get stuff removed to paint the battery racks and sort the best place for the charger and finally add the tacho sender to the gearbox adaptor plate. The fuel port assembly is done now also; I cleaned up the inner rubber mount and gasket-sealed the hole with a rubber bung where the original fuel inlet was, and Nathan cut out the new hole for the power through to a new fascia plate where the 20A connector will be mounted …
Yeah he pulled the gas motor out and installed a electric motor and some batteries in the trunk with a charger and he plugs it in with a extension cord, he say it cost him for the whole month to go back and forth to work. Wow huh, he said the conversion cost 00.00, which is cheap if you think about this gas going to per gallon by next summer. It was in the Dallas paper, heck at that savings I could get a throw down car for running around town and save the gas hog for trips on the highway.
I'm interested in and committed to converting a conventional car to electric, but I really know very little about cars or electrical engineering.
Here's what I have done so far (most still makes no sense to me):
Read Bob Brant's book, "How to Build an Electric Car"
Sought help from my local EAA
Used online EV calculators
Researched a bunch of motors, controllers, batteries, etc.
Visited the Austin EAA photo album and looked at others' EVs
I'm looking for specifics if anyone has them.
Could anyone give me recommendations of parts or other info to refit a sedan with a manual tranny and a curb weight of 2100-2300 lbs that could get me roughly 75 mph top speed and maybe 60 miles per charge with a budget under k?
The batteries have arrived and are installed at long last! It took a few days of fiddling about but we installed and secured the front and rear batteries into place with super-strong stainless steel strapping. I also created and installed my sealed rear battery box which has the extraction system connected to the turbo timer and a relay so that both the ignition and the charging system activate the fans. The turbo timer ensures the fans keep going for 3 minutes after I’ve turned the car off …
I know this would be expensive but, If we utilized all the technology we could to recharge batteries for an electric car, what kind of range could we really get? Regenerative breaking, Thermal coupling around heated parts, Soloar panels wraped around intire vehicle inclosed in a leighweight traslucent covering, etc, etc.
1) We all know about Tesla and other companies that make electric cars with high HP for high acceleration and velocity, but with a small range. Why don't they make an average car with i.e. 100 HP, final velocity @ 120 Km/h and a much higher range?
2) How long till batteries are efficient enough for really high range?
3) Are there any plans to incorporate photovoltaic tech in future electric cars?
add 1) I mean to use a electric motor with lower HP which would lead to higher range. Is that wrong?
Really easy, isn’t it? At least much more than manufacturing with sulfuric acid, or to make the chips from any mobile phone. Notice that Li-Po Batteries were designed to be cheaper and lighter that Li-Ion, now, Why can’t I drive an EV with them? (These are Lithium-Metal Polymer batteries, not Li-Ion)
Hi, my name is Ken Davis. I grew up working on cars, and have always been comfortable under the hood. I also care about the environment, and was searching for some way I could do my part to help fight global warming. Saving some money on my gas bill wouldn't hurt either. A friend suggested I take a look at converting one of my cars to run on electricity, and gave me some tips about how to get started. I put together this blog to share my experience.
