J1772 Extension Cable arrives from Tucson - Unboxing ...

The cable ordered a week ago arrived last thursday, right on time for a trial this week and; as you probably already know, it is the solution I chose to be able to Charge from Autolib stations in Paris ...





















































papa ! It connects to itself !


It seams so long !











It took 10 days more or less

The very beginning of my Online Store for the DIY ESS Kit

These last weeks I have been gathering all the components necessary to build my DIY ESS Kit, and get ready to offer the Kit #2

Here are a few pictures of the items that already arrived, or that I purchased in stores here


Wattson complete units: Display, Transmitter, Current Sensor


Tyco Kilovac EV200AAANA contactors

Blue Sea 150A 48V DC Circuit Breakers / Switches

Digital Programmable Voltmeters

Small lugs - M6 & M8 - and 2A glass fuses

Terminal blocks, 3-way AC interconnects, screws, plywood for the DIY ESS Control Board build

Dupont Jumper Wires are on their way

Fuse holders too

Also, I will be offering CALB cells soon, already Bottom Balanced, and at a competitive price

EVTV Friday Show - June 14, 2013

- UL : Safety of Li-ion Batteries & Aging Testing of Lithium Cobalt Cells
- High Performance Electric Vehicle Systems Dual Motors - 150 kW for under $10k
- Swiss S80 Volvo Electric with Brusa running gear
- What SOC of LiFePo4 cells from the factory ?

UL : Safety of Li-ion Batteries & Aging Testing of Lithium Cobalt Cells

Jack working on his Cadillac Elescalade

J1772 Rev B - Combo : Already outdated says Jack

Charging Port on a Chevrolet Spark EV

BMW i3 - Between Concept and Reality ...

High Performance Electric Vehicle Systems Dual Motors - 150 kW for under $10k

Only a week after showing us all the AC Motors from HPEVS, Jack received a Twin Motor AC-35X2

Anne from Amsterdam continues bottom balancing and unveils his next project

Swiss S80 Volvo Electric conversion to Electric Drive

CAN Bus stuff

Brusa drive train components pick up

This week's special !