Comments on: Vancouver will be North America’s electric car leader

By: robertelectricmanweekley

robertelectricmanweekley — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:02:10 +0000

Wesley - I recently added a white papers section on my web site - and published the first white paper of my own, comparing SLA with LiFePO4 Cells:
http://www.myelectricfly.com/whitepapers.php

Robert (electricman) Weekley

By: robertelectricmanweekley

robertelectricmanweekley — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:02:10 +0000

By: wesleyR

wesleyR — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:43:44 +0000

Very cool Robert. I have a lot of respect for your commitment and industriousness. Next post that I do involving EV I'll be sure to include your blog and send a few readers your way hopefully.

By: Robert (electricman) Weekley

Robert (electricman) Weekley — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:18:23 +0000

Hey Wesly – the EV I drive was actually built – about 14 years ago, by High School Students! – see my blog here: http://nogas96volts.blogspot.com/ for a bit more info!

The Car I have – was worked on by some sharp kids that have gone on to form the company – Hymotion, the PHEV conversion for 2004 – 2009 Prius, that was bought out by A123Systems – the battery company whose product they were using!

I have searched for – and dug up things to make monitoring my cars batteries better – like on this blog post – http://nogas96volts.blogspot.com/2008/08/woodwa... and there are other products too.

Since I didn't convert the car – I have tried to invest my energies in fine tuning it and taking it up another notch!

By: wesleyR

wesleyR — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:17:44 +0000

Thanks Robert,

Not everyone has those electrician-engineer skills to convert a smoker to electric but I commend those who do! I agree that EV are expensive right now but so was the original model-T ford in its time. (before Henry got wise and paid his workers enough to buy them themselves) If things continue the way they appear to be I sincerely hope that electric vehicles will be on the road in significant numbers within 5-10 years, just like they should've been 20 years ago when there was a small but fanatical community of EV leasers in California who had their leases yanked out of their hands by the auto-makers. (I'm sure you're familiar with the Documentary “Who Killed the Electric Car?”. Let's keep our fingers crossed. Maybe it's time Canada produced its own vehicle again- this time electric. Know anybody?

By: Robert (electricman) Weekley

Robert (electricman) Weekley — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:24:04 +0000

Ooops – Correction – Vancouver got Expo 86 (Mind Flip on my fingers there!)

By: Robert (Electricman) Weekley

Robert (Electricman) Weekley — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:21:57 +0000

I Lived in B.C. before coming to Toronto in January 1987, and they have been trying to tell me since then that T.O. is a World Class City – but – Toronto got Expo, and Now it Get's the Leaf before us her too! Now ain't that a World Class Beater!

I saw my Firs Electric Vehicle – Car, in December 1980 – the GE build of a Bradley GT Kit Car – All Electric, in Phoenix Arizona, at an Antique & Classics Car Auction at the Point Resort! The Specs at that time on Lead-Acid Batteries (The worst for this kind of game!) was 70 Mph, and 100 miles range!

Today – unless you have $30K to $110K – the only option is to build your own Electric Car – Convert a Smoker to Zoomer of your own – Like this – http://www.opb.org/programs/ofg/segments/view/1686 !!