tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854754200571700682011-07-18T06:09:45.881-07:00EV Diary - Part Six - Revived Battery Electric PURob Matnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-785475420057170068.post-27101090084120175102007-04-11T16:24:00.000-07:002008-11-13T09:53:39.188-08:00Photos From the Latest Free Ride of the Revived Battery EV<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QgT6Q74I2kc/Rh1-ZprH6OI/AAAAAAAAAKY/Q5XgIZSBkac/s1600-h/CCEC_VIDEO_+011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QgT6Q74I2kc/Rh1-ZprH6OI/AAAAAAAAAKY/Q5XgIZSBkac/s400/CCEC_VIDEO_+011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052333336128121058" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QgT6Q74I2kc/Rh18lJrH6MI/AAAAAAAAAKI/Or-XdTW8DFk/s1600-h/CCEC_VIDEO_+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QgT6Q74I2kc/Rh18lJrH6MI/AAAAAAAAAKI/Or-XdTW8DFk/s400/CCEC_VIDEO_+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052331334673361090" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Click on any photo</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">to zoom in.</span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">My Revived Battery Electric Pickup Truck costs only 30 cents per day to operate, including the cost of battery replacement!</span><br /></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />The CCEC and</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Public Dreams staff</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">were enthused about</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">this EV because</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">it uses recycled</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">batteries.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">We recently figured out</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">a way</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">to stop the Zivan NG3</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">battery charger</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">from cooking</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">batteries to death</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">even without a</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">voltage clamper</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">device.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The KillaWatt meter</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">now shows less than</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">15A draw, so we can</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">charge the etruck</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">anywhere there is</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">an electric outlet.<br />However, circuit breakers pop quite often,<br />as there is only an amp left<br />in the breaker for, say, a coffee maker.<br />The good news is that<br />we've never been turned down<br />when we needed a charge.<br />I got 'thumbs up' all the time,<br />when people saw the EV signage<br />on the pickup.<br /></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Click <a href="http://evdiary-revived-pickup.blogspot.com/">here</a> to see</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">my earlier EV Diary.<br />.<br />Click <a href="http://ev-diary-experiment.blogspot.com/">here</a> for EV Diary Part Seven<br />.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Click <a href="http://recycling-ev.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">here</span></a> to see how to recycle</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">your empty ink and toner cartridges.</span><br />.<br /><br />To stop the burning of fossil fuels<br />we really need to get four more<br />similar electric vehicles<br />in Vancouver's roads.<br />Click <a href="http://money-needed-4-ev.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">here</span></a> to learn why.<br /><br />.</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">..</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Click below to view</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Revived Battery videos on YouTube:</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb-Yo-F0kWs">Stanley Park/Lions Gate Bridge</a></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ymFIVX9VgA">Crest of Lions Gate Bridge</a></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45kPks7UYss">Ammeter and Speedometer on bridge run</a></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">EV Album entry - lists battery breakthroughs</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/1091">http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/1091</a></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span 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