This is a "catch-up" post with things that have gone on the past few weeks. No pictures for this one, but I will have some next time! The truck is now drivable, but I still have a considerable punch list of completion items, the big one being a paint job.
Mark Hazen of www.evhelp.com brought my upgraded controller back a couple Saturdays ago. We installed it and took the truck for a short test drive. Everything was working great! I finished that day with a nice EV grin. My longest trip so far has been 17 miles round trip. I had around 75-80 percent charge remaining on the batteries on my return. I will gradually increase the distance to gauge my working range of the truck. It took around 4 1/2 hours to recharge after this trip.
I purchased a kwh meter, single outlet, manufactured by Kill a Watt. One of my 12 chargers is connected through this meter. This will enable me to measure the electricity used for a single charger and multiply by 12 for total power use. More on this later when I have more data to write about. I should be able to calculate my cost per mile.
So, here we are, short and sweet. More to come later, so stay tuned!
Monday, December 7, 2009
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