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  • (Anonymously) (Private)
    5 months ago
    SOLAR CHARGING
    Its all cool stuff thanks for sharing
  • Paul Davis (Private)
    7 months ago
    Increased tire clearance with coil over shocks.
    You have put a wale load of time into this!!! I am blown away.  I have a 71 bug on the Samba for sale that is all original.  Have owned 3 bugs and 2 Westys and dream to own my very own electric Westy some day-  I am not worthy... you are a god and I will be worshiping from a far ;o)
  • Matt Wegner (Private)
    10 months ago
    ZILLA CONTROLLER
    I'm planning to upgrade a Curtis COntroller to a Zilla and need to add a water cooler to keep the Zilla temp in check.  The water cooler in the back of your 1968 Electric Bettle has to be one of the coolest ones I've found on the web. Can you let me know where I can purchased one from for my 1966 electric Porsche 912?  Thanks!
    • WAYNE WANG United States (Private)
      10 months ago
      Hi Matt,

      The cooling components were selected from several PC Cooling web sites. The base plate of the Zilla was mounted to a 2'x3'x1/8" Aluminum plate with thermal compound to provide additional cooling and a redundant heat sink incase of a coolant leak or pump failure. All of the cooling components are 3/4" with adapters at the Zilla fittings. The Zilla power devices are thermally linked to the base plate, as is the circulating liquid. The fans were selected for the highest CFM and run continually. The base plate temperature  has never  gone more  than 5° C above ambient.

      What type of bats do you have?

      Let's keep in touch,
      Wayne
  • (Anonymously) (Private)
    1 year ago
    There is no way that your range could be 150 miles with 17kwh. I have 29kwh and I am lucky to get 100 with a AC system and regen.
    • WAYNE WANG United States (Private)
      1 year ago
      At 25 MPH I measured 25 Amps. battery current, the US 8VGCXC battery specification is 337 min at 25 Amps. 337 / 60 = 5.6 hours. 25 x 5.6 =140 miles. You are correct the range is only 140 miles.
  • (Anonymously) (Private)
    1 year 3 months ago
    Awesome vehicle! Gives me EV envy instead of an EV Grin. Pic #1 shows a Zilla controller where Pic #9 shows what appears to be a Curtis controller. Does the Curtis give the 150mi. range mentioned in the perf. spec.? Also, are you using 12/12 volt batteries? Great piece of work, inspirational.
    • (Anonymously) (Private)
      1 year 3 months ago
      The Zilla was installed last year. The range is speed dependent, not controller dependent. I have 18 bats, 8 V each for a total of 144 V.
       
  • Erik Bagger (Private)
    2 years 5 months ago
    SOLAR CHARGING
    Interested in riding in someone's electric bug. Looks like you are in Calf. Do you know any electric vw clubs? Thanks ErikBagger@mac.com
  • Barry (Private)
    2 years 5 months ago
    Hey, I had a crazy idea, just wanted to run it by you. What if you could mount a generator in the car somewhere. [gas powered] Let the generator run while you are driving. Would this help recharge the batteries while it was running?
  • (Anonymously) (Private)
    3 years ago
    EV-1 FRONT 2007
    Very impressive!
  • Gabe (Private)
    3 years 4 months ago
    RANGE CALCULATIONS
    Love it. Would like to build one my self.
    I would try to shed some weight with fiberglass body kit and remove bumbers.
    The range should go up. I would need 80miles at 50mph
  • jb (Private)
    3 years 11 months ago
    SOLAR CHARGING
    why can't you put solar panel/panels on the roof for a moving recharger?

    To charge the car each day after a 10 mile drive it would take 150 panels covering an area of 700 feet by 300 feet and cost is over $100,000.

    I pay 20 ¢ for power to recharge after the same distance drive.

    At 5% interest $100,000 would yield about $14 per day.
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