Love the Vectrix, nearly bought one of the few in Ireland. The motor has an encoder, correct?
Maybe the Honda IMA-based Lebowski is the right size and Roger (Kiwifiat) sells conversion boards for this inverters - I'm running one myself.
Not much CAN, though, but likely tuneable to the funny throttle ...

I'd start with the (chest-) freezer and a heat gun if you want to take it easy and have no time pressure.

Congrats! One EV grin at a time

How many Arduinos do you have by now? I totally get the hammer and nail situation as I'm way behind in those skills but it seems a bit much in terms of complexity & failure points, even if only on the 12V side.

Can you get Outlander PHEV components in your area? They're a "size" smaller and the rear unit might be suitable as a "diff replacement": https://openinverter.org/wiki/Mitsubish ... Drive_Unit

As far as I know you are not allowed/ it´s not easy in Germany to just cut parts of the bodywork out and have it legally with the TÜV....
Also I would like to have a bolt in version which is way easier to `do with the TÜV, as you are not allowed to stiffen the chassis, or do any major changes to ...

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW5ia_ywOUhiLFlwvLTHPHkOaSh-pi6cj is also interesting. Note it's difficult to find as he calls it "eMini".

Regarding the battery, I always thought there should be space between the rails of the rear subframe for one if you redesign/raise the boot floor. No ...

Have you watched Greg's video's yet? Proper deep dive into the packs:

A location might help as you have quoted € and £. Also pictures?

Sorry I meant to get it road legal/taxed/insured etc. so you get some (even minimal) use out of it. Midweek shopping or recycling centre.
Go to meetups, even to troll

+1 Get it going first.
Learn while you can (at least partially) enjoy it already.
It will do wonders to your motivation. Safety first obviously.

Are the 300h available in Australia? Might save you a bit of space and weight, even if it's early days: https://openinverter.org/wiki/Toyota/Lexus_GS300h_CVT
Otherwise very cool concept!

Probably not much point, but are there any aero mods you could do on the underbody to increase range? E.g. cover the sections that are now open and thus messy where the exhaust went?

Much more info is on the Wiki: https://openinverter.org/wiki/BMW_Hybrid_Battery_Pack
The X5 one has a different configuration to the smaller models.

Do you have dimensions of the modules so it can be added to https://openinverter.org/wiki/Batteries#OEM_modules?

Can you not install it upside down? With the charger plug we want liquids (rain) flow away from the car

What thickness is the L profile?

Excellent... Are you able to share more.. Like your code.. Idd be happy to replicate what you have.. Or bin file.. I'm not soo good in coding but in hardware and IoT development.. I have the gs450h in a W124 200E and happy so far having done 16k-kilometers.. I'm not happy with stock gear selector ...

Still annoyed you didn't check that bin

Some contactors have 72V coils weirdly enough.
I also think that your cells need compression before putting any load on them.

Best of luck!

robertwa wrote: ↑Tue Sep 17, 2024 3:13 am I don't yet know is if SIMPBMS can read ISA shunt current info via CAN from Zombie

Couldn't they both read the packages if they are on the same CAN?

Hi, could I ask an easy question...hopefully. I've also got a Passat battery, what's the voltage of each module? I need 48V modules so don't want to break it open unless the modules are 48V. Do you know? Love the build and the real-life timescale!

To explain, i bought the battery for use with a ...

What are you going to protect it with? 2K epoxy mastic paint like Jotamastic 80/90, Epoxy Mastic 121 etc.?

edit: got sorted by someone in Co. Cork

Trying to replace the one I lost on the motorbike. Should be ZE0 (2011/2012) with at least 50% SOH to match the other ones.
Ideally Ireland or NI to keep shipping reasonable /or arrange pick up.

https://dublinmaker.ie/ is this weekend, I'll be there as a guest on Saturday.

Is there any interest in having a DIY EV conversion / OpenInverter stand next year there? I'd certainly bring the bike (again).