Hello all, a quick introduction. I'm based in Galashiels, Scottish Borders and have an independent repair garage that I have operated for the last 20 years. I did my first conversion around 2008
http://www.evalbum.com/1319. My current project is a 2009 Peugeot Expert LWB (L2H2) that was originally sold by Allied Vehicles in Glasgow as an EV. The drivetrain and batteries have been removed to be replaced with a 80kW Leaf stack and 2 Leaf batteries underneath in a custom battery box.
- Half Pint looking a bit sad before it's Leaf transplant.
Progress so far. Leaf stack fitted to van. The driveshafts are with a local engineering company, they have a plan but won't give me a guarantee!
The next step is radiator and shove a Leaf battery underneath on the floor, wire up the Zombieverter and try and get a motor spin.
- Leaf stack fitted.
I have a rough plan for a battery box to house the innards from 2 Leaf packs but I still have to determine how I'm going to get 2 Leaf batteries talking to the Zombieverter. As I see it there are 2 possibilities. First would be a CAN bridge to combine both batteries so the Zombieverter thinks it has a 54kWh Leaf pack. The other option would be to get the Zombieverter to connect to both batteries, one on CAN1 and the other on CAN2. Now I'm not a programmer but my son has just finished his 2nd year of computer science at university and he needs a summer project.
I've introduced him to Damien's Zombieverter videos so that he gets an idea of how they work. Anyone have any thoughts on the 2 battery problem?
About the name 'Half Pint'. Our last van was a 2000 Fiat Ducato, former minibus converted to a camper. It's succumbed to Scottish rust so this van is replacing 'Big Red'. It's smaller, white and legally is classed as a milkfloat (commercial EV registered before 2015). Hence the name Half Pint!
Edit - figured out how to post pictures and found the welcome thread so I'll do a introduction post there tonight.
