Prius running on trolley lines (2014)

EV and openinverter related news
Post Reply
User avatar
jnsaff
Posts: 176
Joined: Fri Oct 18, 2019 7:42 am
Location: Tallinn, Estonia
Has thanked: 2 times
Been thanked: 8 times

Prius running on trolley lines (2014)

Post by jnsaff »

When batteries are just too expensive...

https://thebolditalic.com/hacked-prius- ... cdbe55d68e
User avatar
Bratitude
Posts: 783
Joined: Thu Jan 02, 2020 7:35 pm
Location: Canada
Has thanked: 57 times
Been thanked: 168 times
Contact:

Re: Prius running on trolley lines (2014)

Post by Bratitude »

amazing. need more info! thanks for sharing
https://bratindustries.net/ leaf motor couplers, adapter plates, custom drive train components
User avatar
johu
Site Admin
Posts: 5683
Joined: Thu Nov 08, 2018 10:52 pm
Location: Kassel/Germany
Has thanked: 153 times
Been thanked: 960 times
Contact:

Re: Prius running on trolley lines (2014)

Post by johu »

The overhead power lines put out 600 volts at around 400 amps ... The NiMh battery that does the heavy lifting in a normal Prius puts out 273 volts at 6.5 amps. Jon uses up the excess power on a whole lot of resistors
And I'm screaming: that what buck converters are for!
Pretty cool you can actually drive around in this, I bet in Germany they'd shut you down on the first day out.
Support R/D and forum on Patreon: https://patreon.com/openinverter - Subscribe on odysee: https://odysee.com/@openinverter:9
Peakon28
Posts: 14
Joined: Sun Dec 06, 2020 8:37 pm
Has thanked: 4 times

Re: Prius running on trolley lines (2014)

Post by Peakon28 »

Wow this is amazing
Post Reply