Cougar Controller Firmware update

January 4, 2010

I just finished updating the Open Source Controller firmware and the real-time display software. I now have a lot more ability to tweak the settings of the controller, including limiting amperage, and using the controller to close the main contactor after an adjustable pre-charge time. It’s fantastic that since this is all open source, anyone […]

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Prius PHEV Conversion Video part 4

January 2, 2010

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Enginer Prius PHEV Conversion part 3

January 2, 2010

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Enginer 4K Prius PHEV Conversion part 2

January 1, 2010

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Enginer Prius Plug-in Conversion part 1

January 1, 2010

Yesterday, I got to help out my friend Tim, by lending a hand helping install the Enginer Plug-in kit in his 2004 Prius. It took a couple hours. There were a few odd little things that were just a bit frustrating in the installation, but overall, it was pretty straight forward. While I wasn’t able […]

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Doctor David Delman’s Electric DeLorean

December 29, 2009

If you haven’t seen this video before, it wouldn’t surprise me. As I write this, the video only has 173 views on YouTube. I stumbled upon it in the “RELATED VIDEOS” and had to watch. Not only does the car have a flux capacitor, it also has a touch-screen interface for a built-in computer, and […]

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Chris’ Electric Motorcycle first power-up with speed control

December 22, 2009

While I was only able to stop by for a while at the last Milwaukee Electric Car Club meeting, I did bring with the Magura twist-grip from my cycle to loan to Chris. He only had to do a few more things to get the cycle up and running – install the fuse and shunt, […]

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EV Battery Monitoring System

December 21, 2009

Yesterday, I was able to briefly stop by the Milwaukee Electric Car Club. Lot’s of things were going on – EV motorcycle and Trike construction, conversion of a snow-blower to electric, and some work on the custom battery monitoring system for Tom’s AC Dodge Neon. I just grabbed a quick shot of the LCD Display […]

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Electric Car Dealership X-mas TV Commercial

December 11, 2009

While stumbling through some posts over on the Ecomodder.com forums, I ran across this video of a television commercial for Electric Cars you can buy right now. Was it a Volt? A Leaf? A Tesla? Nope, no, and hell no. It was for a small dealer who carries Neighborhood Electric Vehicles (NEVs).If you aren’t familiar […]

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011 Electric Car Conversion: Freeway Test Drive

December 8, 2009

We take Tom’s electric car out on the interstate.It drives great! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend

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