March 1, 2009

Hey EVeryone! It was a great day. Today was another EV Build Day at Tom’s.(I forgot my camera at home, but did take photos with someone else’s camera. I will host photos later.) I towed the Metro into the city and got prime parking space in the heated garage. I already had the “test hole” […]

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Electro-Metro Update Feb. 27, 2009

February 27, 2009

Here’s the latest on work on the car. It includes removing more interior and cutting a “test hole” in the back seat. Enjoy the video. 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 […]

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No More Corn Syrup – Day 2

February 26, 2009

It’s only day two. Already I found out that my bread has High Fructose Corn Syrup in it! Time for some new bread! Also, I made an exclusive theme song for the project as well! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace share via […]

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No More Corn Syrup!

February 26, 2009

That’s it! No more corn syrup. This stuff is everywhere! It’s in all sorts of things it shouldn’t be, and is making our country obese. Watch as I try to eat without corn syrup. Will I succeed?! Will I snap and splurge on the sweet stuff? You be the judge! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this […]

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No More Corn Syrup

February 25, 2009

Today, I have given up corn syrup. Who knows for how long exactly. For some time, I have been thinking about the experiment of completely avoiding corn syrup. It would be an interesting experiment. Corn syrup is in EVERYTHING in America. If it is sweet, sticky, gelatinous, saucy, or any way delicious, it mostly has […]

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electric car conversion/ walk around

February 13, 2009

The latest video from YouTuber Ipgas1. Get to see an overview of his Holden Barina. A little beefier than my car (120V vs 72V) he does have a few interesting items on his car, including a home-built charger. It’s also always fun to see what differences are in a left-hand drive vehicle. (Brake master cylinder […]

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Bypassing Limitations

February 9, 2009

It was as warm as one could hope for in Wisconsin winter this weekend. Which of course meant that I would have the spring urge to tinker. For a while, I have had an idea about a controller bypass for the car. While PWM (Pulse-Width-Modulation) electronic motor controllers are great, they do get expensive fast […]

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February 2, 2009

It’s already been a week since my last post on this blog. One one week, it seems I have done everything, and nothing. Although we have had a few days of sunlight lately, we are still in the grip of winter, with all of it’s energy-sapping short days, and finger-numbing cold. This keeps me indoors […]

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Ghost in the Machine

January 25, 2009

For years, my fuel economy has been going down. The first car I ever owned was an ’87 Geo Spectrum. You never heard of it? Neither has anyone else. It was a re-badged Isuzu I-mark, a no-frills compact with a 5-speed and a 1.5l engine. It also got 47 miles per gallon. Now I have […]

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Heat Sink for Open Source EV Motor Controller

January 21, 2009

My little contribution to the Open Source EV Motor Controller project. I just happened to have the perfect heat sink for the controller, so off it goes in the mail! If you are interested in helping support Open Source DIY electric vehicles, please consider a PayPal contribution using the DONATE button to the right. Thanks, […]

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