Journal Of An Electric Powered Vehicle Conversion

Success, Original Equipment Tachometer Works

Using the Thomas Edison saying again "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. "
See : http://www.saturn.lynnautorepair.com/node/210

Cheater Heater

It is cold you know, especially you Yankees and Canadians know, so I bought one of the oil filled heaters.

Update, over 1000 EV Miles

It has been cold like it always does this time of year but more so it seems ( especially with the economy and all). I drive the SS Saturn everyday to work and on weekends.

Tachometer Progress, The Needle Moves

Dave Koller is another EVer I have been in contact through email about using the original tachometer on the electric conversion job.

Electric Vehicle Weight Before Conversion and After

I Borrowed The Dirt Track Scales from Richard Holmes, one of my mechanics. These are the same scales I weighed the Saturn before the conversion.

Tachometer update

I gathered some input about this 'factory tachometer' issue today.

Original Tachometer on the Electric Vehicle Saturn

First let me say that the following discussion is what I have tried to do to make the original tachometer work in the SS Saturn EV. Up to this point it still does not work.

EV Battery Box Ventilation & Test Video

I have already done a page --- or two on building the battery boxes but thi

EV Battery Short Study

The SS Saturn has installed in it eighteen 8 volt deep cycle golf cart batteries. They are rated at 150 ampere hour (this would be equal to a 200 ampere hour 6 volt battery in wattage ).

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