From: tylerh@cco.caltech.edu (Tyler R. Holcomb)
Subject: EV batteries, EV mailing lists merged
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 22:06:10 GMT


     US Batteries *FINALLY* came out with their 140 amp-hour 12 volt batteries.
I've been waiting for these things, bugging them every 3 or 4 weeks, hoping to
replace our 104 amp-hour 12 volt batteries.  This morning I went down to
their factory in Corona and picked up a set of 10.  Finally I get to take care
of all those projects that have been waiting for me to pull the batteries out
before I could get to them...  (Mostly applying paint, the original conversion
used paint that wasn't rust proof, and between the rain last winter/spring and
some battery acid leakage the original paint just didn't hold up!)

     For those of you who don't know me, my wife and I have a 1984 Honda CRX
that we've had on the street in electric mode since late October of last year.
We've put 2,200 electric miles on it so far, and have generally been having a
lot of fun with it.  I think it's fair to call it our "First" car rather than
our "Second" car, mostly because if we can take the electric, we take it.  It's
only when we can't take the electric that we take infernal combustion vehicle.
(The only problem with the electric was that we couldn't quite get to the
nearest Trader Joes and back...  And that was the main design constraint for
the car!  :-)  )

     It's got a 9-45 h.p. Advanced DC motor, one of the "silent" Curtis-PMC
controlers and is powered by a 120 volt pack consisting of a set of 10 12 volt
batteries.  With the batteries I just pulled out of the car we got a maximum
range of 30 miles, if everything is perfect.  I managed to get the car up to 85
once before I decided that I didn't really want to get a speeding ticket (I
could have gone faster).  We anticipate about 45 miles max with the new
batteries.  (I'll keep the list posted once I actually get to test the new
batteries.)

     One last thing before I go:  The INFO-EV and EV lists have merged into the
EV list.  All subscription/unsubscription requestes should go through the
LISTSERV@SJSUVM1.SJSU.EDU (Also a BITNET node).  I will be moving the INFO-EV
anonymous FTP archives there as well "Real Soon Now".  If you need help with
using the LISTSERV, send a mail message to it with the text consisting of the
word HELP.  Thanks to all who have supported the INFO-EV list up to now, I have
every hope that combining the two lists will be a good thing for all involved.

-- Chris Yoder                  Internet --- Chris@HMCVAX.Claremont.Edu
     VMS Systems Manager
     Harvey Mudd College        Bitnet ----- Chris@HMCVAX.Bitnet

Disclaimer:  Harvey Mudd College takes no responsibility for anything I post.
I make no money forwarding this information to the net, I am simply an electric
vehicle user who is interested in promoting the use of electric vehicles.

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