We received a lot of requests from viewers unable to attend EVCCON 2011 for videos of the event. I allowed the world to consider me miserly in not providing this so you would be inspired to pay the $595 and come instead. But that’s not quite what happened. More likely, you’ve got one old guy […]

This week ended a little oddly with Brain off to Louisville to take the test on SPIRITS as part of his grand plan to take over the world of Sommellier and other South African drink experts. I was left with EVTV again this week. But that is not all bad. I like puttering around the

We have not been gradually altering our format. I want to have some news chat at the beginning of every episode. But it kind of has to BE news and frankly we just haven’t had any. This week there was some and so we kind of partied down. John Hardy’s book ICE FREE is now

This week we heard from John Hardy of the Midlands in the UK. John is about to publish a new book titled ICE FREE specifically on the topic of converting your car to electric drive. He suggested a flat pack design and while a little rough and perhaps a little obvious, we pretty much liked

Of batteries and range and endurance and costs and complexities and batteries…. This week we continue A123 module obsession AND we do some minor work on the Cadillac Elescalade. Apparently the A123 cell thing is of intense interest to at least some segment of our viewership. If developed, it would appear to offer some alternative

What do you mean obsessive/compulsive? This week we continue our obsession on A123 cells. I fear this obsession on developing a mechanical package for these cells to use in a car is going to cost me my entire viewership of our EVTV weekly show. But we continue to pursue it for a number of reasons.

This week the Brain is off to see his parents in Southern California. They are not as young and pretty as they once were and indeed Lou is facing open heart surgery. If you are accustomed to prayer you might put in a word. Leaving me loose in the shop by myself. Actually, I enjoy

We’re having a time in the short days of winter. Here at the end of January, there is a bit of light at the end of the tunnel as the winter at this point WILL end at some point. But we struggle. This week, we look at the final touches on the Electric Swallow. This

We’ve built precisely two of the A123 modules of the third kind. I shouldn’t be excited over something we don’t REALLY know if it will work. And it IS risky. We’ve locked up 48 cells in urethane resin that can never be dug out again. If a single cell fails, we just tossed $1230 worth

Over the past three years we’ve paid careful attention to our battery connections. There’s a reason. Even in the days of lead acid Trojans, it was not unusual to blow the entire CORNER of your battery case off with an almost explosive event over a battery connection. These aren’t terribly dangerous. But they’re not very