Btw Gratz for "bennelson" it was his awesome project who has inspired me to start a project of my own
EDIT: hu.. just read about Forkenswift.. another amazing budget project. My confidence is starting to build
I ordered one of his DVDs a couple of days ago and I cant wait to get it.
Sourcing cheap parts seems kind of hard in Portugal, do you guys happen to know anyone who would build me a Open Revolt, accept a paypal payment and mail it as a "gift" ? Importing parts from the US with declared prices means I would pay a TON in taxes alone, and i can't seem to find cheap controllers and chargers around.
Everyone in the Portuguese EV forum says i shouldn't use deep cycle batteries and to go for LiFePo4, but my objective is 50km on a Fiat Panda (lightweight) and I'm trying to figure if i can do it for less than 4000€.. any thoughts ?
thanks on the tip regarding the vacuum bottle, i'm keeping that in mind