Big EV day today.
I visited the only official electric car dealership in Wisconsin.
I saw another forklift motor.
I saw a Miata with a poor engine.
I removed the first electric motor from "forky".
This morning I visited Chris in West Allis (Milwaukee, WI). He is a Zap dealer, and has one Zebra in his scooter show on display. It really reminds me quite a bit of the Citicar. The main difference is that it has a modern PWM controller (Alltrax) and is a three-wheeler, so it gets around the NEV laws. Still doesn't go super-fast - about 35 mph at its stock 72 volts. Fast enough to get around though.
http://web.mac.com/benhdvideoguy/iWe...s/DSC05610.jpg
I also stopped out to see Greg - I guy I met through Craigslist in reply to my ad looking for poormans EV parts.
We shoved a whole pile of things out of his garage to get a better look at what's left of the forklift he has. It has a MONSTER drive motor in it, but the ID plate is unreadable.
http://web.mac.com/benhdvideoguy/iWe...s/DSC05620.jpg
He also has a Miata for sale, which I thought has potential for being a really cool little EV. But after looking at it, I think it needs more of a restoration than a conversion.
http://web.mac.com/benhdvideoguy/iWe...s/DSC05618.jpg
When I got home, I had just enough time to remove the smallest forklift motor (power steering pump motor) and remove the plate to view the controller before the snow hit.
http://web.mac.com/benhdvideoguy/iWe...s/DSC05628.jpg
My wife just got home and said we are supposed to get 20" of snow tonight.
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PS: Darin is stalking me on other forums