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Forum: Hybrids 06-01-2018, 08:37 PM
Replies: 843
Views: 328,974
Posted By Bill the Engineer
NEWS!!! My family and I are moving from...

NEWS!!!

My family and I are moving from Central Ohio to Southern Delaware in late July. I will be starting a new engineering job there and living in temporary housing until we can get the new...
Forum: Hybrids 12-25-2017, 09:11 PM
Replies: 843
Views: 328,974
Posted By Phinzor
I stumbled upon this post after deciding to do my...

I stumbled upon this post after deciding to do my own prius body swap. I have a wrecked 2010 prius and a mangled 1969 mustang. Wheelbase is nearly identical. I'm just lowering the body and test...
Forum: Hybrids 10-20-2016, 01:41 PM
Replies: 375
Views: 61,730
Posted By rmay635703
When GM does something they go all out, the 13+...

When GM does something they go all out, the 13+ is missing all manner of support structures and brackets.

Cheaper/easier to build a one
Forum: Hybrids 10-03-2016, 05:26 PM
Replies: 375
Views: 61,730
Posted By cowmeat
Cowmeat learns to drive the Volt

Well, here it is!

I replaced my awesome little Insight Ron Burgundy this weekend with a 2012 Chevy Volt. I felt a little bad leaving the Insight at the dealership, knowing it was headed straight...
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 07-15-2016, 11:28 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 12,494
Posted By Mr. Pancake
My boss was in town yesterday and she took us to...

My boss was in town yesterday and she took us to lunch in her rental car. Jeep SUV, grand Cherokee? It had an auto stop feature and she proceeded to complain about how she hates it, her personal car...
Forum: Hybrids 03-09-2016, 08:05 PM
Replies: 843
Views: 328,974
Posted By Bill the Engineer
Not to worry. The whole purpose of the future Z3...

Not to worry. The whole purpose of the future Z3 project is so that my wife can put the top down and drive like she did with her old TR6.

Believe me, I know all about rare cars and how to care for...
Forum: Hybrids 03-05-2016, 04:28 PM
Replies: 843
Views: 328,974
Posted By Bill the Engineer
I think someone beat you to that last one... ...

I think someone beat you to that last one...

BangShift.com 1967 Firebird Convertible Body Onto A Prius Chassis...
Forum: Hybrids 03-04-2016, 06:04 PM
Replies: 843
Views: 328,974
Posted By user removed
An old car without any floor parts is barely...

An old car without any floor parts is barely capable of being called a sacrifice, if you know anything about the amount of work involved in replacing the various parts that constitute the, floor pan,...
Forum: Hybrids 03-03-2016, 02:01 AM
Replies: 843
Views: 328,974
Posted By nmz787
Very cool! I also wonder if there isn't some...

Very cool!

I also wonder if there isn't some way to make things fit without messing with the fenders (and hood?). Gauges seem like they could be adapted with a small microcontroller and the OBD2...
Forum: Hybrids 02-27-2016, 01:37 PM
Replies: 843
Views: 328,974
Posted By elhigh
"Drove the chassis." I would be a menace to...

"Drove the chassis." I would be a menace to society, hooning around in a barebones chassis, sitting on a bucket and laughing like a loon.

The Firebird was designed to mount up to a big block V8...
Forum: Hybrids 02-14-2016, 01:00 PM
Replies: 843
Views: 328,974
Posted By Bill the Engineer
To each their own... Bill the Engineer

To each their own...

Bill the Engineer
Forum: Hybrids 02-09-2016, 06:25 AM
Replies: 843
Views: 328,974
Posted By Bill the Engineer
The Firebrid Hybrid Convertible Project (Prius platform swap)

By request, I'm starting a separate thread to blog the conversion of my 1967 Firebird to a Hybrid by combining it with the running gear and suspension of a 2014 Prius V. More details will follow...
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Forum: EcoModding Central 06-28-2013, 08:46 AM
Replies: 200
Views: 72,981
Posted By More air less fuel
The Seinfeld episode with Jimmie and his third...

The Seinfeld episode with Jimmie and his third person persona cracked me up, so I thought that I would have fun with it. I see that it didn't work....

Anyway, the car is mine, I designed and built...
Forum: The Lounge 06-17-2013, 07:05 PM
Replies: 2,495
Views: 526,555
Posted By Tango Charlie
When you ask for a tray to carry the steaks out...

When you ask for a tray to carry the steaks out to the BBQ grill, and your wife hands you a pizza pan and says, "Here, use this hubcap."
Forum: Fossil Fuel Free 06-04-2013, 09:40 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,343
Posted By bennelson
VIDEO: Ed Begley, Jr. Talking about Electric Cars

I was a presenter this past weekend at the Mother Earth News Fair in Puyallup, Washington.

I ran into Ed Begley, Jr. and asked if I could talk with him on camera about electric cars. He agreed, so...
Forum: Off-Topic Tech 05-30-2013, 08:25 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,648
Posted By Xist
That does not sound nearly as exciting as...

That does not sound nearly as exciting as immersing a feline in liquid water. So disappointing...
Forum: Open ReVolt: open source DC motor controller 05-29-2013, 02:00 PM
Replies: 7,381
Views: 2,411,613
Posted By 64jeep
IGBT Controller Testing

Hi, I just wanted to make an update on my IGBT based controller. Just a refresher I've got three 400 amp IGBTs with independent drivers. The drivers all get the same signal from the Rev 2c control...
Forum: Fossil Fuel Free 05-20-2013, 03:46 PM
Replies: 1,499
Views: 541,469
Posted By thingstodo
A Museum?

I think of this vehicle as part of EV history ..

.. has anyone started a Museum to preserve such history as this? I did a quick search on Google and found several museums for production vehicles,...
Forum: The Lounge 05-06-2013, 06:29 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,246
Posted By Xringer
Saw my first factory made EV today..

I've ridden by these Lexington MA parking meters, hundreds of times,
never saw a single EV re-charging.. Until today!
(That's the bicycle path behind the car).

Please forgive the camera...
Forum: Open ReVolt: open source DC motor controller 04-28-2013, 08:15 PM
Replies: 7,381
Views: 2,411,613
Posted By bennelson
I'd be happy to try out the new universal power...

I'd be happy to try out the new universal power source/motor controller, but I'm not sure anyone here wants to see me in a Unitard. ;)
Forum: Aerodynamics 03-12-2013, 05:59 PM
Replies: 226
Views: 93,786
Posted By MetroMPG
MetroMPG's Honda Insight boat tail extension (cardboard) tuft video; ABA test +9.7%

http://ecomodder.com/imgs/collage-summary.jpg
(Aww, how cute - my second cardboard boat tail (http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthread.php/project-geo-metro-boat-tail-prototype-15-mpg-10691.html).)
...
Forum: EcoModding Central 11-25-2012, 02:55 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 5,324
Posted By WD40
I converted it to excel here it is on...

I converted it to excel

here it is on Google Docs (https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B6U3Ty_71_xAeTdVZWw5WDRjaVE) no sign in required
Forum: EcoModding Central 11-25-2012, 09:42 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 5,324
Posted By Diesel_Dave
Rolling Resistance Data for >1,000 tires

Forgive me if someone already posted this, but I came across the motherload of tire rolling resistance data. This .pdf, put out by the Rubber Manufacturers Association in 2009 has rolling resistance...
Forum: Success Stories 10-06-2012, 09:51 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 9,771
Posted By IsaacMTSU
The actual EPA test results for the CR-Z were 52...

The actual EPA test results for the CR-Z were 52 city 44 highway. Honda got sued pretty bad over the Civic Hybrid because nobody was getting the window sticker MPGs, so since the law is that you can...
Forum: Fossil Fuel Free 10-04-2012, 08:44 PM
Replies: 315
Views: 178,620
Posted By bennelson
I'm officially a PUBLISHED author! BACKHOME...

I'm officially a PUBLISHED author!

BACKHOME Magazine asked me to write an article for them about my electric motorcycle. I sat down and pounded out five-thousand words for them and just got the...
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