My E-Life Now !

Solar Install 2/3 - SMA Sunny Boy and Wiring

2013-06-18T18:35:00.000+02:00

SMA Sunny Boy Grid Tie Inverter is now installed :-) Today, after Roland Garros tournament - no parking available nearby and non stop bad weather, my contractor came to finish - almost - the Solar installation started in october 2012 First, we had to make some room in the kitchen cabinets for the inverter and the solar junction box/sub panel Here they come, in the morning

150,000 + Visits on My E-Life Now !

2013-06-18T15:46:00.000+02:00

Thanks for following my blog or just passing by :-)

DIY ESS - Variable Fan Speed with PWM & Thermistor

2013-06-16T13:20:00.000+02:00

This morning, I am experimenting and trying to find a simple solution to make the ESS Fan accelerate when the temperature in the Metal Cabinet is rising and slow down when it is back to an acceptable value As you already know, the fan is controlled by a PWM kit that I soldered 2 weeks ago and I can adjust its speed using the PWM kit potentiometer; That is already a good step, but I would

EVTV Friday Show - June 7, 2013

2013-06-15T20:17:00.002+02:00

- Speedster Nippon Delivered - Electric Karmann Ghia first inspection - Electric Smart Car of 2010 revisited with new drive train - CALB CA60FI Sale for 2 weeks at 75 USD instead of 89 USD with Nordlock washers, M6 Bolts, and Braided Straps, if you buy 100 of them News Elon Musk's emotional speech @ Tesla Shareholders' Meeting The Speedster Nippon leaves Cape Girardeau for

Vectrix Surprise Charging @ Mairie de Paris & The Return of the Black LEAF @ Autolib Charging Station

2013-06-15T20:02:00.000+02:00

Today, plugging in at Mairie de Paris as usual, we had the surprise to see a blue Vectrix, coming from Brittany, kind of far from Paris It had a custom yellow thick charging cable "Department" 56 on the plate, Morbihan, close to the Atlantic Ocean I thouhgt: Maybe he came step by step from there to Paris ... And, like few weeks ago, we saw thi sBlack LEAF

Smart ED & Smart Electric Bike in Paris

2013-06-13T18:27:00.001+02:00

Seen in Marais, center of Paris few weeks ago ...

We Are SolarCity

2013-06-13T18:16:00.000+02:00

A cool video showing how a SolarCity team installs 2 solar roofs in one day A camera crew followed one of SolarCity's installation crews as they installed two complete PV Solar systems in ONE day. Great job to Chris and her team - simply amazing!

DIY ESS - Temperature Control inside the Metal Cabinet and Detailed Components Layout

2013-06-13T12:25:00.003+02:00

I now have a thermometer in the cabinet to check the temperature on regular basis, and it is staying around 25°C, which is fine Today, I am charging with 4 chargers only (you can see that on Wattson Anywhere link on the left) 4 chargers ON GTIs OFF Fan blowing, and 24°C

DIY ESS - More pictures of the New Metal Cabinet

2013-06-13T12:20:00.000+02:00

EVTV Friday Show - May 31, 2013

2013-06-12T20:21:00.002+02:00

- Tesla Test Drive - Toyota SR5 Charger Upgrade - High Performance Electric Vehicle Systems new AC line - including 150kW AC system for less than $10K - The VW Thing Electric - heat and a NEW DC-DC converter model - EVCCON 2013 - EVTV.EU battery testing and European deliveries News Jack tested the Model S at Tesla Saint Louis Toyota Tacoma new charger

DIY ESS - Fan hole enlarged for more air flow

2013-06-12T09:20:00.001+02:00

After monday night tests, last night I drilled a big hole to get the hot air out I drilled many small 2.5mm holes next to each other and cut the metal not perfect, but it is well opened now and after testing at full blast, it really dissipates the heat geenrates by the 7 chargers or the 8 grid tie inverters; Now I will have to find a grid protection for this opening ...

DIY ESS - Wiring & First Test

2013-06-12T09:15:00.002+02:00

Monday night testing after wiring all the ESS inside the metal cabinet New GTI interconnects to link two stack of GTI Chargers and GTIs installed 2 stacks linked 24V switched ON Battery pack rewired and covered Now some hot air exhaust testing with the fan at different speed levels and it was over heating when many GTIs were ON, so I will have to fix

DIY ESS - Moving the ESS to the Metal Cabinet

2013-06-11T00:04:00.000+02:00

Let's move ! Morning pics

DIY ESS - AC Charger terminals modification for Water Heater

2013-06-10T23:57:00.001+02:00

Before moving all the ESS components to the metal cabinet, I decided to make a last modification to the charger side relay and AC terminals; Instead of having 6 relays for 6 chargers, I removed the 6th one AC wires and left the relay terminal free for my water heater command line (220V, 2A max) that activates the coil of a 220V 20A line that feed the water heater at night during off-peak hours.

DIY ESS - Soldering of the PWM kit and Using it ... for the Fan Speed Control

2013-06-10T23:44:00.001+02:00

Last sunday, I finally took some time to solder the PWM kit I got few weeks ago A little test with a 12V AGM battery and a small motor It worked ! But when I tested it instead of the capacitor and resistor on the Tyco Kilovac EV200A1ANA, then I got smoke and blew the 2A fuse on the 24V line ... after hearing the contactor having difficulties to close properly with its usual

A Lady on an e-Solex in Paris

2013-06-10T23:34:00.000+02:00

@ Saint Sulpice in Paris

Black LEAF plugged in at an Autolib Station & Charging

2013-06-07T12:02:00.002+02:00

He has the Autolib badge showing

Huge Electric scooter Board on the sidewalk

2013-06-07T12:02:00.001+02:00

A bit huge I think, I prefer my Go Motroboard 2000X Looks like it is made by Fenwick (?)

Tesla's Shareholders Meeting - Elon Musk answers a lot of Questions

2013-06-07T11:57:00.001+02:00

A must watch video from Tesla ! Model X is coming at the end of 2014 Take some time to listen to this game changer CEO Model S has become a favorite of Auto Newspapers SuperCharger is coming to Europe, Asia

Electric Porsche 911 - First Test Drive

2013-06-06T20:44:00.002+02:00

I have discovered Joey's blog few weeks ago; It is very interesting and he is detailing very well the technical steps he is going through to convert his 80's Porsche 911 to Electric Drive ! He is also a follower of Jack Rickard's advices on EVTV ... and also got the best cells for his project: the CALB CA180FI (same as mine on the ESS, but a lot more) Last week end, he finally drove

Elon Musk: $35,000 – 200 Mile Tesla Coming In 3-4 Years. Model S Refresh Around 2015, New Model In 2018 (w/video)

2013-06-06T20:21:00.002+02:00

Casual T-Shirt Tuesday Will Not Be Interupted By Pesky Annual Shareholder Meeting! Tesla Motors just wrapped their 2013 Annual Shareholder Meeting in Mountain View, California on Tuesday night…and with CEO Elon Musk doing a presentation, fielding some Q & A, and a company now flush with cash after a recent stock offering, you just knew there would be some flashy announcements and a

LA to Vegas - Take a Ride in the Tesla Model S

2013-06-05T16:58:00.003+02:00

Another LA to Vegas test drive, this time with a fast charge in between

Deplacements Verts - Green Transportation - Paris

2013-06-05T16:55:00.001+02:00

Deplacements Verts took place last week end in Marais, center of Paris

EVTV Friday Show - May 24, 2013

2013-06-05T16:47:00.002+02:00

- Ed Clausen and the Generalized Electric Vehicle Control Unit (GEVCU) - New 1973 Electric Karmann Ghia project - Brian Noto presiding - A configurable 4kw Charger for Under $2000 New 1973 Electric Karmann Ghia project - Brian Noto presiding Anne Kloppenborg is strating videos from EVtv Amsterdam

a BMW Active-E in Boulogne

2013-06-04T10:42:00.003+02:00