We took the Corolla for a third drive, this time with Ms. Robertson of the Virginia Gazette at the wheel. I don't think she believed that the car is safe. Probably something to do with the sparking batteries by her feet.
Friday, December 10, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
Post Drive
The batteries went dead after a few minutes, since car batteries aren't meant to move the car. The setup created lots of sparks and heat by my feet! Here is the melted battery terminal after the jaunt.
The Corolla's First Electric Drive
The first drive! We used 2 car batteries conveniently located near my feet to drive the car down the street. The 24 volts pulled the car pretty strongly, but didn't allow us to get out of first. It should be better with the 48 volt golf cart batteries.
Grinding the Clutch Spider
"It almost burned a hole in my pants" - Aidan
The spider was reused as part of the coupler.
The spider was reused as part of the coupler.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Electrifying News!!!!!
Sorry about the lack of updates, but much has been happening with the Electric Corolla this weekend. Today, we finished the motor mount and the shaft coupler from the motor to the transmission. After hooking everything up, we attached a battery to the motor. It Worked!!!!!!! Now, we just need to buy electric stuff such as batteries and a controller, and the Corolla will be a bona-fide electric car. The videos of the progress will be posted in the coming days.
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Coupler!!!!
Today, our chief machinist, Grandpa Rogowski, and I went on a five hour expedition through the VA peninsula. We eventually emerged victorious with a 3 inch diameter, 4 inch long piece of metal that will become the coupler between the engine and transmission. We began to machine it, but tomorrow it will start in earnest.
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