09.09.09
Tail lights, Directional lights, Brake lights,
The really interesting thing about building an electric car is the wire harnesses. They are relatively small in comparison to an ICE vehicle. For example there are only three wires coming from the back of Evie to operate the the directional, Brake, and tail lights. Don’t get me wrong, there are many wires in an electric car, its just that the twelve volt system in an electric car eliminates the entire starting, and ignition system which uses some pretty heavy duty wires. Just an observation… I have been pretty busy working on Evie since the last entry. These are some photos which i promised earlier. The foam will be shaped and covered with fiberglass the same way the dam on the front was constructed. Since Dave picked up the front of the car by the dam when we flipped it I feel very assured that this is a strong and light weight means of attaching the top to the body. I have been charging my batteries and keeping them fresh. The charger is not mounted yet but it seems to work just fine. I purchased a pair of SAE approved directional lights for the headlight assembly. The lenses which were manufactured by Eddie at Sew Creative in Turlock CA, are just sitting on there. Eddie will make the final tweek when he does the interior. I am waiting on my light switch and i can finish the lights and get my brake and light certificate. Notice I moved the brake reservoir so that I could actually use it. Before, it was neatly tucked in the space under the lip of the hood. Looked great but in order to remove the cap you had to take the mounting screw out of the bracket and move the reservoir out and away from the lip, then remove the lid trying to keep the brake fluid from spilling and… It was a bad idea. I moved it so that i could just walk up and remove the cap to check the fluid level. The last picture is yet another front view of Evie. After Evie is registered, I will do some test runs with her and fix her up as I go along. After all this is a one off vehicle which I plan to keep and use as a daily driver.
moran said,
September 11, 2009 at 2:14 am
Looking really good Mark.. Keep on keeping on, I want a ride!
BTW. who’s EVIE?
Dan
Administrator said,
September 11, 2009 at 5:20 am
Thank you Dan for your supportive comment. We (The Evie team) have been brainstorming about that one for for some time. Originally Evie was a cute name which team member Belia came up with, that matched the initials EV which stand for Electric Vehicle. Now it has become a challenge to come up with an appropriate acronym for EVIE. We have heard Electric Vehicle In Excelcius or Electric Vehicle Current Voltage (which is confusing unless you understand Ohms Law), Energy Via Inverted Electricity…etc. Nothing has really struck a chord yet… Any Ideas?
Mark