Although many of us still … and wait … so that all-electric vehicles with great find at an average price of a Joe, the other person wants to change their gas guzzlers to all electric. Some reasons are that, “Oh, I just bought the car is beautiful, but too much gas sucks,” because I have a classic car, was in good condition, but the part is no longer available, that J have said that courage ripped and converted to electricity at all, because it will be! ”
Can anyone on the task stimulus itself, or turn a conversion company to manage all their sweat and tears. And the cost is generally 50% less than the purchase of electric vehicles commercially produced, at least for now. But the conversion of company do you prefer?
Many companies have converted electric car around now, many who specialize in a particular model, and another promise to change anything. The generalization should be converted by the many options to raise concern in any consideration for the change to all-electric car. This is because there are still some limits if you want your car to convert all-electric. Apart from all that limits costs, vehicle size is also important, weight, rolling resistance and so on. Although change can be a heavy truck, can be very expensive!
Coping with the conversion of the company
Then there are two sides to every story, it’s good to know what is good for you. It is wise to establish a set of conditions to make both sides happy.
Many companies use the resources during the change of converting your car EV, including personnel and equipment. It has never been a one man show, as a specialist called to do the things they are good, people are familiar with the skills in welding, electrical expert gearbox (adapter plate machining) management technology, battery car computer dialogue and equipment, on-board diagnostic programs and not on, not to mention the cost of components and accuracy of accounting in the context of the sources and orderly.
If you’ve ever heard someone say “I am all that is your own car, be careful. Strange genius (I know some strange genius:-D) is typically a layer, at least in the hands involved, and why not? The second opinion on scope of expert knowledge for the results in the well. With the increasing demand for conversion, if any incident are increasingly outsourced.
These data
First, make sure that the amount available to be as accurate as possible with the best knowledge of “experts” they, “the term for conversion, the expected range, power, handling, if you want air conditioning and steering, etc., etc. Make sure, for example, you have clearly stated range, is practically a vehicle. I’ll probably have 100 miles on one charge, but you say to someone who is driving on the right level? There will be less if you live in mountainous areas. And even less if the stated range Do not put the security level of the voltage drop of the battery (yes, the upgrade package is 100 miles from the reservation and you have 80 miles (and this pack last longer when treated well.)
Obviously, many things EV in the same gray area and develop new technologies, but the industry began to mature these days, partly because of the availability of proven components. But there are cowboys.
Checklist: Evaluate the work on your car
If an engineer can seek certification appropriate security is important, it is able to evaluate various potential problems in the future and of course people are not interested at the end of your car can be endangered in the store (eg, spot welds seen in the painting.)
Here is a list of things I think should achieve reasonable quality. Do not cover everything, but you get the idea. Maybe one day the industry standards established in this area. At the moment, but others do not work on your car insurance secret. always get written.
> Cable, ensuring that the cabling / wiring your vehicle through the thickness must be handled at that time that dictated by the engine battery is selected, and controllers. Must-voltage cable between the front and rear of a typical EV battery pack in the channel to be flexible plastic and securely fastened with a clamp or similar saddles, and three holes should be fixed rubber washer in place .
> Make sure the shipper must bear a load will be responsible for a little over the nominal 144V to 144V system, but you really need to stop this high voltage, the battery can be charged to their peak power outlet (s modified apply it to 96v, 120V and 144 volt battery system and the type selected).
> Ensure that all contacts, relays and components of well-built EV and the corresponding location in the engine compartment / area of trees (eg, a combination of the high voltage side by side in a housing Relay 12v).
> Certification Engineer for the BMS can be installed, thus ensuring that all PCBs have been examined, the seal is professional quality, no cold joints, etc., and there were no burn marks through interconnections the battery (with some components of the battery of modern management now covered in resin and made with surface mount components are generally maintenance free) ..
> Make sure the battery voltage supplied is stored in a safe (to save battery) and includes an array of accessories (make sure you are not equipped with an array of accessories two hands and say it is new and when it fails please do not go buy a replacement yourself, as it happened!)..
> When the battery is sitting around waiting for installation, make sure that the contacts cleaned. This is extremely important for Thundersky that terminals accumulate a series of oxide. Gently rubbing wire brush will remove the risk of resistance and ineffective performance downstream.
> Internal lining to ensure that nothing ripped, torn or missing (including cover components in plastic dashboard and leveling screws, round plastic, etc.). Make sure that the president and not the dirty carpet against damage or exposure to workshop equipment (dust, paint, metal fibers, welding, etc. detritus).
> Outside, to ensure that the company does dings and new panel has been replaced by a right to break without clipping or missing caps, videos, etc.
> To ensure that all components in the vehicle in support of your work they have done before (air conditioning, radio, interior lights, alarm systems, etc.).
> To ensure fire safety such as the right installed (I missed the engineer and I actually installed after inspection). Labels must warn implementation “High Voltage” in prominent places in the engine compartment and trunk where the battery is more likely to be.
These are just some elements of the list that could be. For each EV supplier it is important to read for themselves as quality assurance, and customers will be its own testing program delivery. The “Who does not expect customers to know all this, the list is important for the safety of costly investments.