[Caevlist] New around here: introduction

[Kirk Bailey]

Jacob,

    Sounds like lots of fun!  When you get even more ambitious think about
CHAdeMO V2X capability!  As I recall it's been supported since V0.9, and
newer versions of the standard apparently have expanded the capability.  In
addition to your Think, consider all the Leaf's roaming around :)

Cheers,

Kirk Bailey
bailey at peak.org


On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 7:41 PM A V. <alex.van.br at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey Jacob, nice to have you and your fun projects in the area!
>
> I'm an EE major finishing up my time at LBCC rn.
>
> Adding CHAdeMO to a Th!nk sounds awesome, and I'd like to hear about how
> you got it back on the road after it had water damage. I've worked on a
> number of Th!nks before and I know they are a real pain to do anything to.
> Good luck with it and hmu if you need any tools, I'm well equipped and
> don't mind sharing/lending.
>
> Send some pics of the progress!
>
> -Alex
>
> On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 7:33 PM Jacob Field <jacobtimothyfield at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi All, I'm new around here so I thought I might introduce myself and my
>> EV.
>>
>> I'm an electrical and computer engineering student at OSU who recently
>> moved to the area. My EV is a 2011 Think City (factory produced for those
>> not familiar) that was resurrected after someone let water get into the
>> main controller.
>>
>> I previously had another Think and a 1980 ComutaCar that I semi-restored.
>> I started that project with the ambitious goal of building it a pack from
>> salvaged 18650 cells, got enough to make it move at about 3MPH down a
>> completely flat road, and then switched to salvage 1st-gen Leaf cells,
>> which were enough to get it to around 35MPH tops and maybe 5 miles of
>> range. (Should have been more, but those Leaf cells do not handle lots of
>> current well. I'd use Volt or Tesla modules if I did it again.)
>>
>> My current project is adding CHAdeMO fast-charging to my Think. That's
>> progressing well and I believe I'm nearing a successful first charge, but
>> it's also the largest project I've attempted so there are plenty of little
>> bugs to find. I've been documenting progress on an Instagram blog,
>> https://www.instagram.com/th1nkagain/
>>
>> It's been neat moving to this area and seeing so many more EVs than where
>> I used to live!
>> Best, Jacob Field
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