Battery Reconditioning

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Of the original 1115 GM EV1s only 40 or so still exist. These were severely disabled by GM and given to universities and museums. A few more may still exist as part of GM’s fool cell research projects. In Early December of 2007 one of them was resurrected, making its first public appearance Dec 8th at Renewable L.A., and then a few days later at the Seattle chapter of the Electric Auto ociation’s monthly meeting on December 11th.

The 1997 PbA (Lead Acid) EV1 was reanimated by university faculty, students, EV Bones, and Pv’s donated Tech2 scanner! Mike, a retired instructor made sure to mention that the car was a part of their ongoing Hybrid project as GM stipulated that the EV1 must not be used as an EV as part of their agreement when donating it to the school.

Enjoy this collection of videos, just in time for the holidays! See http://www.seattleeva.org/wiki/GM_EV1_WWU_Resurrection

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when there’s trouble, put these things on

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After watching this video, you will be able to safety test alternator voltage output. This test can be completed using a basic multimeter (~$25). Multimeters are also known as VOMs (Volt-Ohm-Meters) or DMMs (Digital Multimeters). The surface voltage of a fully charged battery when a vehicle is not running should be between 12.5 to 12.8 volts. Most automotive batteries are lead acid 12-volt DC (Direct Current). Each of the six cells in a 12-volt DC battery produces 2 to 2.1 volts. When the engine is running, the alternator will typically put out between 13.8 to 14.8 volts. Cautions: Park the vehicle outside or connect the vehicle’s exhaust to an evacuation system. Carbon monoxide is deadly. For more car care information, visit AutoUpkeep.com.

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GM Rechargeable Energy Storage Engineer Bill Wallace giving an update on the Chevrolet Volt battery pack

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Part 2of2

Of the original 1115 GM EV1s only 40 or so still exist. These were severely disabled by GM and given to universities and museums. A few more may still exist as part of GM’s fool cell research projects. In Early December of 2007 one of them was resurrected, making its first public appearance Dec 8th at Renewable L.A., and then a few days later at the Seattle chapter of the Electric Auto ociation’s monthly meeting on December 11th.

The 1997 PbA (Lead Acid) EV1 was reanimated by university faculty, students, EV Bones, and Pv’s donated Tech2 scanner! Mike, a retired instructor made sure to mention that the car was a part of their ongoing Hybrid project as GM stipulated that the EV1 must not be used as an EV as part of their agreement when donating it to the school.

Enjoy this collection of videos, just in time for the holidays! See http://www.seattleeva.org/wiki/GM_EV1_WWU_Resurrection

Duration : 0:9:30

Read more… »

Technorati Tags: battery, BEV, car, Chevy, electric, ev, EV1, gm, vehicle, volt, ZEV