Lift and Via VTrux Update
Added 2024-05-12 22:44:34 +0000 UTCDirect Link: https://youtu.be/mTbyQ_yf1Os
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Man, I remember seeing these at the LA Auto Show years ago!
Josh Bernstein
2024-05-25 05:58:34 +0000 UTCHopefully! It depends on how long the cell charging and rest of the work takes
Aging Wheels
2024-05-16 02:37:02 +0000 UTCWill you have time to squeeze in a review of this thing? I remember seeing them at the Detroit auto show when I was like 8 years old and thinking they were such an interesting concept and I’ve always wanted to learn more.
Grady Luyt
2024-05-15 15:35:49 +0000 UTCAnd by the way, your ryobi mower battery project motivated me to build a LFP battery for my RM480e. Super fun project with great results! 105aH is way overkill for a half acre yard, but it’s nice getting nearly 4 mows per charge. I’m still waiting for a zero turn version of the mower to show up on FB marketplace with dead batteries since it’s a drop in replacement.
Andrew Satnik
2024-05-14 03:29:37 +0000 UTCI realize this, but I don't have the time available to make proper top balancing happen. I'm going to experiment with faster ways of charging the cells (on the spare modules) tomorrow and then go from there
Aging Wheels
2024-05-14 03:23:53 +0000 UTCI realize you probably won’t want to hear this considering how long it takes to charge those modules with your bench power supplies. But with LFP, unless you’re top balancing you’re going to have a hard time getting the SoC to match between the modules. LFP usually has a very flat voltage/SoC curve. At 3.2v you should be relatively close to the top end at least.
Andrew Satnik
2024-05-14 03:20:10 +0000 UTCHey Robert, just something on the escape, from what I can tell all American escapes came with drum breaks on the rear and they changed to the second gen sometimes around 2006. In Australia, we got the same body style (more or less, they made some changes like different lights and revamping the interior) but all of the mechanics in them stayed the same pretty much up until 2012 However, Australian delivered ford escapes (and Mazda tributes) made after 2006 but in the same first gen body style had disk breaks in the rear. If you would like I can get my hands on all the parts you would need to convert the rear breaks ln the electric escape to disk breaks, and send them over to you. Let me know if that’s something your interested in Also, the reason I know so much about ford escapes/mazda tributes it’s because they are my favourite cars (second to early 2000s BMWs) and I have owned four of them. Sorry for the long comment haha -Will, a guy from upside down land.
Will Lav
2024-05-13 15:31:48 +0000 UTCThey're ten amps. Someone suggested charging them in series which I don't want to do because safety, but I didn't think about parallel. I could charge up at least a couple cell groups together
Aging Wheels
2024-05-13 14:21:02 +0000 UTCHow many amps are your power supplies? Can you charge the cells in parallel to speed things up?
Berkeloid
2024-05-13 12:41:33 +0000 UTCThe american auto market is so different than the european... This vehicle almost certainly wouldnt exist here in Europe...
Nuno Campos
2024-05-13 08:49:12 +0000 UTCWow, you're such a nice guy :o
Misha Dellinger
2024-05-13 06:18:07 +0000 UTCI had the same question. The difference is four wheel drive. The truck the traction motor is directly behind the generator and mates to the transfer case. There's no transfer case in the van, so the traction motor be sit much farther back allowing room for the battery pack between the traction motor and the generator
Aging Wheels
2024-05-13 02:40:44 +0000 UTCDoes the driveshaft only go through the truck battery and not the van battery? Surprising they are different configurations.
Nicky Ivy
2024-05-13 02:30:58 +0000 UTCI've also always wanted one, but this experience has changed my mind a bit. I'll have to wait and see how it drives once the batteries are balanced because it was real bad before...
Aging Wheels
2024-05-13 01:49:04 +0000 UTCProbably because it's a 2015 Silverado 😁
Aging Wheels
2024-05-13 01:47:41 +0000 UTCFor not being a Silverado, it sure looks a lot like a 2014/2015 Silverado
LevyNeptune
2024-05-12 23:02:16 +0000 UTCYou Mr. Dunn, just made my Sunday a million times better. I'm still broke af, trying to sell my computer to pay for cat vet bills, but, watching your video, will improve my mood muchly.
Allan Clipperton-Boyer
2024-05-12 22:48:11 +0000 UTCI have always wanted one of the vtrux. They’re a volt but bigger and I love that.
Garrett Cyr
2024-05-12 22:47:49 +0000 UTC
