This is second piece of translated Finnish project blogs just in case some of our foreign readers would like to have updated info about the project proceedings.
(Hei puuhamiehet! Jos nimenne tai tekstinne käyttäminen tässä ei ole mielestänne soveliasta, laittakaa viestiä joko wikin kautta tai ecars-listalle niin säädän tätä. - Hey activists! If you think your name or text isn't appropriate to use in here, send me a message by wiki or ecars-list and I will tweak this - Murska)
Week 48 update
Rev up the engine! (Janne K 25.11.2008)
Thanks to Jiri's spectacular negotiation skills the project funding is getting better so it's time to rev up the engine and start to put the car together.
This week's theme is modeling the engine compartment and mechanically fitting the wooden model of the electric motor into Corolla.
With engine compartment 3D model we can plan final positions of motor, battery pack and accessories under the hood. After that we can order the installation brackets from a metal shop.
In the background the eECU (electric engine controller unit) group and GUI (graphical user interface) group have been working and we'll get to look their results in the upcoming weeks. Thanks for all the activists for the immense momentum.
Re: Rev up the engine! (Mika Salo 30.11.2008)
Measuring the engine compartment part 2:
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Battery pack for the proto (40 Ah):
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Trying on the model motor and batteries:
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eECU and software schematics:
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Planning the heat pump and fiddling other things:
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