No pistons, no fuel, no worries! Toyota Sera EV Conversion begins…

[Invid]

Hah ha, for sure...

Needs more flux capacitor

http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/collectibles/9fc6/

[Grega]

well done. thats awesome work there.
i looked at your dash and thought - hmmm you need some retro action ala the delorean from back to the future instead of some of those gauges.

[VA61DETT]

Yes indeedy!
The flux capacitor is very puuritty!

Will get right on the piles of red and green 7 segment displays & flashing buttons ASAP

Speaking of dash, I just finished testing all the circuits for interfacing the tacho, oil pressure & re-scaled coolant temp. coming along very nicely.
Will post circuits when done.

-A

[greywolf]

Problem being that you get all those nice flashing lights in, and it halves your battery life !

[AdrianS]

You need a turbo encabulator : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLDgQg6bq7o.

[VA61DETT]

Hah, good for a giggle...
I like the response: "no, no one knows how autos work"

I rather one of these
http://www.microturbine.com/news/story.asp?id=536

-A

[Scuzzy]

Pretty much anything that fits the EP9# series Starlet suspension wise will fit the Sera. (except the front strut brace).

I've done a bit of hammering to my bonnet to make one fit, now I wish I just got a cusco one

[brett_celicacoupe]

need an update

[Mr89Cressida]

This is awsome....thumbs up

video: skids hehehe nice, silent stealth

[VA61DETT]

Minor Update
Monday, 21 December 2009

Hi all,

Progress has been slow due to Holidays and the like, been struggling to get the Supra ready for Motorvation in Jan.

Currently working on the instrument interface board.
I have successfully tested functionality of Tacho, re-calibrated temperature sender, Batt, Check Engine & Oil pressure warning lights.
Board design is more-or-less done, just a matter of printing & etching the PCB.

The special corrosion inhibitor for the battery terminals has arrived, in the next few days I should have the terminals done & a few smaller bits of wiring tidied up, prolly wont get time for a decent test drive till after new years though.

-A

[Mr89Cressida]

im very intrested in this, good work...

[woggin]

man you should enter this in Motorvation!!! elecy burnouts FTW!!!! that would trip out the cubs (cashed up bogans)

[senn]

Just saw this on news.com.au

17k AE82 Corolla electric conversion
http://www.news.com.au/national/love...-1225818009800

[Scuzzy]

Not bad, but with the conversion cost of $17,000, his gripe about $55 in fuel a week will take him six years for his project to pay off, obviously much sooner if fuel keeps going up. So I hope his long term investment works for him

[VA61DETT]

Hah, just finished reading that article

Will be getting back into this project after Motorvation. so expect to see some updates soon!

-A