Re: EV1 On Campus!!!

["Lawrence Rhodes" <bassoon@jps.net>]

When I was in college a copier was invaluable.  As long as you don't sell it
I don't see the harm.  Lawrence Rhodes....
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ralph Merwin" <rmerwin@aracnet.com>
To: <ev@listproc.sjsu.edu>
Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2002 9:36 AM
Subject: Re: EV1 On Campus!!!


>
> Keep in mind that the EV1 manuals are probably copyrighted, so making
> copies to pass out to others could invite all sorts of legal problems
> for the person making the copies and maybe even the school if they
> knowingly allow it...
>
> Ralph
>
>
> Clayton Saffell writes:
> >
> > I DEFINATELY want a copy of those manuals.  I have a GM S-10E, with the
> > same power plant as the EV1 and those manuals might just tell me more
> > than the ones that Helm sells.  By the way, did the car come with any
> > software?  I would really like to gain access to the computer on these
> > drive trains.  GM has refused to supply me with such software and I am
> > hoping that you might be able to help me out.
> >
> > On another note, the Panasonic batteries in my truck were dead when it
> > got here and I am in the process of finding suitable replacements.  I
> > will keep you updated on my progress.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Clayton
> > 2001 Honda Insight
> > 1997 GM S-10E (Battery change in process...)
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-ev@listproc.sjsu.edu [mailto:owner-ev@listproc.sjsu.edu] On
> > Behalf Of harsha godavari
> > Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 5:13 PM
> > To: ev@listproc.sjsu.edu
> > Subject: Re: EV1 On Campus!!!
> >
> > Seth:
> >       If I had this opportunity (access to all the manuals) I woud scan
> > the whole lot and put it on some CDs and pass them on to several EVers
> > to keep the infrmation available for future reference/research. I will
> > bet that "those manuals would vanish soon and none knows what happened
> > to them". I would not mind some donations to cover the expenses either.
> >
> > Regards
> > Harsha Godavari
> >
> >
> >
> > Seth Murray wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi All -
> > >
> > >         Here is the promised WPI EV1 update!  There is in fact an EV1
> > here in
> > > Worcester, Mass, which I had a good look at today.  Apparently it was
> > > donated to the school last year "For Research Purposes Only" with all
> > > of the design books and drawings.  There are entire books on the each
> > > system in the vehicle - very interesting stuff.  As for the vehicle,
> > > the VRLA battery pack was removed and the cables cut.  I was told that
> > > the controller had been also been removed but it is very much still in
> > > the car.  Cosmetically, it is in perfect condition - there is not a
> > > scratch on the plastic body or underbody, the tires are still all
> > > shiny, and the inside is flawless as well.  It doesn't look like it
> > was
> > > ever even driven.  The 12 volt system is still installed and works.
> > > This car is gorgeous!
> > >
> > >         As far as I know, there are no major plans for the car yet.
> > There are
> > > 3 or 4 seniors this year who are going to be designing (but not
> > > installing) a hybrid system for the EV1 (horrors!).  They are going to
> > > consider the usual hybrid fuels - hydrogen, gas, etc, although my
> > first
> > > impression is that they don't know much about this sort of thing -
> > they
> > > were looking through a catalog of cheap homeowner generators.  The
> > > comfort is that they won't be doing anything to the actual car anytime
> > > soon, although who knows what will happen to it down the road?  I am
> > > going to do my best to keep the car as is until I figure out if
> > there's
> > > any way to get it going again as an EV.  I sat in the car and had a
> > > good look at it - what a beatiful piece of engineering!  It is so
> > > well-done.  It's a crying shame to have such a fantastic car sitting
> > in
> > > a garage one block away from my dorm and not be able to do anything
> > > with it.    However, WPI is very open to students proposing and
> > > carrying through on their own projects, so I am going to see what I
> > can
> > > do.  There are a lot of motorsports guys here and I know that if I
> > were
> > > to start some EV club or something, as long as whatever we were doing
> > > went fast I would have plenty of interest.  The facilities and
> > > available skills here are incredible - students built car engines and
> > > formula racers and everything from scratch.  This is going to be a lot
> > > more fun than my garage at home!
> > >
> > >         Apparently, the designer of the EV1's body is coming to speak
> > here at
> > > the school sometime in the near future, so I'm looking forward to
> > that.
> > >   It will be very interesting to talk to him.  Anyway, the long and
> > > short of this message is that we do in fact have an EV1, and it is in
> > > gorgeous condition.  *At first glance* all it is missing is the
> > > batteries.
> > >
> > >         -Seth
> > >
> > > --
> > > QUESTION INTERNAL COMBUSTION
> > >
> > > http://members.fortunecity.com/electricityboy
> > > http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/387.html
> >
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