My 011 jellybean is Candy red. She's here in Hollister, but I don't have any way to get her to Alameda. If someone can help with the transport, I'd be glad to...
Hi Sparrownauts, Does anyone know the vendor and part number for the magnetic speed sensor that attaches to the tailshaft of the motor? Is that on the parts...
Nissan have been using LiIon batteries on all their EVs but these are the large traction batteries not the little lithium batteries used in cameras. The...
... Let me be clear, I'm suggesting driving until the voltage is 137V under load. Ed, I wonder if you thought I was saying to drive until the voltage is 137V...
Last year my yellow hatchback led the Alameda 4th parade with Mayor Appezzato driving. His wife was driving Alameda Power & Telecom's lime-green hatchback....
This morning, my Zivan surprised me. Just as I was coming out to the car (which had been plugged in all night) the Zivan beeped and came back on. It started...
I don't know if anyone's noticed, but many typical views of Sparrows, including the one on the DL home page, show a mirrored Sparrow. If you look at the right...
Maybe they're British Sparrows! My apologies to my fellow Sparrownauts across the pond. I couldn't resist. Actually, I think the artistic license of the...
Yes. For me it is because I have a battery or two (or three) that are not in top-notch condition. Therefore, voltage quickly drops below threshold that Zivan...
Well, we can be thankful that the Sparrow wasn't developed in England. It would have Lucas electrical components and we never would be able to get our Sparrows...
A lot depends on where and how you drive. John Lussmyer with a new pack can barely go 26.5 miles. His route includes hills and stop lights. Maybe at a...
... I don't think folks can sustain it. But yes, when my pack was new, I once went 40m. My total pack life was only 7K miles and change, but that's still a lot...
... Well, I MIGHT be able to go 30 miles, but that would REALLY kill the pack. It'll be interesting seeing how long my pack lasts. My run is 26.5 miles each...
I had a belt failure on the freeway. Our Bird had a Goodyear Belt instead of a Gates. It seems that the Goodyear belt is made in two parts, one belt over...
I haven't done it lately, but the furthest hop I've ever gone was on leg 17 of the Wish Rally, 64.5 miles (http://www.wishrally.com/Synopsis.htm). Chris Jones ...
I haven't gone as far as Chris in one leg, but here are the entries from my log of trips of 30 or more miles w/o charging. 1/26/01 31 miles 2/09/01 30 miles ...
I've been getting 22-24 miles of mixed driving in Wattsup while keeping the pack voltage above 152V. I could probably eek 35 miles of highway driving if I...
I sure wish more people would track their power usage in KWH, as well as KWH/mile. I think my Sparrow is using too much power/mile. Even then, my 26.5 mile ...
... Since different trips are different lengths, I don't quite understand what you are asking for. But my log has kwh (it's what I use to compute the kwh/mile)...
When a new Curtis controller overheats, does it whine first? I was just coming back from running errands and getting my Sparrow inspected, when I my controller...
... How much goes in would be interesting, but the KWH/Mile is easy to compute. Take your 2.94 and divide by the number of miles you go to use 2.94KWH. -- John...
... Boy I must be confused. We started with kwh/mile and then you asked for kwh, and now you tell me to divide it .... just what am I missing about your...
... Don't know. I had always been given to understand that Curtis's have a reputation for being vocal.... Either mine does it all the time (and I discount the...
KWH for a trip is interesting to see how far you are discharging your pack regularly. This affects pack lifetime. KWH/Mile is useful to see how much power...
If you have one of the debugged Curtis', then you should not hear a peep from them during regular normal driving. It was the older Curtis' that would whine if...
... From the various postings, I'd gleaned the impression that even a single deep incident can dramatically decrease pack life. So average KWH per trip isn't...
