Honda Civic Driving!

Time Posted on July 28, 2010 User ChargeCar Team

The Honda Civic is now a true conversion.  It was completed last week (July 23rd) and it has been taken out for drives in our parking lot and on local roads.  Some drives incorporated serious hills (i.e. Forbes Avenue towards Squirrel Hill, if you are aware of Pittsburgh's roads) with varying numbers of passengers (up to four adult males).

Here is a quick YouTube video of the first time our Civic was ever driven (without gas!):

www.youtube.com/watch 

Just this morning, the Civic was taken on the parkway and driven up to 60 mph. There was still acceleration to be had at those speeds too!

We will be testing the range on practical commutes soon.  So far, everything looks good.  In spite of outdoor temperatures being reasonably warm (70's), we do not appear to have problems with the motor or LiFePO4 cells overheating.  We do, however, have one cell reporting very low voltages, when the rest are all leveled perfectly by our BMS.  We look forward to figuring out what the actual practical range of this vehicle is - stay tuned!

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