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Re: New Project - VW Beetle 2003 EV
« Reply #40 on: July 22, 2021, 01:11:59 »
Nearly there  :thumb:
It's pronounced 'twenty-one-twelve'

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Re: New Project - VW Beetle 2003 EV
« Reply #41 on: August 09, 2021, 20:38:36 »
And it's done. Well the first iteration.

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Re: New Project - VW Beetle 2003 EV
« Reply #42 on: August 10, 2021, 06:58:40 »
Well done ! Many fall before the last hurdle - cracking work  :thumb:
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Re: New Project - VW Beetle 2003 EV
« Reply #43 on: August 10, 2021, 07:33:19 »
Excellent! Now, about the spelling....


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Re: New Project - VW Beetle 2003 EV
« Reply #44 on: August 10, 2021, 08:19:48 »
Doesn't the R go after the T? :D :D
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Re: New Project - VW Beetle 2003 EV
« Reply #45 on: August 10, 2021, 08:37:31 »
 lol  I was working fast before someone caught me spraying your garage door.

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Re: New Project - VW Beetle 2003 EV
« Reply #46 on: August 10, 2021, 15:23:02 »
Hoist and Petard come to mind.
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Re: New Project - VW Beetle 2003 EV
« Reply #47 on: August 10, 2021, 15:30:44 »
Definately (sic)

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Re: New Project - VW Beetle 2003 EV
« Reply #48 on: August 10, 2021, 15:53:45 »
👏 bloke Martin would be proud  :thumb:

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Re: New Project - VW Beetle 2003 EV
« Reply #49 on: August 10, 2021, 15:55:05 »
Bloody auto correct  :dl_smiley_banghead:

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Re: New Project - VW Beetle 2003 EV
« Reply #50 on: September 30, 2021, 20:32:52 »
Had a smug few days :D

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Re: New Project - VW Beetle 2003 EV
« Reply #51 on: October 01, 2021, 18:33:24 »
That's clearly a standard Beetle filmed with the microphone disabled.

I mean Well Done :clap:
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Re: New Project - VW Beetle 2003 EV
« Reply #52 on: October 01, 2021, 18:47:53 »
The masses suddenly experiencing range anxiety that electric car owners experience every day ..  :stirpot:
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Re: New Project - VW Beetle 2003 EV
« Reply #53 on: October 01, 2021, 19:18:06 »
Not me and my 36 miles per week commute, last week I had half a tank, today just under.

I did fill up today (I was the only person on the forecourt) because we are off to Lincoln tomorrow. :lala:
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Re: New Project - VW Beetle 2003 EV
« Reply #54 on: March 31, 2022, 14:07:28 »
Had a bit of range anxiety when I forgot to charge while being force fed dominos pepperoni pizza, arrived home on -8% :D Luckily I'd been quite conservative with the SoC estimation and had a little more voltage left to play with.

I was offered another battery pack at a price I couldn't refuse, so doubling up my range, once the welding, hammering, wiring and coding changes are done.

Also on the lookout for another battery pack to DIY some solar storage.

Still battling with the DVLA, they will not change the fuel type on the V5 and they've started changing back peoples vehicles they'd previously updated e.g.

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Re: New Project - VW Beetle 2003 EV
« Reply #55 on: April 02, 2022, 09:59:37 »
Still battling with the DVLA, they will not change the fuel type on the V5 and they've started changing back peoples vehicles they'd previously updated

Keep battling, this may be more of an issue that it first appears. MOT time and they can't check the emissions as per the V5 means, technically, it's a failure. Insurance time and it's not running on the fuel it says on the V5, hmmm ? Would they still honour a claim or just use the 'it's not using the fuel as stated on the V5' loophole - even if you tell them it's an EV ? Might be worth getting some proper legal assistance with this one as it has some genuinely far reaching implications.

It's a fantastic idea and more of us should be thinking this way. The dopey DVLA need to keep up !
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Re: New Project - VW Beetle 2003 EV
« Reply #56 on: April 02, 2022, 10:22:43 »
Agreed .. 

A friend converted and old RD125LC to electric,  he's having the same issues.  :roll:
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Re: New Project - VW Beetle 2003 EV
« Reply #57 on: April 02, 2022, 10:57:00 »
That'll be a hoot to ride  :thumb:
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Re: New Project - VW Beetle 2003 EV
« Reply #58 on: April 02, 2022, 11:10:45 »
How do you go on for an engine number for v5 etc.?

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Re: New Project - VW Beetle 2003 EV
« Reply #59 on: April 02, 2022, 12:35:06 »
If its home made, maybe create your own ...  :shrug:
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