VoltsRabbit - Week 1

Misc:
Used my AAA Plus account to tow the EV 70 miles from Oakland to Santa Cruz for free.
Sweet.

EVonline:

• Created an evalbum page for the AMP HARE. Check it out. Will add pictures there as we go.
• Joined the Electric Auto Assoc. of Silicon Valley Yahoo group. Wonder if Google has one more active?
• Attended the EV Rally in Palo Alto. Took a lot of car pics to post on Picasa. Made some good contacts with Doug (Charger) and Jim Ramos (US Battery).
• Here's a good cheat sheet on electricity basics - how electricity is measured, stored, moves and works. The water analogy is particularly useful.
  

Driving:
The e-stick so far isn't hard, but no optimized, yet. Mushy brakes aren't comfortable, but drove the 16 mile roundtrip to Capitola with no problems. Sweet.

Charging:
First few days of charging it resulted in a blinking yellow light on the Zivan NG1 charger. Manual says it's "thermal sensor" warning after only an hour. Hmmm... too hot? no fan? Previous owner Nic doesn't know. Need to call the Zivan people, and ask some folks for help. Charging on flat surface and not in sloped driveway helped charge time extend to > 5 hours.

Next Steps:
DMV tomorrow to transfer the title. AAA to get it insured. Water the batts. Clean it up and fix misc things missing: "gas" cap, hubcaps, stereo, antennae, passenger side mirror, vent window handles, windshield washer, bumper pads, back door on driver side is stuck closed, charger base, spare tire. Pick n pull here I come...