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Build Your Own Elec tric Vehicle
Everytime Paul takes out his electric Porsche’s for a test, people cannot believe there is no engine or sound in the acceleration. In the Palm Beach area of Florida, his car gets noticed not just because it is a Porsche but because it is electric.
Improved Cooling Jim noticed after a few trial runs that he was getting an unusual thermal cutout indication on the controller. Before finally isolating the culprit—it was a marginal controller that
Figure 10-36 Jim Har ris’ redesigned “magic box” and controller mounting for 1987 F
ord Ranger.
