BassMunky Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 I was wondering if someone has done a full electric or half electric car with sounds? Either with a bigger alt or not? I was thinking of doing that that why. Quote Shakin not Stirred....my buildhttp://www.stevemead...ngle-cab-build/412 CVX And put a sealed enclosure in your trunk cut a hole in your deck and call it ported Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapanater Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 Hmmm..... Could you just tap the bigass battery you're sitting on? Or do they run at a different voltage? This would be damn interesting. Quote 2015 Subaru Outback. That is all, I refuse to touch it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riley Evan Houser Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 That's really opens up the question when someone asks.. "how's your electrical" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassface Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 Quick youtube search Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n1ghtsn1p3r Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 Hmmm..... Could you just tap the bigass battery you're sitting on? Or do they run at a different voltage? This would be damn interesting. I may not be 100% correct, but this how I understand it based on what I can find (at least relating to a Prius) You don't hook up to the main HV battery bank. Instead you tap into the auxiliary 12v battery hidden somewhere in the trunk (exact location depends on the year). Since there is no alternator, the gas motor charges (or regenerative braking) the HV bank, which the 12v battery then leeches off of. Sources: http://crutchfield.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/8270 http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080627192946AA3tUyB (last answer) Quote 2016 Ford Focus SE No build log yetDC Audio 1.2K2x DC Audio Level 2 10" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HHR Ed Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 Ive done Hybrids, they have a standard 12v starting batt as stated above. But a full electric is different. The main batt is high voltage and you do not want to tap into it. They do have a 12v feed for standard car electronics and accessories and you can use this for low power items. I wanted to use a Chevy Volt as a demo car and be the first to do 150+ in an electric car, but I cannot afford one. But I will tell you that it can be done, and how I was going to to it was to put in a 2nd battery bank of XS Power batteries and just charge em up as often as I got the chance. If there was some rotational mechanism in the car like an AC that I could attach to, Id do an alternator, but Ive never seen inside one. Quote Ed Lester ShowtimeSPL Host Showtime Electronics Video MarketingMy old Build Loghttp://www.stevemead...08/#entry511451http://www.youtube.com/showtimespl 5 time dB Drag Finalist Last ride 2007 HHR, current dB 153.5 and bass race 149.4 dB. 153.0 dB on music New Ride, 2008 HHR SS. Build under way. Loudest score ever = 171dB 2009 dB Drag Racing, North American Points Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b-dubs89 Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 the all electric car is a nice dream but the range of it is a deal breaker for me as well as wanting audio gear . i would like to build a car or suv that runs a healthy sized generator off a small diesel engine to produce the current to power electric motor(s) to propel the vehicle . i think this would be efficient . the railroad industry has been using diesel over electric for many years on a massive scale , i think scaled down this could be the ticket for economical transportation . i don't believe the auto industry is going to produce anything too fuel efficient any time soon , i think the oil industry may have something to do with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CortezDTV Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 We have an electric car with stereo sitting in my garage right now Their running voltage is tipically 120v to 150v then running a huge stepdown module, that charges once the motor is turned on, so it still has a small 12v batt, but only for the basics, and really only to turn the selector switch on and "prime" the motor Its a giant breaker that sucks a metal bar in connecting the motor to its 120v, so quite dangerous lol Quote SCSB Santa Cruz Speaker Box Build logs: Daily Driver Lemon Marquis 2 american bass 750.1s 350.4 on 14 focal 6.5s sq 945 on 4 hertz tweeters Mystery subs http://www.stevemead...__fromsearch__1 The Mustang 'dubbed' Shirley the project from bullet holes to badass http://www.stevemead...cond-skin-time/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassMunky Posted July 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 i guess no one yet wirh a full electric than with a big system. between 3-5k I was looking at. Quote Shakin not Stirred....my buildhttp://www.stevemead...ngle-cab-build/412 CVX And put a sealed enclosure in your trunk cut a hole in your deck and call it ported Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b-dubs89 Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 i guess no one yet wirh a full electric than with a big system. between 3-5k I was looking at. i think for full electric with a system that big , you need more batteries than you can fit in the average vehicle , so you would need to produce a charge somehow , could go hydrogen fuel cell IF you had the money and could find one to buy . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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