# Albany Capital District EV Drivers **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [June 24, 2013, 6:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/albany-capital-district-ev-drivers/267288 "2013-06-24T18:27:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Mike\_Kamm](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike_kamm/32/6417_2.png) [@Mike\_Kamm](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mike_Kamm)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2013, 11:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/albany-capital-district-ev-drivers/267288/41 "2013-07-13T11:26:00Z")
> [@Details emerge on next-gen VW GTI, harder-edged GTI-R](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/details-emerge-on-next-gen-vw-gti-harder-edged-gti-r/53042/57): > > I had 11 EV Fits come through work last Wednesday, all blue in color. I actually drove the one that went to Keeler. $37k for a Honda Fit seems pretty steep though šŸ˜• The price of the car doesnā€™t really matter as they arenā€™t for sale. All 1,100 Fit EVā€™s are available as a three year lease, with no option to buy at the end. They are ā€œcompliance carsā€ to satisfy the California Zero emissions laws. It is assumed that Honda will evaluate and then crush them so they donā€™t have to produce and stock repair parts for them for ten years. ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Kamm](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike_kamm/32/6417_2.png) [@Mike\_Kamm](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mike_Kamm)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2013, 11:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/albany-capital-district-ev-drivers/267288/42 "2013-07-13T11:35:59Z")
> [@Official "Dude, if youre here, look for this" Thread](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-dude-if-youre-here-look-for-this-thread/53092/46): > > Id much rather pay for gas every week and have some satisfaction while driving. The fit is so hideous looking, no offense but its possibly the ugliest car since the Prius. No offense taken. I actually get a lot of driving satisfaction with my EV. Iā€™ve done practically everything else, including 20 years of drag racing [stockers through alcohol dragsters], ovals [Lebanon Valley and Malta], SCCA rallycross, AMEC ice racing, F.A.S.T. class muscle cars, hillclimbs, etc. As exciting as some racing is, I get bored with after a while so I move on. Iā€™m having fun with the EVā€™s right now. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Kamm](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike_kamm/32/6417_2.png) [@Mike\_Kamm](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mike_Kamm)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2013, 11:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/albany-capital-district-ev-drivers/267288/43 "2013-07-13T11:39:25Z")
> [@Uno wrx plan...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/uno-wrx-plan/53097/22): > > Mike I have to ask. Any plans for trying to make it more efficient? I feel like there has to be ways to create less drain on the system, maybe disabling the electronic Power steering or something. These things are pretty efficient out of the box, but yes Iā€™m always looking for more. Pulled the fuse for the DRLā€™s, high tire pressures, delete pass mirror. I canā€™t talk about other things I might do here as itā€™s a lease. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![sbardy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@sbardy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sbardy)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2013, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/albany-capital-district-ev-drivers/267288/44 "2013-07-13T11:56:01Z")
> [@FS: 01-02 Stock WS6 wheels speedline](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-01-02-stock-ws6-wheels-speedline/53039/18): > > No offense taken. I actually get a lot of driving satisfaction with my EV. Iā€™ve done practically everything else, including 20 years of drag racing [stockers through alcohol dragsters], ovals [Lebanon Valley and Malta], SCCA rallycross, AMEC ice racing, F.A.S.T. class muscle cars, hillclimbs, etc. As exciting as some racing is, I get bored with after a while so I move on. Iā€™m having fun with the EVā€™s right now. šŸ˜ƒ Totally understandable. I got rid of a very un practical vehicle for a unpractical vehicle. Iā€™m not one to talk. ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2013, 12:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/albany-capital-district-ev-drivers/267288/45 "2013-07-13T12:01:39Z")
> [@\*\*\*\*\*Official: Mighty Meet Thread\*\*\*\*\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-mighty-meet-thread/10918/4095): > > Totally understandable. I got rid of a very un practical vehicle for a unpractical vehicle. > > Iā€™m not one to talk. but your grandpa car can fit a set of golf clubs in the trunk just fine ---
**Author:** ![Cossey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Cossey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cossey)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2013, 1:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/albany-capital-district-ev-drivers/267288/46 "2013-07-13T13:25:01Z")
> [@\*\*\*\*\*Official: Mighty Meet Thread\*\*\*\*\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-mighty-meet-thread/10918/4093): > > These things are pretty efficient out of the box, but yes Iā€™m always looking for more. > > Pulled the fuse for the DRLā€™s, high tire pressures, delete pass mirror. **I canā€™t talk about other things I might do here as itā€™s a lease**. šŸ˜‰ Shouldā€™ve gotten a LEAF. As long as you return it in the condition you began with (aside from wear/tear of course), no one cares. =) Weā€™ve had people put in window tint, HIDs, etcā€¦ on leases and as long as theyā€™re removed before itā€™s turned in, everythingā€™s all set. I put HIDs in my leased Altima. ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Kamm](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike_kamm/32/6417_2.png) [@Mike\_Kamm](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mike_Kamm)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 8:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/albany-capital-district-ev-drivers/267288/47 "2013-07-19T20:13:46Z")
The Mitsubishi i-Miev belongs to RPI and I snapped this picture yesterday at the new RPI Field House Chargepoint station [which became operation on May 18th.] [![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v452/blownb310/EVsatRPI004_zps991e6762.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v452/blownb310/EVsatRPI004_zps991e6762.jpg)](http://smg.photobucket.com/user/blownb310/media/EVsatRPI004_zps991e6762.jpg.html) It actually might have been the first time two EVā€™s charged at the same time in Troy! šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![sbardy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@sbardy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sbardy)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 1:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/albany-capital-district-ev-drivers/267288/48 "2013-07-22T13:58:04Z")
are all of the charge stations free as of now? ---
**Author:** ![RTrac1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rtrac1/32/6312_2.png) [@RTrac1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RTrac1)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 3:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/albany-capital-district-ev-drivers/267288/49 "2013-07-22T15:19:26Z")
![https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/v/983302_10151736567225891_224498221_n.jpg?oh=588b8f2a9599f0c945aad0b684aeba87&oe=51EFAE77&gda=1374689955_630d93284009e75abd06c2e16a9f4b48](https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/v/983302_10151736567225891_224498221_n.jpg?oh=588b8f2a9599f0c945aad0b684aeba87&oe=51EFAE77& __gda__ =1374689955_630d93284009e75abd06c2e16a9f4b48) ---
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2013, 5:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/albany-capital-district-ev-drivers/267288/50 "2013-07-23T05:21:04Z")
> [@Lancaster 8-12-08 NOW with my crappy times](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lancaster-8-12-08-now-with-my-crappy-times/53037/27): > > are all of the charge stations free as of now? The ones they have at the Price Chopper in Mohawk Commons you have to pay. At least thatā€™s what I got from reading the thing on the station when I saw it and checked it out. ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Kamm](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike_kamm/32/6417_2.png) [@Mike\_Kamm](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mike_Kamm)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2013, 5:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/albany-capital-district-ev-drivers/267288/51 "2013-07-23T05:35:56Z")
I havenā€™t been to any yet, that werenā€™t free. Iā€™ll have to see if the ones k20 mentioned are free or not, when I get out that way. What does the license plate above mean please? V for Volt maybe? Whatā€™s IR stand for? ---
**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2013, 5:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/albany-capital-district-ev-drivers/267288/52 "2013-07-23T05:41:53Z")
Itā€™s Ohms law. Voltage = Current\*Resistance ---
**Author:** ![RTrac1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rtrac1/32/6312_2.png) [@RTrac1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RTrac1)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2013, 11:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/albany-capital-district-ev-drivers/267288/53 "2013-07-23T11:05:00Z")
werdemup ---
**Author:** ![RTrac1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rtrac1/32/6312_2.png) [@RTrac1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RTrac1)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2013, 11:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/albany-capital-district-ev-drivers/267288/54 "2013-07-23T11:05:34Z")
1920 paper by Steinmetz on the electric carā€¦ [http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/images/d/d4/Steinmetz-Elec\_Auto.pdf](http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/images/d/d4/Steinmetz-Elec_Auto.pdf) ---
**Author:** ![pitman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4da419/32.png) [@pitman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pitman)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 12:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/albany-capital-district-ev-drivers/267288/55 "2013-07-25T12:07:44Z")
i raced ev cars at lime rock. nothing this cool tho. i want a street ev car with a huge capacitor to scare my friends. instant torque what happened to the off road compact car adventure club? ---
**Author:** ![pitman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4da419/32.png) [@pitman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pitman)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 12:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/albany-capital-district-ev-drivers/267288/56 "2013-07-25T12:13:03Z")
also team warp speed has a qucik ev drag car with a slient burnout [ame=ā€œ[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9psoOXNbx2k](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9psoOXNbx2k)ā€]Team WarpSpeed EV MotorSports - Warp Factor II 2011 - YouTube[/ame] ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Kamm](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike_kamm/32/6417_2.png) [@Mike\_Kamm](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mike_Kamm)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2013, 9:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/albany-capital-district-ev-drivers/267288/57 "2013-07-30T21:19:07Z")
Iā€™ll be going back to Lebanon Valley Dragway tomorrow night [Wed] to my to lower my ET and speed records. Any one out there with an EV that wants to come out for some fun? Just $20 and no helmet required. Heck, bring your Prius and Insights as well. The Fit EV takes all comers. ![http://www.shift518.com/images/vlad/363lol.gif](http://www.shift518.com/images/vlad/363lol.gif) ---
**Author:** ![GD3Skier](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gd3skier/32/6400_2.png) [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 3:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/albany-capital-district-ev-drivers/267288/58 "2013-07-31T03:49:22Z")
Ill be there, in my gas guzzler 4 banger though. ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Kamm](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike_kamm/32/6417_2.png) [@Mike\_Kamm](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mike_Kamm)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2013, 6:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/albany-capital-district-ev-drivers/267288/59 "2013-08-02T18:25:50Z")
> **Mike Kamm** wrote: > > Well I decided to check the 1/4 mile performance of my Fit EV. > > Run 1: 16.468 sec. @ 83.47 mph. > > Run 2: 16.465 sec. @ 83.62 mph. > > I am quite happy and unless someone on the Fit EV forums betters those times, I donā€™t plan to try to improve on it. Although no one with a Fit EV has challenged my times, I decided to go out again and put the record a little further out of reach of whomever may try. šŸ˜ƒ [![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v452/blownb310/DavidTraverAdolphus_zps13fc991a.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/8/6/86d855ce78df17d52236f18b50aee4269a01c7a9.jpeg)](http://smg.photobucket.com/user/blownb310/media/DavidTraverAdolphus_zps13fc991a.jpg.html) Huge thanks to David Traver Adolphus for the photo! I tried a few different driving techniques this time. Turned off the traction control - no difference. Tried to power brake it, the car would not allow it. If you have your foot on the brake and accelerator [notice I didnā€™t say ā€œgasā€ pedal] at the same time you simply donā€™t move. Run 1: 16.33 @ 84.20 Run 2: 16.31 @ 84.46 Run 3: 16.32 @ 84.57 Run 4: 16.32 @ 84.76 Interestingly, the car kept going faster every run. Perhaps not what you would expect from a battery electric, but these things arenā€™t designed to use all of the batteryā€™s power at once. So it really doesnā€™t matter if youā€™re fully charged or halfway, etc. There was about a 1 hour delay between passes. I wish I could make back to back runs to see if it would change anything. ---
**Author:** ![ReDevil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redevil/32/6385_2.png) [@ReDevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ReDevil)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2013, 7:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/albany-capital-district-ev-drivers/267288/60 "2013-08-02T19:26:28Z")
Nice. Is the Fit EV technically Drive By Wire? I know the accelerator pedal in the DBW Acuras/Hondas ā€˜learnsā€™ and numbs the throttle response to help gain Mpgs. So making those multiple runs, it was giving you a bit more. I try to reset mine once a month or when I goto the track. Or could be that it uses brakes to charge in part right? So your giving it a decent charge slowing from the run, after each one, might account for something more so than the DBW junk. Heres the procedure if you want to try it. Key to On Hold Accel Pedal Down Wait 5-10 Seconds Key Off Pedal Up [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/albany-capital-district-ev-drivers/267288.md?page=2) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/albany-capital-district-ev-drivers/267288.md?page=4)