Updates:

 

	5-22-08  I joined the Michigan Electric Vehicle Association.  I originally planned to convert a Saturn SL-1, but currently have a VW Golf, but I’m afraid it’s not going to be a good conversion, so I am selling it and hoping to find a Chevy S-10 with a good manual transmission and a bad engine.  I built a solar powered electric lawn mower, and I may be assisting a gentleman from Ann Arbor with his X-prize project, but it’s likely someone from this site will be of more assistance than myself:  http://michiganeaa.org/               I’ve spoken with so many students about this project now, and there is a great deal of interest in a class like this.  There are colleges and high schools across the country that have conversion programs, and I see no reason for LCC not to have one.
	5-6-07  Thanks to Jack Miller and Mitch Dumond, the go-kart will be up and running by the end of the week…as long as the batteries I ordered show up.
	4-25    We now have a car that we can potentially convert.  There are some issues with the title, but it’s available for us to use.  From May 11 through the end of June, the project will be expanded to 7 days a week from 5-9 pm in order to allow more people the chance to work on the car.
	4-23    Last week I met a gentleman that may prove to be a big help. He's a machinist and an all-around handyman who restores classic autos. There is a non-working Renault LeCar "Lectric Leapard" that he may let me work on next month.
	3-28    Here is my address.  Mapquest it.  It's a blue house.  I will be in my garage from 6-9pm every Thursday. It's not the LCC Autolab, but I bet they don't have a Wii.        518 E Willard Ave, Lansing MI 48910
	3-24    We had our first meeting on thursday and it went very well.  John Miller, Mitchell Dumond, Tim Williams, Glenn Voisin, Travis Therrian, and myself were in attendance.  We removed the motor from the Go-Kart and started strategizing where our new components will go.  Thanks to Tim for the GoKart and Glenn for bringing all the wiring we'll need.  We have come up with a few things that need to be done, and a few parts we are going to need: 1. de-grease chassis 2. clean and repair/replace brakes 3. clean axle bearings 4. lubricate moving parts 5. find new motor (the one I picked out will not fit properly) 6. come up with a pedal system rather than a throttle for acceleration (I may have found one already) 7. we will need someone to weld two battery compartments on it.  8. circuit breaker/fuse setup. 9. find out if we should use the batteries in room 164 or purchase our own. 10.  when we get the batteries, we'll need to decide how to fit the wires to the terminals.
	3-23    Received the “big check” from the LCC Foundation.  Cash donation instructions to follow soon.
	3-22     First official meeting! Attendees were Mitchell Dumond, Tim Williams, Glenn Voisin, John Miller, Travis Therrian, and Sean Huberty We removed the motor on the Go Kart and started strategizing our plan for electric power.  Hopefully, it will be ready to show off at the Energy Fair in Onekama Michigan.
	2-20    Grant Awarded
	2-21    Sean Huberty officially enrolled in C2EC2T (electric vehicle training) program in San Diego, California See http://www.pleiades-enterprises.bigstep.com/generic173.html
	2-28    E-mail notifications up and running.  See contact information below to sign up!
	3-15    Sean visited the MSU solar/electric car team.  They have a solar car they are working on and a GM EV-1 they are trying to restore.  Here's the link: http://www.egr.msu.edu/solar/   Their president, Arthur Matteson also offered to give us a few pointers for our project.  Here's his website:  http://mywebpages.comcast.net/awmatt/
	3-17    We are still looking for a car.

	manual transmission vehicle (preferably a Geo Metro or a Chevrolet S-10, but anything with a stick-shift will do)
	lead acid, nickel metal hydride (NiMH), or any deep cycle or marine batteries
	extra wire, electric motors, dc-dc controllers or power supplies

Participation is open to any LCC students interested in learning more about EV technology.  Participation to community members is available on a limited basis.  If you have some expertise, we’d love to hear from you!

 

Project Manager:	Sean Huberty
Project Advisor:	John Hanley
Crew:	Mitchell Dumond, Tim Williams, Glenn Voisin, John Miller, Jack Miller, and Travis Therrian
Community Contributors:	Fred Warn and John Tyree