Hot-Rodded Honda Insight (Battery Management System Test Bed)

Maker Faire Bay Area 2019

May 17th-19th

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I like building electric vehicle stuff, but couldn't find a cheap battery management system for hobbyists. Enter SimpleBMS. It's cheap and open-source. I put some Lithium Titanate batteries in my 2000 Insight with SimpleBMS. It goes real fast now.

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I work as a robotics engineer but like to make electric vehicle parts for a hobby. currently working on an open source BMS, and an open source boost-converter battery charger.

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