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Has anyone figured out how to add cruise control on the ev?
fjpod said:I don't mean to rain on your parade, but why? You can't run the car at 65 mph for more than 45 minutes anyway...and cruise control is potentially less efficient than manual control of the throttle.
PV1 said:I've been giving this some thought. How about using an Arduino, a servo, and a bicycle wheel speed sensor? Have the Arduino control a servo that is hooked to the accelerator pedal with a linkage strong enough to accurately pull on the pedal, but able to give as a safety feature so that you can pull the pedal back to 'zero' with your foot in case something happens to the Arduino. Install the buttons in the blank spaces by the ASC button for On/Off, set, and resume. A switch can also be added to the brake pedal so that when you press the brake, the cruise kicks off, as it does with a factory system.
PV1 said:A pusher trailer, would the hitch mount be strong enough to handle those push/pull forces?
I installed an aftermarket cruise in my 1971 Datsun 240Z shortly after I bought it . . . . and they were available for years before that. The vacuum operated units haven't changed all that much since then either. One thing all aftermarket cruise controls have in common is . . . . they all immediately electrically disengage as soon as you tap either the brake or the clutch pedal. Very safe . . . . otherwise, we would have seen lawsuits which would have put them out of business many years agoPV1 said:Interesting. I didn't know aftermarket cruise systems were available.
Thanks for finding this, Hippie! It looks promising, especially because Waeco sells a cable set specifically for the i-MiEV that would interface with their MagicSpeed MS880 cruise control. The generic installation instructions suggest that some cutting and splicing of the i-MiEV's wiring harnesses might be required which is too bad. I haven't found anywhere in the U.S. where this cruise control could be purchased, though. I am in Sweden now, so maybe I could buy one through the Waeco Swedish distributor. Unfortunately, I would have to pay the 25% Swedish V.A.T. which would make this a pretty expensive cruise control.Hippie403 said:ahhh a better link http://www.waeco.com/en/4374.php
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