Pikes Peak

[sandange]

Looks like Mitsu is going for it again with EVs
More news here
http://green.autoblog.com/2014/05/2...rs-returning-for-another-crack-at-pikes-peak/

 

[Barbagris]

Miev Evolution III:

Four motors (two front, two rear), 450 kW total.

http://green.autoblog.com/2014/06/02/mitsubishi-shows-off-miev-evolution-iii-for-pikes-peak/

Good luck!

 

[jray3]

EvoIII looks more like a proper race car than the first attempt- a doorstop with a parasitic iMiEV bursting through the top!
Here's the Car and Driver entry, complete with inane commentary
http://blog.caranddriver.com/better-looks-more-power-mitsubishi-updates-its-electric-i-miev-pikes-peak-hillclimb-car/

 

[jray3]

I gleaned the following from the latest coverage on InsideEVs
http://insideevs.com/mitsubishi-mot...i-on-the-pikes-peak-international-hill-climb/

Control system(Made by dSPACE)
Production i-MiEV ECU with MicroAutoBox*1

Anybody experienced with that there MicroAutoBox? Looks like a key to reprogramming our cars for more performance...
http://www.dspace.com/en/pub/home/products/hw/micautob.cfm

Here's a newsletter article on it's application in the iMiEV EVOII, with a few more technical details on the car
https://www.dspace.com/shared/data/bkm/Magazin2014-01_en/#40

The MicroAutoBox was also used in a University of Michigan EV, and they gave presentations/ wrote papers on the impementation.
https://www.dspace.com/shared/data/pdf/2013/SuccessStory_UniversityMichigan_131017_E_ebook.pdf

dSpace offers special developer kits at a discount to academia... without listing prices.
http://www.dspace.com/shared/data/pdf/2013/dSPACE_ACEKit-2013_E.pdf

And finally, the special price is..... $14,700 to schools, $33k to industry. Sure, I'll take two. :roll:
http://groups.csail.mit.edu/drl/wiki/images/d/d9/ACE_kit_details.pdf

 

[sandange]

There's going to be a Tesla racing

http://green.autoblog.com/2014/06/18/drive-eo-tesla-roadster-up-pikes-peak-video/

 

[sandange]

Mitsu turned the heat on at Pikes Peak. Hope the weather stays stable for the race time.

http://www.autoblog.com/2014/06/25/2014-pikes-peak-hill-climb-practice-day-1/
Quote
"Monster Tajima, former record holder for the mountain, brought his E-Runner out for the third year, and while he won the Electric division last year, he'll have his hands full with the pair of Mitsubishi MiEV Evolution III racecars, both of which ran about 7 seconds faster."

 

[blownb310]

Nice!!!

 

[sandange]

Wow !!!

1 and 2 In the EV class

Even better
2 nd & 3 rd overall (corrected)

http://gas2.org/2014/06/29/pikes-peak-2014-race-results/

 

[Barbagris]

Wow !!!

1 and 2 In the EV class

Even better
3 & 4 overall

http://gas2.org/2014/06/29/pikes-peak-2014-race-results/

I see them 2nd & 3rd overall... very good results!

Down the list, see at 95 & 96... an "Electric Production" Honda Jazz/Fit EV climb better than a "Electric Modified" Tesla :lol:

 

[sandange]

I see them 2nd & 3rd overall... very good results!

My Mistake
Corrected the above reply

 

[JoeS]

Missed being first by only 2.4 seconds, but still almost a minute slower than last year's fantastic performance by Sebastian Loeb in the Peugeot rally car.

 

[blownb310]

Down the list, see at 95 & 96... an "Electric Production" Honda Jazz/Fit EV climb better than a "Electric Modified" Tesla :lol:

I have a bit of a back story as to why the Fit EV beat the Tesla Roadster. Here is a cut and paste from another forum member:

"I'd like to know what happened with the Tesla. It was 15 seconds quicker [than the Fit EV] on the 1st stage, 9 on the second, 11 slower on the third, and 15 slower on the 4th. At REFUEL in 2011 the Tesla Roadsters (and the MINI E) were fast the first 2-3 laps, then would overheat and slow down or retire. LEAF ran cool the whole session (as did the Fit EV last year). I think cooling won the day."

 

[PV1]

"At REFUEL in 2011 the Tesla Roadsters (and the MINI E) were fast the first 2-3 laps, then would overheat and slow down or retire. LEAF ran cool the whole session (as did the Fit EV last year). I think cooling won the day."

That actually doesn't surprise me. The Roadsters have forced air cooling the motor (yet a liquid cooled battery and PEM), and the LEAF has liquid cooled motor and controller, yet no cooling on the battery. Not to mention the Roadster's motor is 3 times more powerful than the LEAF's.

The i-MiEV has a liquid cooled motor and controller, and the option of air cooling on the battery (for those of us lucky enough to have cold weather/CHAdeMO packages, or the 2014 model). :mrgreen:

 

[sandange]

Any news for Mitsubishi in 2015 for the EV class?


http://www.ppihc.com/2015-race/

 

[sandange]

Some crazy results this year with 1 and 2 won by EV's

http://www.hybridcars.com/1300-horsepower-electric-racers-dominate-at-pikes-peak/

 

[blownb310]

I am really happy to see it too!