Abanye abafundi bangase bakhumbule ukuthi ngithenge iloli elincane likagesi elishibhile e-Alibaba ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule. Ngiyazi lokhu ngoba bengilokhu ngithola ama-imeyili cishe nsuku zonke kusukela ngaleso sikhathi ngibuza ukuthi iloli lami likagesi laseShayina (abanye balibiza ngokuthi i-F-50 yami) selifikile yini. Manje sengiyakwazi ukuphendula ngokuthi, “Yebo!” futhi ngabelane nani ngalokho engikutholile.
Ngithole leli lori okokuqala ngqa ngesikhathi ngibhekabheka i-Alibaba ngifuna i-nugget yamasonto onke yekholomu yami ye-Alibaba Weird Electric Cars of the Week yamasonto onke.
Ngithole iloli kagesi ngo-$2000 futhi yayibukeka iphelele ngaphandle kokuthi isilinganiso sasingu-2:3. Igijima ngamakhilomitha angu-25 kuphela ngehora. Futhi injini eyodwa kuphela enamandla angu-3 kW. Futhi kufanele ukhokhe okwengeziwe ngamabhethri, ukuthunyelwa, njll.
Kodwa ngaphandle kwazo zonke lezo zinkinga ezincane, leli lori libukeka liyisiwula, kodwa lihle. Lincane kancane kodwa liyathandeka. Ngakho ngaqala izingxoxo nenkampani yokuhweba (inkampani encane ebizwa ngokuthi iChangLi, ephinde ihlinzeke abanye abathumeli baseMelika).
Ngikwazile ukuhlomisa iloli ngeplatifomu yokugoqa ye-hydraulic, umoya opholile kanye nebhethri elikhulu (laleli loli elincane) le-Li-Ion 6 kWh.
Lokhu kuthuthukiswa kungibize cishe u-$1,500 ngaphezu kwentengo eyisisekelo, futhi kufanele ngikhokhe u-$2,200 omangalisayo wokuthunyelwa, kodwa okungenani iloli lami lisendleleni lizongilanda.
Inqubo yokuthumela ibonakala ithatha isikhathi eside. Ekuqaleni konke kwahamba kahle, kwathi ngemva kwamasonto ambalwa ngikhokhile, iloli lami laya echwebeni. Lahlala amasonto ambalwa kwaze kwaba yilapho liguqulwa laba yisikhongozeli futhi lafakwa emkhunjini, kwathi ngemva kwamasonto ayisithupha, umkhumbi wafika eMiami. Inkinga kuphela ukuthi iloli lami alisekho kulo. Ukuthi laya kuphi, akekho owaziyo, ngachitha izinsuku ngishayela izinkampani zamaloli, izinkampani zezokuthutha, umthengisi wami wentela kanye nezinkampani zokuhweba zaseShayina. Akekho ongakuchaza.
Ekugcineni, inkampani yezohwebo yaseShayina yezwa kumthumeli ohlangothini lwayo ukuthi isitsha sami sasithululwe eKorea futhi salayishwa emkhunjini wesibili wesitsha - amanzi echwebeni ayengajulile ngokwanele.
Ngamafuphi, iloli ekugcineni lafika eMiami, kodwa labe selibhajwa emasimini amasiko amasonto ambalwa. Lapho selivele liphume ngakolunye uhlangothi lwemasimini amasiko, ngakhokha amanye amaRandi angu-500 kumuntu engangimthole ku-Craigslist owayesebenzisa iloli elikhulu eliyisicaba ukuze ayise iloli elithwala impahla endaweni yabazali bami eFlorida, lapho uWill ayezokwakha khona ikhaya elisha leloli.
Ikheji ayethuthwe kulo lalinamachashazi, kodwa iloli lasinda ngokuyisimangaliso. Lapho ngakhipha izimpahla elolini futhi ngajabulela ukufaka umshini wokugaya kusengaphambili. Ekugcineni, ukukhishwa kwebhokisi kwaba yimpumelelo, futhi ngesikhathi sohambo lwami lokuqala lokuhlola, ngabona amaphutha ambalwa kuvidiyo (vele, ubaba nomkami, ababelapho bezobuka lo mdlalo uqhubeka, basheshe bazinikela ukuwuhlola).
Ngemva kohambo olude emhlabeni wonke, ngamangala nje ukuthi leli lori lalisesimweni esihle kangakanani. Ngicabanga ukuthi ukulungiselela iloli eliphukile kusiza ekunciphiseni ukulindela kwami, yingakho ngashaqeka lapho iloli selicishe liqhekeke ngokuphelele.
Ayinamandla kakhulu, yize injini engu-3kW kanye nesilawuli se-peak esingu-5.4kW kuyinika amandla anele ngesivinini esiphansi ukuyidonsa endlini yabazali bami. Isivinini esiphezulu singama-25 mph (40 km/h) kuphela, kodwa angivamile ukusheshisa kulesi sivinini endaweni engalingani ezungeze amasimu – ngizokhuluma kabanzi ngalokho kamuva.
Umbhede kadoti muhle kakhulu futhi ngiwusebenzisa kahle ukuqoqa imfucuza yasegcekeni phansi bese ngiyihudula ngiyibuyisele endaweni yokulahla udoti.
Iloli ngokwalo lenziwe kahle ngandlela thile. Linamaphaneli omzimba enziwe ngensimbi yonke, amafasitela kagesi ane-key fob, kanye nephakheji ephelele yokukhanyisa ekhiyayo ehlanganisa izibani zesignali, izibani zangaphambili, izibani zokukhanyisa, izibani zangemuva, izibani zokukhanyisa nokunye. Kukhona nekhamera yokukhanyisa emuva, amashalofu ensimbi kanye nohlaka lwebhedi, amashaja anamandla, ama-washer fluid wipers, kanye ne-air conditioner enamandla impela (ehlolwe eFlorida eshisayo nenomswakama).
Konke lokhu kungase kudinge ukwelashwa okungcono kokugqwala, njengoba ngiphawulile ukugqwala okuncane ezindaweni ezimbalwa ngemva kwezinyanga eziningi zokuhamba olwandle.
Akuyona neze inqola yegalofu – iyimoto evalekile ngokuphelele, yize ihamba kancane. Ngigibela kakhulu ngaphandle komgwaqo futhi ngenxa yokumiswa okunzima angivamile ukusondela esivinini esiphezulu sama-25 mph (40 km/h), yize ngenze ukushayela emgwaqweni ukuze ngivivinye isivinini futhi cishe sasiyihora elithenjisiwe lama-25 mph. /Ihora.
Ngeshwa, lezi zimoto namaloli aseChangli azivunyelwe emgwaqweni futhi cishe zonke izimoto zikagesi zasendaweni (i-NEV) noma izimoto zesivinini esiphansi (i-LSV) azenziwa eShayina.
Iqiniso liwukuthi, lezi zimoto zikagesi ezingama-25 mph ziwela esigabeni sezimoto ezivunyiwe yiFederally (LSV) futhi, noma ungakholwa, izindinganiso zokuphepha kwezimoto zikahulumeni ziyasebenza ngempela.
Bengicabanga ukuthi uma nje ama-NEV nama-LSV engahamba ngesivinini esifinyelela ku-25 mph futhi enezimpawu zokujika, amabhande esihlalo, njll., angase abe semthethweni emgwaqweni. Ngeshwa, akunjalo. Kunzima kunalokho.
Lezi zimoto empeleni kufanele zihlangabezane nohlu olude lwezidingo, okuhlanganisa nokusetshenziswa kwezingxenye ze-DOT, ukuze zibe semthethweni emgwaqweni. Ingilazi kumele yenziwe efektri yengilazi ebhaliswe yi-DOT, ikhamera yokubuka ngemuva kumele yenziwe efektri ebhaliswe yi-DOT, njll. Akwanele ukushayela ngesivinini esingamakhilomitha angama-25 ngehora ugqoke ibhande lesihlalo sakho futhi izibani zakho zivuliwe.
Ngisho noma izimoto zinazo zonke izingxenye ze-DOT ezidingekayo, amafektri azenzayo eShayina kumele abhalise ne-NHTSA ukuze izimoto zikwazi ukushayela ngokusemthethweni emigwaqweni e-United States. Ngakho-ke nakuba kakade kunezinkampani eziningana zase-US ezingenisa lezi zimoto e-US, ezinye zazo ziqamba amanga zithi lezi zimoto zisemthethweni ngoba zihamba ngesivinini esingama-25 mph, ngeshwa asikwazi ukubhalisa noma ukuthola lezi zimoto. Lezi zimoto zihamba emigwaqweni. Zombili zikhiqiza le mikhiqizo e-United States futhi zisungula ifektri ehambisana ne-DOT eShayina engabhaliswa ne-NHTSA kuzodinga umzamo omkhulu. Mhlawumbe lokho kuchaza ukuthi kungani i-Polaris GEM enezihlalo ezine ezingama-25 mph idinga ibhethri le-lead-acid elingu-$15,000 futhi ingenazo iminyango noma amafasitela!
Uzovame ukuzibona ngama-$2,000 ku-Alibaba nakwezinye izindawo zokuthenga zaseShayina. Izindleko zangempela empeleni ziphakeme kakhulu. Njengoba ngishilo, kwadingeka ngengeze u-$1,000 ngebhethri elikhulu ngokushesha, u-$500 wokuthuthukisa engikukhethayo, kanye no-$2,200 wokuthunyelwa olwandle.
Ngasohlangothini lwase-US, kwadingeka ngengeze amanye amaRandi ayi-1,000 noma ngaphezulu emalini yentela kanye neyomthengisi, kanye nezinye izimali zokufika. Ngagcina ngikhokhe amaRandi ayi-7,000 ngesethi yonke kanye nezinto eziningi. Lokhu ngokuqinisekile kuyinkokhelo enkulu kunalokho engangikulindele. Lapho ngifaka i-oda, nganginethemba lokugwema ukulahlekelwa amaRandi ayi-6,000.
Nakuba abanye bangase bathole intengo yokugcina ibiza kakhulu, cabanga ngezinye izinketho. Namuhla, inqola yegalofu engcolile ene-lead-acid ibiza cishe u-$6,000. Engaqediwe ibiza u-$8,000. Inhle kakhulu phakathi kuka-$10-12000. Kodwa-ke, onakho nje yinqola yegalofu. Ayibiyelwe ngocingo, okusho ukuthi uzoba manzi. Akukho moya opholile. Azikho izihlanzi. Umnyango wawungakhiyiwe. Azikho amafasitela (agesi noma okunye). Azikho izihlalo zamabhakede ezilungisekayo. Azikho uhlelo lokuzijabulisa. Azikho izivalo. Azikho umbhede weloli yokulahla inkunkuma ye-hydraulic, njll.
Ngakho-ke nakuba abanye bengase bakubheke lokhu njengenqola yegalofu ekhazimulayo (futhi kufanele ngivume ukuthi kukhona iqiniso kulokho), kushibhile futhi kuwusizo kakhulu kunenqola yegalofu.
Ngisho noma iloli lingekho emthethweni, ngilungile. Angilithenganga ngaleyo njongo, futhi-ke alinazo izinto zokuphepha ezingenza ngizizwe ngikhululekile ukulisebenzisa ezimotweni.
Kunalokho, yiloli lomsebenzi. Ngizolisebenzisa (noma cishe abazali bami bazolisebenzisa kakhulu kunami) njengeloli lasepulazini endaweni yabo. Ezinsukwini zami zokuqala ezimbalwa zokusebenzisa, labonakala lifaneleka kakhulu kulo msebenzi. Salisebenzisa phansi ukuze sithathe imilenze ewile kanye nemfucumfucu, sithuthe amabhokisi nezimpahla endaweni futhi sijabulele uhambo!
Impela idlula ama-UTV ephethiloli ngoba angikaze ngiyigcwalise noma ngiyiminyanise emsipheni wokukhipha uphethiloli. Kunjalo nangokuthenga iloli likaphethiloli elidala – ngithanda imoto yami encane kagesi ejabulisayo eyenza konke engikudingayo khona manjalo.
Okwamanje, ngijabule kakhulu ukuqala ukushintsha iloli. Lesi kakade isisekelo esihle, yize kusadingeka sisetshenzwe. I-suspension ayilungile kakhulu futhi angiqiniseki ukuthi ngingenzani lapho. Ezinye izipilingi ezithambile zingaba isiqalo esihle.
Kodwa ngizophinde ngisebenze kwezinye izinto ezengeziwe. Iloli lingasebenzisa ukwelashwa okuhle kokugqwala, ngakho-ke leso esinye isici okufanele siqale ngaso.
Ngiphinde ngicabange ngokufaka iphaneli encane yelanga phezu kwekhabhini. Ngisho namaphaneli anamandla aphansi kakhulu njengamaphaneli angu-50W angasebenza kahle impela. Uma iloli lisebenza kahle nge-100 Wh/mile, ngisho namamayela ambalwa okusetshenziswa nsuku zonke endlini angancishiswa ngokuphelele ngokushaja kwelanga okungasebenzi.
Ngiyivivinye ngejeneretha yelanga iJackery 1500 futhi ngathola ukuthi ngingathola ukushaja okungaguquki elangeni ngisebenzisa iphaneli yelanga engu-400W, yize lokhu kungadinga ukuhudula iyunithi nephaneli noma ukusetha ukusethwa okuhlala unomphela endaweni ethile eseduze.
Ngingathanda futhi ukwengeza ezinye izitendi epulatifomu yelifti ukuze abazali bami bakwazi ukuphakamisa amathini abo kadoti bese bewathwala behla ngendlela yokungena njengomgwaqo wasemaphandleni beya emgwaqweni womphakathi ukuyolanda udoti.
Nganquma ukunamathisela umugqa wokugijima kuyo ukuze nginciphise amamayela ambalwa engeziwe ngehora.
Nginezinye izindlela ezimbalwa ezithakazelisayo ohlwini lwami. I-ramp yebhayisikili, umsakazo we-ham, kanye ne-AC inverter ukuze ngikwazi ukushaja izinto ezifana namathuluzi kagesi ngqo kusuka ebhethrini leloli elingu-6 kWh. Uma unemibono nami ngivulelekile eziphakamisweni. Ngihlangabezeni esigabeni sokuphawula!
Ngizoqiniseka ukuthi ngizobuyekeza esikhathini esizayo ukuze wazi ukuthi iloli lami elincane lisebenza kanjani ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Okwamanje, sizohlangana nawe emgwaqweni (ongcolile)!
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Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Mashi-03-2023
