Interesting question (sorry, only English here).

Anybody has tried to push the car to know the real limits? I did once 3 or 4 km with the battery low level indicator blinking before arriving to the plug, but with too much anxiety to try to continue until the car refused to go.[emoji28]

Doesn't this charger (CTEK) come standard in every Think A306? I didn't put it there inside the hood. It came with the car.

...Good news. I came back this evening and that the car went "online" OK. I left it plugged this morning and it has charged from 60 to 85% even though it didn't begin to charge when I plugged it. I have just discovered that this one:

...seems to be charging the 12v battery when the car is plugged:

http://www.ctek.com/es/en/chargers/MXS%205.0

Only then?

Hi, I have left the car outside in the cold for 3 days and when I came back it refused to start. Power limit flashing, some weird sounds and the symbol of the battery in red. The car doesn't charge either. I read 10v in 12v battery from OVMS and also windows go up and down very slowly.  From other threads I suspect (and hope) 12v battery is the culprit. Anybody has tried to recharge it using one charger/manteiner connected to the 12v outlet (cigarette lighter) or it should be better to connect directly to the battery? Does the procedure from the image below also apply to zebra Thinks when trying to access to the battery?

Thanks

Sitat fra: jim3cantos på mandag 04. juli 2016, klokken 22:45

Sitat fra: ksandal på onsdag 20. april 2016, klokken 10:37
at nabobil.no you may hire a tesla Model 85D for same price i think :-)   
and your Route to Geiranger is no problem.  i drive geiranger Bergen in one route witout charging.  And the charging in geiranger is super :-)

Hi, what charger do you use at Geiranger? And do you need a specific card or you can use credit card or something else? Thanks

...following Øggen tips (via p.m., thanks again) I recharged without problems at Union Hotel in Geiranger. They have three 22kW chargers where you can pay in the reception: 50 Kr for a few hours. 100 kr for a whole day.

In Alesund (Spjelkavik in fact) I had to recur to Gronn Kontakt chargers in Amfi Moa center because I wasn't able to charge at BEST WESTERN Baronen Hotell. They told me in advance that I could but when we arrived the said the contrary, that they didn't have any plug for electric cars. 

Sitat fra: SunSeeker på mandag 28. mars 2016, klokken 11:52
Hi, and nice to hear that you will visit Norway, and a cool honeymoon.
1: You can use Type 2, and also Chademo IF you have a chademo adapter.
2: Yes, EV can drive "for free" at toll roads if it has a "bombrikke"
    If it``s a rental car, it will most likely be included and allready mounted.
3and 4: I``m not quite sure how this works in Norway( I have a membership at "grønn kontakt" and swipe my membercard when I charge) For Tourists I assume you can call the telefonnumbers that are listed at the Chargers, and they open it OTA for you after payment information is confirmed (VISA/Mastercard)

As O.b.lix pointed, I think you ment Kristiansund. For the trip to Ålesund, you can stop at Aspøya Supercharger (outside Kristuiansund).  In Ålesund there are NO superchargers, only one(at the moment) 22kW Type 2, but 2 Chademo if you have the chademo adapter. You will need some "juice" to get to Geiranger from Ålesund, but I assume you can get faster charging at the Tesla Service Center(not sure if they have gotten their workshop supercharger yet, but they have 22kW for free)
In Geiranger you have two possible Type 2 chargers. At the Fjordcenter and by the Geiranger hotel.
That's the only info I can contribute.

Can you confirm that there is a free 22kw charger at Tesla SC in Alesund? I can't see it in any charging map.  Also do you know the methods to pay in the 22kw chargers in Geiranger? I'm going to do a similar road trip with a P95 rented in nabobil. Thanks

Sitat fra: ksandal på onsdag 20. april 2016, klokken 10:37
at nabobil.no you may hire a tesla Model 85D for same price i think :-)   
and your Route to Geiranger is no problem.  i drive geiranger Bergen in one route witout charging.  And the charging in geiranger is super :-)

Hi, what charger do you use at Geiranger? And do you need a specific card or you can use credit card or something else? Thanks

Sitat fra: jim3cantos på onsdag 01. april 2015, klokken 20:47
I would bet for the Think in summer test. The 4kw heater is a battery killer...

summer test: http://blog.uppladdning.nu/2015/08/real-life-summer-range-nissan-leaf-2014.html

real winner at the end?

"the Think runs with the newest firmware and hides 15% of the battery capacity which means that one could drive to 0% without any negative impact on the NaCl (Zebra) battery longevity."

Have anyone tried to run to %0 to see when the car stops. I have done 3-4km with "fuel" lamp flashing but didn't dare to continue. I would like to know the limit...

Sitat fra: hma på tirsdag 13. august 2013, klokken 02:10
[edit]: Latest firmware (hex file) is from now kept in my last thread in this post!

The OVMS is now up and running both on SMS and on the App, presenting charging parameters (line voltage and current), SOC, Charge state, battery temperature and GPS location.

The hex file which I've made (OVMS-ThinkCity_13082013_v1-0_hex.txt) is attached and can be used of all.
Please rename the file before use to OVMS-ThinkCity_13082013_v1-0.hex
The version is only tested on Zebra-Think with gen1-PCU, but I might think it will work on all cars ...
You can flash is from any computer (Win, Linux and Mac) with free MPLAB X IDE.
You don't need to know much about programming to flash it to a ovms-unit.

The only two things you need to make sure of is:
1) "Preserve EEPROM memory" is checked (otherwise you need to give all SMS-commands every time you reprogram)
2) Make your programmer (PICKIT 2 or PICKIT3) supply +5V to the OVMS module.

Preserve EEPROM and set +5V:
1) Start MPLAB X IDE -> Run -> Set Project Configuration -> Customize
2) Click on your programmer, drop down "Option Categories" = "Memories to Program"
3) Check "Preserve EEPOROM memory" -> Apply
4) Click on your programmer, drop down "Option Categories" = "Power"
5) Check "Power target circuit from PIKkit" and chose Voltage level 5.0
6) Apply -> OK


To flash your OVMS unit:
1) Start MPLAB X IDE, click "File" and then "Import Hex (Prebuilt)  Project"
2) Prebuilt filename : browse to your hex.file (OVMS-ThinkCity_13082013_v1-0.hex)
3) Family: "Advanced 8-bit MCUs (PIC18)
4) Device: PIC18F2685
5) Hardware tool: "click on your programming device, e.g. PICkit3
6) Next -> Next -> Finish
7) Check that programming was finished successful.





To get it running, simply follow this manual (for Tesla Roadster) in detail, it works for all vehicles:
https://raw.github.com/markwj/Open-Vehicle-Monitoring-System/master/docs/OVMS_UserGuide_TeslaRoadster.pdf
I strongly recommend you to write down all users and passwords according do page 6 in the document


The SMS registration needed to configure are the following commands (this is explained in the manual above):
REGISTER OVMS
PASS "your_ovms_modul_password" (the passord is set in this command) e.g. PASS OvModSecret123
MODULE "your self made Vehicle ID" K - TC  (TC = Think City, K = Km) e.g. MODULE NO5001 K - TC
SERVER 64.111.70.40 "your Open Vehicle Password" -  e.g. SERVER 64.111.70.40 OvServSecret123 -
GPRS "apn" - - (apn can be telenor or netcom or whatever your provider have) e.g. GPRS telenor - -

You can check if the GPRS-settings are OK by sending
GPRS?


Good luck, and please report back if someone tries this!

/Håkon

Ok. After two months waiting for the module to arrive, OVMS is up and running with "Zebralín". Instructions above still are fine. In my case, I had to use 4.5V instead of 5V in the project options and I think you have to import first the .hex file in a new project to be able to change the value of options (preserve EEPROM and voltage). Then, select RUN to program the device.

thanks

Sitat fra: hma på søndag 04. august 2013, klokken 22:46
Great to hear that more people are joining
My purchaselist was:
- OVMS Car module V2 ($99 FastTech)
- PICKIT3 Programmer ($26 FastTech)
- OVMS Data Cable or similar DB9 ($9,5 FastTech) (I got two cables for some reason, so maybe there is one included with the OVMS module...?)
- SMA male to Fakra C male RG174 ($6)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fakra-SMB-C-5005-plug-to-SMA-male-6-RG174-pigtail-GPS-Telematics-Navigation-/320978360903?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4abbcd1a47
- SMA male to Fakra D male RG174 ($6)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fakra-SMB-D-4004-male-plug-to-SMA-male-6-RG174-pigtail-cable-GSM-antenna-/320978361964?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4abbcd1e6c
- SIM (SMS + gprs)

There are some info about the CAN-messages in the code (autorun.bas) for the new-Nikometer https://sites.google.com/site/theevmonitor/think-ev-monitor/download

Some hints in setting up the can for OVMS is setting up filters and masks for the specific messages you want to interrogate by the App or SMS.
I've made a simple testfile this evening, but have not compiled the project for testing in the ohms-unit. If successful I will publish here.
Looking forward to hear from your progress.

Hello,

could somebody write down current installation procedure for use the OVMS module (with no HW modifications) in the Think city? 

Just following this post:

http://elbilforum.no/forum/index.php/topic,6755.msg108213.html#msg108213

with the .hex file from this one:

http://elbilforum.no/forum/index.php/topic,6755.msg142932.html#msg142932

should work?

If somebodby sells an used unit I could be also interested.

I have a 2012 model (A306?) with zebra battery.

thanks

P.D.: I have attached an image with tentative purchase list from FastTech. Any other thing needed apart from the SIM card?

Sitat fra: Go-carter på fredag 14. august 2015, klokken 11:34
Interesting! I have an additional Think-socket I can use for this application. How did you wire the type2-connector?

more info here (in spanish)

Sitat fra: Go-carter på fredag 14. august 2015, klokken 11:34
Interesting! I have an additional Think-socket I can use for this application. How did you wire the type2-connector?

No idea. I bought the cable from SALTO:
http://www.salto.no/ladeprodukter/ladekabler/ladekabel-think

Another thing I want to test is to connect this cable at the end of a portable charger similar this one: http://www.salto.no/ladeprodukter/ladekabler/portabel-ladestasjon-type-2, and try to charge the car.

Sitat fra: jim3cantos på søndag 17. mai 2015, klokken 13:35

Sitat fra: jim3cantos på fredag 01. mai 2015, klokken 13:33

Sitat fra: ElTorro på lørdag 07. februar 2015, klokken 23:58
Sjekk denne hos Salto: http://www.salto.no/produkt/100008-Ladekabel-Think-

Mode-3: Type-2 til Think
Dedikert ladekabel for sikker lading av moderne elbiler. Som en av de aller første elbiler i verden ble Th!nk A306 produsert med Mode-3 ladegrensesnitt. Kabelen er i en ende utstyrt med Think sin blå ladeplugg og den andre enden passer til alle ladestasjoner med et Type-2-uttak.

Anybody has tried this cable?

...I'll have to try myself. I have ordered one...

It works! (at least in two type 2 charging stations I have tried). In one of them was charging at 16A. In the other I think it was the same (but not sure)

Sitat fra: Poppe på onsdag 12. august 2015, klokken 07:30
This information I just read at the http://thinkcitypdx.com/blog/?p=4#comment-28 recommended by Fredric a few threads down.

"Before putting the key in the ignition and turning it on, and also before turning the key off, always turn the blower off. ........ Otherwise it is possible to permanently immobilize your car."

It appears if you turn the ignition switch off-on quickly with the fan running there is a fat chance you will blow the precharge circuit in the PCU.

There is a quite long and informative text about what happens.

I have never heard anything about this, did you ?

I have already read this in the yahoo group (I think). Not sure if applies to european Th!nks. Better to follow the procedure (just in case...).

Sitat fra: Roy (Fr) på søndag 17. mai 2015, klokken 14:17
Olá Jim !

I'll be happy if you post a comment when you receive your cable.
I would like to buy a Think here in France and I am trying to gather as many informations as possible before.
By the way how much is the cable you ordered ?

335€ including sending costs. Not sure if I have to pay additional local (Spain) taxes.

...may be you are interested. It's the twin brother of mine: http://www.coches.net/nissan-leaf-5p-109-cv-5p-electrico_/_hibrido-2012-en-albacete-30148405-covo.aspx