DIY EV Part 18 - eGolf Battery Breakdown.

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In this very short episode I have bought a battery pack from a 2020 eGolf with less than 200 miles so virtually brand new. I open the pack, point out a few safety precautions then start to work out how to fit it into my car using more cardboard aided design.
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18650 Cells
If you are looking for 18650 cells to build a battery pack here is where I buy mine. I have always used LiitoKala cells and found them to be good quality.
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@henrikaleksandernilsen6388 2 жыл бұрын

That battery looks like a mess. It's quite fascinating to look at actually. You can tell the engineers has worked to squeeze as many cells as they could into an area that was originally designed to house an exhaust system.

@geepeerces 14 күн бұрын

um, 320 volts at 20 ohms is 16 amps. 320 volts at 16 amps is 5120 WATTS. thats a HUGE resistor. instead, I would suggest you use a MUCH larger resistor, like 200 kiloohm, thats a bit over 1/2 watt, but it will take awhile for a large capacitor to fully discharge through that, so monitor the voltage.

@MiniLifeCrisis 3 жыл бұрын

You can clearly see how much more complicated it is to have a ‘converted’ OEM car than a bespoke EV. Thanks for the videos

@andreipryvalau225 2 жыл бұрын

Hello. I want to ask you for advice. I bought a 2018 E-Golf, but it didn't have a DC fast charging connector. I plan to replace the charging port in the car. Help me with advice on how to reduce the voltage of the high-voltage battery so that you can safely replace the eboot and lay the missing wiring harnesses? Maybe you still have spare parts from the e-golf? (I'm looking for a spare part that you have on the video)

@GapRecordingsNamibia 3 жыл бұрын

I love CAD, works everywhere and no pc's are needed....... Well done Ali.... You'll get it done, there's nothing like the thrill of HVDC to make the brain go giddy, I know the feeling.

@njbruggenkamp Жыл бұрын

The battery pack of the 2020 VW eGolf is non-serviceable. So when the battery degrades beyond the point that it's reducing the range of the car to unusable, the entire car should be retired. Luckily the car has overcapacity. So poor performing cells, will be replaced by spare cells. The car should be able to perform for 10 to 15 years. No guarantee after that.

@oldboyoverland 3 жыл бұрын

How have I only just seen this series! Amazing! Really excited to see how this pan out, as my brother and I were discussing similar last week. Keep up the good work!!!

@waldemarii 3 жыл бұрын

Hi. Is there resistive heaters inside this battery pack?

@johncampbell4498 3 жыл бұрын

Q. are you keeping the VCU and driving the rear Diff? & 4WD - or will your EV Freelander be only FWD? - just to know, i see the Battery packaging underneath takes up the space of the original driveline.

@piyush2991 2 жыл бұрын

What is the Li-ion battery chemistry used in e-Golf?

@stefanovavarya8432

Why are batteries made with low voltage battery blocks in series, why not high voltage battery blocks in parallel?

@davidturpin9135

Excellent breakdown, thank you. I didn’t watch the other videos in the series; I just wanted to see what the e-Golf battery was like inside. But now I will probably watch the rest!

@mariojanaf5474

$27k US?

@Crunch8111

Hello sir! Do you know of any succesfull battery upgrades for the E-Golf from model 2014 to model 2017? (Larger battery pack)

@allsystemsdownagain9553 Жыл бұрын

Cheaper just buying the complete car. This is just a complete waste of time and money.

@f-chanel2663 Жыл бұрын

This Battery crap can't be the Future.🤦

@RCagataySahin 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, how come these modules get cooled down when they are densely packed together in a box where any air cannot reach.

@Nexus6073 2 жыл бұрын

Great Video. Hard to find any for vw e golf batteries. I wanted to ask if you think it would be possible for the whole battery pack as it is with the housing to fit uner a vw golf mk4 2002-2005? At some point id like to vonvert a vw golf mk4 and use an egolf as donor for motor batteries ect.