Corolla eFX is now street legal!

The compliance with electrical safety regulations was shown with a commissioning inspection record made by a local qualified electrician. All high voltage cables and their feedthroughs were inspected visually. The charger input cables were tested for proper PE- continuity and insulation resistance. A warning sign to be placed on top of the high voltage enclosures was planned and a proper one will be installed as soon as possible. The approved commissioning inspection record was brought to the vechicle inspection station and then the Corolla was able to be approved for road use.

The picture above shows the car's new changed information after the electrifying project. Drivetrain is changed from gasoline to electricity. All five seats are left in use, new weight is 940kg which is 50kg less than original. The change percentage of this car is now 16%, 14% came from the changed motor and 2% from removing the radiator.

This Corolla made 176202km using gasoline. I hope it will do many more with its new electric propulsion!

Inspection results and new high voltage cables

The car itself was approved as it was and it was weighted to be 50kg lighter than its original weight! However its new electrics need to be proved to comply with safety regulations (link to the applied regulation in finnish: www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/alkup/2011/20111064). Once I have the required documentation available and delivered the Corollaefx should be ready to hit the streets!

Driving the car to the inspection was fun! It was a rainy day so the heating could be tested to see if the windshield stays out of fog and it stayed very clear! The performance was quite like expected; not too much power available. 2nd gear felt as the best choise to get the car moving from a stopped situation. I reached 80km/h with 4th gear but as the needed currents were over continuous current levels I decided to slow down and drive 60-70 km/h using 3rd gear. With this drivetrain and chassis 70km/h looks to be the continuous maximum driving speed at the moment. I can't wait to get the car into everyday driving to get more experince and testing:)

The picture above shows new high voltage cables that were installed. The old welding cables used earlier were removed as they were not in a very good shape and I did not know what type they were. The new cables are 50mm^2 H07V-K type purchased from a local hardware store IKH.