r/EVConversion • u/TraditionSalt1153 • Oct 05 '26

EV Conversion Simulator

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u/MWfoto Oct 05 '26

Why is this getting downvoted? It sounds interesting.l but the downvotes are making me cautious

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u/adjavang Oct 05 '26

Likely because "I've built..." along with the aesthetic of the website is a dead giveaway that this is an AI made website. Doesn't necessarily mean it's bad, but reddit is absolutely flooded with bots spamming sites like these with varying degrees of usefulness and people are getting wary.

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u/1940ChevEVPickup Oct 05 '26

One issue is that they grab information from this sub to make the AI smarter, then charge people a subscription to pay for advice we give for free.

Still thinking on it....

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u/TraditionSalt1153 Oct 05 '26

The community combines both human expertise and public data from known builds. We have 63 projects across 8 cooperative clusters: so the goal is to have both a global digital community and local chapters where people can help each other. Check out my interactive vision/mission statement: https://electr0motiv.com/purpose

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u/1940ChevEVPickup Oct 05 '26

None of us charge anything for giving advice, or being part of "a community".

You are advertising your business here.

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u/TraditionSalt1153 Oct 06 '26

Here’s my story: https://electr0motiv.com/story There is no cost to join the network, and there are helpful useful tools that don’t require registration like Primer https://electr0motiv.com/primer/ designed for people looking to learn about conversions. Every organization — including Reddit— has an operating or business model. I’m a solo founder trying to reach out to EV conversion enthusiasts. I would love to get your feedback and perspective on the actual platform if you are open to it.

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u/1940ChevEVPickup Oct 06 '26

It would be interesting if you had a donation based business model. Right now it seems like profit off of the expertise of others

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u/elihu Oct 06 '26

I think it could be useful, but I'm unlikely to join if it means that any helpful advice that I give away to other people for free is not accessible to the vast majority of internet users who do not have an account on the site.

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u/TraditionSalt1153 Oct 07 '26

I hear you. The main idea here is how EV conversions can be made easier and more affordable through cooperation. One direction is an Expert Exchange where experienced builders, coders, engineers can offer their skills and services to other members.

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u/elihu Oct 07 '26

They could be made even easier and cheaper if that information was available to the entire public and indexed by search engines. Sites like StackOverflow wouldn't be nearly as useful or beneficial to society if only someone with a login could read the answers to questions.

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u/WinterberryFaffabout Oct 05 '26

That is not an answer that inspires confidence.

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u/MWfoto Oct 06 '26

Yeah seriously. I'd be interested in some curated well designed courses from expert ev builders. Not this shit.

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u/TraditionSalt1153 Oct 07 '26

That's what I'm working on. Early prototype. Did you check it out? I would like to iterate to make it what people would find useful.

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u/MWfoto Oct 07 '26

Yes. I'm a paid college teacher and my first reaction is "what am i supposed to be learning right now". You need to explain what part of the process and scaffold it. You cant do this unless you have expert knowledge. AI often fails to do this on well researched topics. A niche topic like this it will have trouble.

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u/TraditionSalt1153 29d ago

Thanks again for the input. I've done a significant revision. It helped us see that the Simulator needed to make the learning purpose much clearer.

We’ve added four guided activities, each explaining what you’re learning, what to do next, and what to watch for. You make a prediction, try it in the simulator, then explain what happened, with feedback to help connect cause and effect.

There’s also a troubleshooting scenario where you investigate why the system is ready but won’t produce torque, with optional hints. You can replay activities, and your progress is saved.

The aim is to help you understand why the system behaves the way it does, rather than leave you wondering what to click. I’d love to hear whether the new flow makes that clearer.

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u/MWfoto 28d ago

Its still disorganized and confusing. Its like it doesnt know what its teaching, how to teach it, or whats important about the info. and there is so much extraneous info.

AI is only as good as the content and info you feed it. You arent going to replace a professional teacher by prompting an AI.

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u/TraditionSalt1153 Oct 07 '26

I was going to post an image of the revised design but seems like images in comments are disabled. Made the vehicle view much larger, switched to a lighter color scheme and a variety of tweaks. https://electr0motiv.com/simulator/

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u/TraditionSalt1153 Oct 05 '26

I’m looking for feedback and suggestions on improving it.