Just My Luck

I purchased all the equipment last night before going to bed. Today (2010/04/27) I had to make a call to evcomponents.com because of an error I made during ordering the batteries. The fellow I talked to on the phone was helpful and said my batteries and charger would be sent in late May…Really, late May. They get these batteries from China, and I had read these shipments come in bulk, but still it is unfortunate.

So, no big deal. Luke and I can still put the motor in before the batteries make it…No, I got an email at around 8:00 pm stating that due to high demand the motor is on back order 2-6 weeks. Great.

Then, I go on elmoto.net tonight and find this. The company I’m purchasing the batteries and charger from is having major internal struggles including many of the workers walking out. In a separate post, the owner of the company stated that EVComponents will be folding and not taking any more orders. But, apparently some batteries coming in the May shipment are unsold including the batteries I want. When I talked to the guy this morning, it sounded like he was kind of unsure about what was on the next shipment, now I know why. This whole thing has me nervous. I hope there won’t be long discussions with Paypal and Mastercard in my future.

So, I guess we’ll fabricate using models made out of cardboard and pretty-up the wiring. Here’s a picture of Luke fabricating the motor mount.