OwnerRandy Pollock
LocationLos Angeles Area, California US map
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Vehicle1975 Porsche 914
Originally 2.0 liter with "appearance" package
MotorAzure Dynamics/Solectria AC24 3-Phase AC
DrivetrainStock manual transmission
ControllerAzure Dynamics/Solectria DMOC445
Batteries18 US Battery 8VGCHC, 8.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, Flooded
System Voltage144 Volts
ChargerManzanita Micro PFC-20 w/buck enhancement
HeaterCanadian EV Heater kit hacked into the original fresh air box.
Works really well and I can still switch between the heater
vents and the defroster vents with the stock control. If I
want to get fancy, I may hack the original fan controller to
operate the CanEV fan.
DC/DC ConverterSevcon
InstrumentationAnalog current and voltmeter. Paktrakr installed, with head
in the rear trunk near the charger. Warnings and status will
eventually be sent to touchscreen display in passenger
compartment.
Top SpeedUnknown
AccelerationUnknown
RangeUnknown
EV Miles
Current:50 Miles (80 Kilometers)
Seating Capacity2 adults
TiresThin wall, wide Perellis (came with the car). Might keep them
as they are mounted on ridiculously light aluminum rims.
Conversion Time~3 years (work has been crazy)
Conversion Cost~$20k
Additional Features- BMW front brakes
- Front sway bar
- Full roll cage (to help stiffen up the center of the car)
- Leather racing seats
- Four point racing harness
- Saratoga top (clear acrylic)
- Avcon receptacle in rear truck with 110V adapter cord when a charging station isn't
handy
- Power windows
- Four speaker stereo (main speakers in stock location, extra tweeters mounted in
door)
- Bluetooth speaker phone
- LED lighting for turn signals, brake lights, etc.
- Converted side markers into both running lights and turn signals
- Third brake light on engine compartment (from '89 Corvette)
- Mac Mini in front trunk driving 7" touch screen between the seats. Serial interface
to Azure Motor Controller, Paktrakr and GPS receiver. Much software in mind to
combine these inputs and provide status and warnings to driver.
This is being done with the ElectroAutomotive AC kit. I can't leave well enough alone,
so many parts are being redesigned to make me happy.

For instance, I wanted a dual-voltage charger with an Avcon receptacle so that I could
use my old Honda EV+ charging station as well as the stations at local parking lots and
airport. Many, many hours and custom part fabrication later and I now have that set up.

I've recently gotten this on the road. Now the real debugging begins...

code by jerry