| Owner | Pietro Cambi | ||||||||
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| Location | Fiesole, Florence, Tuscany Italy map | ||||||||
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| Vehicle | 2007 Fiat 500 F It was my Daddy Car. As He left, 8 years from now, I continued to use it as a perfect city car. But as it was euro zero ( non catalytic) it was almost impossible to keep using it ( only Saturday and Sunday allowed use). Confrontation with electric city car gave me the idea of converting it. As it had to be a hillclimber ( I live in a tiny village 1200 feet above Florence) it had to be light. So I choose from the start LI-Po batteries (Italian importer being a friend of mine) | ||||||||
| Motor | Brusa Separately Excited DC nominal 10 kW setted to 13 kW ( as the original endotermic engine). Chosen for efficiency and budget issue ( ready available as a used one) | ||||||||
| Drivetrain | Original transmission and clutch kept | ||||||||
| Controller | Phoenix It simply works...with a little refrigeration help, when needed, by 4 24 volts cpu fans... | ||||||||
| Batteries | 26 Kokam 100 Ah, 96.00 Volt, Lithium-Polymer I only knew it was going to be expensive. I didn't know it was going to be the first Li-po electric car in the world to be normally used for normal everyday life. Well it actually was not! 8o) It was the SECOND, as I took my time to prepare all things... He he, who cares, after all? Some numbers. 100 Ah, 96 volts and 65 Kilos ( 130 pounds) of batteries. 2500+ guaranteed DEEP recharges ( 85% DOD). Cost is...HIGH but I saw it was going to be some than lead batteries, given their endurance. more about it on the net ( Cinquino Elettrico will give you some useful link) Pietro | ||||||||
| System Voltage | 96 Volts | ||||||||
| Charger | Zivan oh the hell i simply don't' remember used ones. Sent to the factory for being LI-Po chargers commuted...two of a kind, giving about 20 A at 96 volts. It takes about 5 hours to charge a completely depleted pack.. | ||||||||
| Heater | Uh, forgotten. Guess I put one, still have original conduit. But I need it just for defrosting windows, SO tiny vehicles are animal-heated... 8o) | ||||||||
| Instrumentation | Ammeter and some Christmas tree that will be changed with a real Voltmeter | ||||||||
| Top Speed | 65 MPH (104 KPH) GPS checked! And on a REAL highway | ||||||||
| Acceleration | Good enough, like the ol lil Cinquino... It was a VERY light car in his time and it has the same Weight, repeat the SAME WEIGHT, now. Beside this the weight is more evenly distributed so it turns GREAT and better than ever, now. | ||||||||
| Range | 60 Miles (96 Kilometers) It is a REAL one. With a NORMAL and RELAXED use. If you remember being on an electric vehicle I could say as well 100 miles. I actually managed 55 miles on REAL highways with quite a LOT of up and downs, at about 50 miles/hour average. Check by yourself the distance between North Siena and South Gorsseto, for instance... | ||||||||
| Watt Hours/Mile | 160 Wh/Mile Pretty sure about it and could be better ( with a brush less, some work on aerodynamics, better tires I could hit 15% better) | ||||||||
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| Seating Capacity | 4 ( foldable people preferred on the rear places) | ||||||||
| Curb Weight | 1,100 Pounds (499 Kilograms) Actually some Lbs less that former donor car. Believe it or not i am sure about it. and...50%-%50 distribution on front and back wheels. It turns VERY, very, well, much better than before ( and it was already a lil' amusing Italian car for that) | ||||||||
| Tires | Uh, oh, don't' remember.. Tiny, tiny tiny ones and radial anyway 8o) | ||||||||
| Conversion Time | 4 months | ||||||||
| Conversion Cost | 3500 $ everything except the batteries 10.000 uh well, the Kokam Li-Po batteries (and they also asked me WHY I wanted those batteries, after all, lol) | ||||||||
| Additional Features | I should not say that but it could be a BIG SUCCESS. As for now I have been on main national medias and I am trying to change laws down here to keep this kind of thing viable for other people... more on the net. | ||||||||
| a couple of videos on you tube. make a search on Google with "cinquino elettrico" key. A (very) provisional site of my association for promoting electric conversion of old eurozero cars, Eurozev ( a non-profit one) here: WebPage /> Thanks to you all for the GREAT inspiration you gave me. Actually I have decided to do it because so many of you have already done so many different conversion. | |||||||||
1970 Fiat 500 F
“Cinquino Elettrico”
Last Updated 09-25-2007
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