| Owner | Steve Solarazza | ||||||||
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| Location | Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts US map | ||||||||
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| Vehicle | 1994 Chevrolet S-10 regular bed | ||||||||
| Motor | Advanced DC FB4001 Series Wound DC | ||||||||
| Drivetrain | manual transmission clutchless design | ||||||||
| Controller | Curtis 1231C | ||||||||
| Batteries | 20 US Battery 2400, 6.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, Flooded 16 under the bed 4 up front | ||||||||
| System Voltage | 120 Volts | ||||||||
| Charger | Zivan NG3 off board 240 volts | ||||||||
| Heater | 1500 watt ceramic and home made heated jacket | ||||||||
| DC/DC Converter | Astrodyne | ||||||||
| Instrumentation | voltmeter ammeter Curtis fuel gauge | ||||||||
| Top Speed | 60 MPH (96 KPH) I mostly drive 45 and under as I live on beautiful Martha's vineyard where their's no traffic light and 45 mph speed limit. | ||||||||
| Acceleration | it's peppy enough. I'm surprised! | ||||||||
| Range | 60 Miles (96 Kilometers) I try to charge after 30-35 miles, but have easily gone 60 miles on a single charge on mixed terrain. my best range was just about 80 miles on a rather warm dasy in june 08' | ||||||||
| Watt Hours/Mile | It takes about 2.2---2.5 kwh per mile. So for 50 miles the truck uses between 20-23 kwh. At our retail rates of .18/kwh it's high (we pay among the highest rates in the country) It still is about the equivilent of 65 miles per gallon. Not bad! It's actually much sweeter though, because I plug in to my solar roof, so my miles are totally "green". After figuring out what the solar cost me over the 25 year life and what a gallon of gas here costs ($4.70), I figure I'm getting the equivalent of about 90-100 mpg!! | ||||||||
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| Seating Capacity | 3 cozy folks and 'angelo' the puppy | ||||||||
| Tires | Yokohama low rolling resistance pumped up high | ||||||||
| Conversion Time | 6 weeks to get 'er running -always tinkering | ||||||||
| Conversion Cost | $10,000 with some paid labor plus $1,000 for the car plus $1500 to ready the car, new wheels, springs, brakes etc.--ohh...and batterries | ||||||||
| Additional Features | With my solar roof panels, my EV is truly be a Zero Emissions Vehicle! The ceramic heater blows lukewarm air at best, enough to defrost. I have found that my heated jacket is the most efficient. I plug it in to a deep cycle battery that draws about 3-4 amps which I charge separately. Another technique i tried is to plug in an inverter to that same deep cycle battery, then plug in a hair dyer to that on low. Its a bit noisy but warms up the cab and lasts about half hour. I have some ideas as to a good mounting system. It 's spring now so I won't be needing too much heat anyway. | ||||||||
| The conversion was really fun and cool! I worked primarily with Bob Batson of Electric Vehicles of America. He's a knowlegeable dude, user friendly and prompt in his response.A real Pro. Everything arrived in a timely manner. The whole experience left me with a real sense of accomplishment! Everyone who sees my lil' truck seems to feel good about it as well. I'm hoping that more and more people will pick up on the idea and do their own conversion. I would encourage anybody who has this dream of driving an EV and is the least bit skilled, to pursue it. I had very little mechanical experience and less electrical knowledge, and my car came out fantastic. I learned by picking the brains of different folks, mostly through this website.(kudos to EVALBUM for all they offer) | |||||||||
1994 Chevrolet S-10
Last Updated 06-12-2008
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