Brendon's 1991 Honda Civic

Owner	Brendon Munro
Location	Christchurch, Canterbury New Zealand ^map
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Vehicle	1991 Honda Civic EF2 under construction
Motor	General Electric (Hyster Forklift Main Drive Motor)
Drivetrain	5 speed gearbox, direct on, no clutch.
Controller	General Electric EV 100
Batteries	0.00 Volt, Still shopping around. Will carry as many as I can.
System Voltage	48 Volts
Heater	I'm going to try and blow air through the motor and duct it into the car. (no idea if this will work, but its free energy!) May have a ceramic as back up.
Instrumentation	LED battery meter and amp meter
Top Speed	Unknown, the motor used to push a 3.7 tonne forklift, so should push a 1200kg car OK is the gearing is right.
Acceleration	Should be better that petrol.
Seating Capacity	5 adults
Curb Weight	2,006 Pounds (911 Kilograms) With the petrol engine, estimate 2600lbs (1200kg) when finished
Tires	195/60/14 Yokohamas
Conversion Time	120 hours
Conversion Cost	$1500 so far
Hope to be driving at the end of 08. Weight limitations are the biggest problem. Have built battery rack under back seat where the fuel tank was. Plan to have half the batteries in the engine bay and half under back seat. Have put Honda Integra struts and brakes to halp with weight issues.