| Owner | Clark Electric Service, Inc. | ||||||
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| Location | Spartanburg, South Carolina US map | ||||||
| Web/Email | WebPage | ||||||
| Vehicle | 1991 Chevrolet S-10 Bought this off Craigslist.org. Body and interior was decent but we're Replacing the headliner and door panels. Came with a 2.8L V6 5 speed with AC. Everything was working. | ||||||
| Motor | Advanced DC FB1-4001A Series Wound DC | ||||||
| Drivetrain | Two wheel drive, 5 speed. | ||||||
| Controller | Curtis 1231 Bryan at EV-America said I could use this unit up to 156V but after charging would have to allow the pack voltage to drop below the max operating voltage of the controller, whatever that is. Haven't gotten into the controller particulars yet. | ||||||
| Batteries | US Battery 2200, 6.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, Flooded Now undecided on voltage due to GVW limit. Pack at 156V would be 1638 plus the racks weight. Rear axle limit is 2300. Gas tank and fuel at scales was about 60 lbs leaving weight on rear axle at 1100. That only leaves 1200 lbs I can add... Update: Replaced rear axle with 01 Blazer disc brake unit with 2900lb axle rating! Planning to have 22 batteries under the bed for 132V at that location. | ||||||
| System Voltage | 144 Volts | ||||||
| Charger | Zivan NG5 Charger will operate at 208-240V single phase so I can charge at work and home. | ||||||
| Heater | Ceramic 1500W from EV-America. Also lining the door panels and wherever else I can with a radiant barrier material. This should help quite a bit I hope. Check out innovative insulation dot com. | ||||||
| Top Speed | We'll know when it's on the road! | ||||||
| Range | Shooting for 70 but who knows... | ||||||
| Watt Hours/Mile | I've heard as low as 250. Will be finding out soon. | ||||||
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| Curb Weight | 2,820 Pounds (1,281 Kilograms) Factory curb weight 2856 but wheels were changed to alloy. Weighed 2860 with 1/4 tank of fuel. Current fuel guess 30- 40 lbs, making current curb wt. about 2820 before conversion. | ||||||
| Tires | 235/60/R15 now. Thinking of going to 235/55/17 rear and 225/55/16 front. | ||||||
| Conversion Time | Started 7/5/08 | ||||||
| Conversion Cost | To Date 10-10-08: $7500 with motor, manual steering box, vacuum pump, transmission overhaul, heater, adapter & coupling, contactors and 10 batteries. It's looking like final will be closer to $11G with custom chrome wheels and paint. | ||||||
| Additional Features | Done: Removed the drum brake rear and replaced with same ratio disc brake rear from a 2001 Blazer. $400 Done: Converted steering box to manual $150 Done: Transmission overhaul $700 Done: Motor/Tranny installed 10/7/08 Done: Behind axle battery pack and wiring (8 batteries)9/08 Future: Nice paint job with company logo and logo's of any sponsors I might find. | ||||||
| I wanted to go with AC drive, air cooled? due to reduced maintenance and regeneration. Sure it has it's advantages but it's not so much better that I will pay double for it. The main purpose for this project is to save money, not spend it! My other reasons are to reduce pollution and our dependence on foreign oil! Now we're thinking of selling it and building another one. It's getting most everything refurbished. Thanks for looking! | |||||||
1991 Chevrolet S-10
“Electric AeroBrick”
(under construction)
Last Updated 10-11-2008
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