| Owner | Nick Drouin | ||||||
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| Location | Montreal, Quebec Canada map | ||||||
| Web/Email | WebPage | ||||||
| Vehicle | 1972 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Well maintained but un-restored coupe, originally from Canada's west coast. | ||||||
| Motor | Netgain Warp9 Series Wound DC Using the CanEV VW adapter kit. (De-iced and re-mounted in a day!) | ||||||
| Drivetrain | Original stock transmission. | ||||||
| Controller | Logisystems 144V-156V, 1000amp It has power to spare -- I still haven't dared to push the pedal to the floor! | ||||||
| Batteries | 12 Deka 8G31, 12.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, Gel Going with a slightly used set of Deka group 31 gels for the first set of batteries. There will be 6 in the front and 3 on either side of the motor at the back. | ||||||
| System Voltage | 144 Volts | ||||||
| Charger | Delta-Q Technologies 2x 72V The Delta-Qs are fully featured and well supported. I have the programing dongle so I can mess with them if the need arises. I'm considering using zenner/bulb regulators -- need to discuss this with Roger Stockton first... | ||||||
| Heater | Electric heat (ceramic) and battery blankets. Richard at REV has crafted a nice combination of relays that can switch from AC to DC for the heating element. The fan/control will be driven by AC, via a small 12V inverter. A programmable lighting timer is used to pre-heat the cabin while the car is on charge. | ||||||
| DC/DC Converter | Go-Power GPC-45 45A, more than enough for the old VW wiring! | ||||||
| Instrumentation | Westach 120-180VDC analog Westach 1000A analog Both a motor and battery 1000A shunt, DPDT microswitch for the ammeter. James May's LED Bargraph multi-battery montior: WebPage Equus Tachometer One day: - Perhaps a Rev limitter. - AHr counter of some sort. | ||||||
| Top Speed | 87 MPH (139 KPH) I should be able to reproduce the stock top speed of 90mph... | ||||||
| Acceleration | Better than stock -- I haven't floored it yet. No trouble on hills, no trouble getting onto highways. | ||||||
| Range | 33 Miles (53 Kilometers) So far, I've done 33miles on a charge, but I'm not trying to go for distance: I have no intention of crawling home and damaging the Gels. I do twice 15miles (@65mph) daily as a commuter, charging at work to keep the DOD to a minimum. | ||||||
| Watt Hours/Mile | 233 Wh/Mile Still trying to pin this down -- its hard to drive and stare at the gauges! It draws just under 100A at 140V at 60mph: ~233Wh/m in cold weather. One day, all lubricants will be upgraded to synthetics. | ||||||
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| Seating Capacity | 2 adults, the back seat will be removed to reduce GVWR requirements. | ||||||
| Curb Weight | 2,820 Pounds (1,281 Kilograms) Well distributed, front-back. It takes corners as if it was riding on rails. Suspension: There are coil-springs front and back. The front torsion bars have been adjusted and an 'avis' adjuster put it. It already had sway bars up front. | ||||||
| Conversion Time | Less than one year. Inception: Earth Hour, 2008 Started: July 16th, 2008 From July to October: Sourced and purchased most of the parts. October 25th: De-ICE'd and mounted Warp9 in one day. WebPage November 12th: finished first led bargraph. March 1st: First drive. March 11th: Roadworthiness Inspection. March 13th: Started driving to work. | ||||||
| Conversion Cost | Budget: 20,000$ Canadian, plus car. | ||||||
| On the road as of March 1st, 2009! Some recent press: WebPage July 1st: Put in storage pending the review of an engineering report which must be provided to the licensing body in Quebec. | |||||||
1972 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia
Last Updated 07-03-2009
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