| Owner | Michael Shoop | ||||
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| Location | Minneapolis, Minnesota US map | ||||
| Vehicle | 1987 Chevrolet Corvette Bought for conversion | ||||
| Motor | Netgain TransWarp 11 Series Wound DC 200 horses at 156v | ||||
| Drivetrain | Direct Drive | ||||
| Controller | Cafe Electric 2000 amp Zilla with Hall Effect Pedal Laing D4 12volt coolant pump | ||||
| Batteries | 13 Deka Magna Power, 12.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, AGM Only American made battery I could find. 70lb each | ||||
| System Voltage | 156 Volts | ||||
| Charger | Russco SC 18 Ruggedized and upgraded by Lee Hart with Boost Transformer. | ||||
| Heater | 2 1500w electric cores that fit easily into the old heater box | ||||
| DC/DC Converter | Iota 45 amp Needs to be replaced with a more powerful converter. | ||||
| Instrumentation | Garmin GPS, 12v voltmeter Link 10 Motor Temp Battery Temp More on the way | ||||
| Top Speed | 78mph, at 800 amps | ||||
| Acceleration | Better, now that it has 4.88 to 1 gears. | ||||
| Range | 40 Miles (64 Kilometers) 20 miles without hurting the batteries. | ||||
| Watt Hours/Mile | 3 Wh/Mile I pay 10 cents per kilowatt hour for electricity made by wind power. One kilowatt hour gets me about 3 miles. | ||||
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| Seating Capacity | 2 adults | ||||
| Curb Weight | 3,400 Pounds (1,545 Kilograms) about 200 pounds more than stock | ||||
| Tires | Stock 12 inch wide Goodyear P245/60VR-15 | ||||
| Conversion Time | 9 months to first drive | ||||
| Conversion Cost | $29,000 plus | ||||
| Additional Features | Electric power steering pump from Canada EV Masterflux electric air conditioning compressor, running on 156 pack voltage. | ||||
| Group project of the Minnesota chapter of the EAA Lee Hart, lead engineer. More details: Google MN EAA or Motor Trend magazine online edition | |||||
1987 Chevrolet Corvette
“Volt Vette”
Last Updated 11-14-2009
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