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OwnerMichael Shoop
LocationMinneapolis, Minnesota US map
Vehicle1987 Chevrolet Corvette
Bought for conversion
MotorNetgain TransWarp 11 Series Wound DC
200 horses at 156v
DrivetrainDirect Drive
ControllerCafe Electric 2000 amp Zilla
with Hall Effect Pedal

Laing D4 12volt coolant pump
Batteries13 Deka Magna Power, 12.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, AGM
Only American made battery I could find.
70lb each
System Voltage156 Volts
ChargerRussco SC 18
Ruggedized and upgraded by Lee Hart with
Boost Transformer.
After about 2 years it overheated and needed
repair.






Heater2 1500w electric cores that fit easily into the old
heater box. I can set it for 1500 or 3000 watts.
Use the heater as little as possible so as not to
hurt my range.
DC/DC ConverterVicor 100 amp
Bought used on eBay. Needed to be modified to
produce 14.5 volts.
InstrumentationGarmin GPS, 12v voltmeter
Link 10
Motor Temp
Battery Temp
More on the way
Top Speed78mph, at 800 amps
AccelerationBetter, now that it has 4.88 to 1 gears.
Range40 Miles (64 Kilometers)
20 miles without hurting the batteries.
Watt Hours/Mile500 Wh/Mile
I pay 10 cents per kilowatt hour for electricity
made by wind power.
One kilowatt hour gets me 2 miles at 55mph
EV Miles
Current:6,800 Miles (10,941 Kilometers)
 
    As of 5/1/2011
Seating Capacity2 adults
Curb Weight3,400 Pounds (1,545 Kilograms)
about 200 pounds more than stock
TiresStock 12 inch wide Goodyear
P245/60VR-15
Conversion Time9 months to first drive
Conversion Cost$30,000 plus
Additional FeaturesElectric 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: electric corvette
or Motor Trend magazine online edition.

I use it every day for my in city driving because like other
Corvettes it is fun to drive and looks cool.

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