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OwnerRandy Brooks
Owner's Other EVs1948 Allis-Chalmers G tractor
Cabernet
LocationChelan, Washington US map
Web/EmailWebPage email image
Vehicle2002 Toyota Echo
4 door
MotorAzure Dynamics/Solectria AC24 3-Phase AC
Drivetrain5 speed manual
ControllerAzure Dynamics/Solectria DMOC445
digital motor controller
Batteries13 Odyssey PC1500, 12.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, AGM
sealed, gel, deep cycle
System Voltage156 Volts
ChargerZivan NG3
115vAC - 156vDC
HeaterTwo 1,500 watt ceramic elements - not installed yet.
DC/DC Converter Go Power, GPC-45
115vAC - 13.4vDC battery charger, but it works fine as
156vDC - 13.4vDC converter
InstrumentationLink 10 meter (volts, amps, amp hours, kW hours)
Top Speed70 MPH (112 KPH)
On flat highway. There was throttle left, but I didn't try going
faster!
AccelerationVery good, equal to pre-conversion ICE car.
Range30 Miles (48 Kilometers)
Watt Hours/Mile270 Wh/Mile
Using .3 kWh/mile from the outlet, .27 kWh/mile from the
batteries.
EV Miles
Start:38,155 Miles (61,391 Kilometers)
Current:40,250 Miles (64,762 Kilometers)
Total:2,095 Miles (3,370 Kilometers)
 
    As of 6/23/2009
Seating Capacity5 adults
Curb Weight2,728 Pounds (1,240 Kilograms)
Still within the 2,915 GVW
TiresStock
Conversion TimeStarted in Dec 2007, finished Jan 2009. About 100 hrs.
Conversion Cost$8,000 for donor car. $10,000 for conversion kit. $3,500
for batteries. About $500 in misc. supplies.
Additional FeaturesRemoved the stock trunk lid spoiler - aerodynamic drag - and with 650 lbs of batteries
in the trunk and under the rear seat, I don't need any down force at speed.

Had a custom "electric" decal made in the same font and size as the stock Echo emblem
for the trunk. Smaller ones in the same font for the lower forward edge of the front
doors.

Replaced stock power steering rack with manual steering rack.
Conversion journal at www.BrooksSolar.com/EchoConversion.html
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