| Owner | Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield (former owner, EV has been sold) | ||||||||
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| Owner's Other EVs | Sakura Pedalec Electric Scooter/Bike 1998 City El 2004 Toyota Prius 2011 Nissan Leaf Ego Helio (Ego Cycle 2) 2002 REVA (G-Wiz) 2013 Nissan LEAF | ||||||||
| Location | Hillsboro, Oregon United States map | ||||||||
| Web/Email | WebPage | ||||||||
| Vehicle | 1984 Volkswagen CityStromer Factory-built VW CityStromer - originally designed and built for testing in the German market, this model is one of two RHD CityStromers which were ever built! | ||||||||
| Motor | Brown Bovori ... Separately Excited DC The motor gave up after 25 years service, so the previous owner had it rebuilt at great expense to him. Sadly, the motor gave up AGAIN a few months ago and so it's back in the shop getting new brush boxes made. The culprit? We think the controller wasn't quite set up as it should be. We've sent the Controller to be hardware programmed to the specs set out in the original VW manual. | ||||||||
| Drivetrain | Separately excited motor, with clutch onto original gearbox. | ||||||||
| Controller | Zapi Sem3 Capable of 500A at 96V, but it's tuned down to 300A max and 150A max regen after we learnt the hard way that anything over 350A would cook the brushgear. | ||||||||
| Batteries | 16 Sonnenschein GF 06 180V, 6.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, Gel They're exhausted. Seriously. They're seven years old and the car is really struggling to get a huge distance. | ||||||||
| System Voltage | 96 Volts | ||||||||
| Charger | Zivan NG3 This NG3 is tricked out! We've got temperature sensors, a multi-curve selection switch (so we can charge various different battery capacities and types of lead - flooded or gel) and a switchable input limit on current, so we can plug into a standard domestic 13A 230V circuit or a larger 16A, 230V circuit. The charger was previously cooking the batteries (there was something wrong with the logic board) but now it's had a service and an upgrade everything is A-ok! | ||||||||
| Heater | Webasto at present - but as it's tempremental and GAS powered we're going to take it out and replace it with a 110V hairdryer! :) | ||||||||
| DC/DC Converter | CP Power and Automation DDH300D12 This replaced the (not very good) Iota DC/DC we had in previously. It produces 12VDC at 25A output. We have it feeding the car's 12V battery when the car is in motion and protection to ensure the 12V battery doesn't get overcharged. | ||||||||
| Instrumentation | Speedometer, mileometer and trip counter. Plus PakTrakr. Lots of interference with PakTrakr and the serial output has just failed! | ||||||||
| Top Speed | 65 MPH (104 KPH) The bad batteries do nothing to help the top speed. She'll do 60 mph on a good day, and occasionally 65. But 50 is a much more realistic speed, to be honest! | ||||||||
| Acceleration | Not tested but up to 30mph is fine around town | ||||||||
| Range | 15 Miles (24 Kilometers) | ||||||||
| Watt Hours/Mile | 1000 Wh/Mile This is based on average daily driving and power required to recharge pack. | ||||||||
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| Seating Capacity | 5 adults | ||||||||
| Curb Weight | 3,500 Pounds (1,590 Kilograms) | ||||||||
| Tires | Really cheap tyres from the local dealer. They're probably not great on rolling resistance, but we pump them up fairly hard! | ||||||||
| Conversion Time | 3 weeks, to rebuild after receiving the vehicle as a project - but then months of waiting while we got the motor re-built. It's still being fixed, but we have hopes that Tigger will drive again for the spring! | ||||||||
| We sold this back to VW in 2011 to fund our Nissan LEAF -- sadly, she's still waiting for an electrical restoration but apparently is now in her original white paintwork! | |||||||||
1984 Volkswagen CityStromer (Golf Mk II)
“Tigger”
Last Updated 01-01-2014
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