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OwnerBuddy Mills
LocationWilliamsburg, Virginia US map
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Vehicle1994 Toyota Tercel
Nice car for what it is. Toyota made a well built car, easy to work on.
MotorAzure Dynamics/Solectria AC24LS 3-Phase AC
Azure with regen brakes
Drivetrain4 Speed FWD
ControllerAzure Dynamics/Solectria DMOC445
Batteries15 Deka 8G31DTM , 12.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, Gel
System Voltage180 Volts
ChargerDual Pro Sportmans Quad
Gel chip options. These unit are pretty nice. Each unit charges 4 batteries, each with its own individually temp sensor. I only wish I had gotten the 15amp instead of the 10. Takes about 12 hours to charge from 80% DOD. I had an ELCON PF400 unit but it charge the whole 180volt at once. By charging each battery I am getting about 4-5 more solid miles. Beside the ELCOM never worked correctly. Sent back twice and still waiting on its return. Could not wait any longer so I got the Dual Pro's...Glad I did.
HeaterWas Electric element from EA...caught fire. Then I designed a water heater system...too much current. So I ended up putting a $20 heater from WalMart in the dash. Wired it up straight and run it off a 12vdc to 120vac inverter. Seems to work ok.
DC/DC ConverterZivan NG1
Seems to do the trick
InstrumentationCustom made SOC by Wescot, DC/DC Charge, System Amp
Top Speed70 MPH (112 KPH)
Works for me! Had it up to 85 mph but the car was all over the road.
AccelerationOK. It does the 1/4 in 25 secs and 0-60 in 39 secs. Most of my ICE cars (stock)do the 1/4 in 16 to 18 sec range. Not bad but not up to an ICE.
Range30 Miles (48 Kilometers)
This is a solid 30 miles with old ICE driving habits. Still breaking in the Batteries and motor. Also learning how to drive all over again. Hope this will improve. Got 37 miles driving very gently ranging between 35 and 45 mph with several stops.
Watt Hours/MileNot quite sure.
EV Miles
Current:1,503 Miles (2,418 Kilometers)
Seating Capacity2 adults
Curb Weight3,010 Pounds (1,368 Kilograms)
Two Door. Org Curb 1950lbs.
TiresDouglas from Walmart P180 R13. Plan on upgrading to a 14" or 15" LRR in future
Conversion Time9 months. Would have been sooner but was waiting on parts. Some major EV parts were very slow.
Conversion Cost$20,306.93 Total Includes everything. Paint, Suspension, Interior. Special tools along the way. Even the Black electrical tape is included in price. (Now all I need is a blanket to keep me warm because I am in the doghouse for spending twice as much I told the wife it would cost) I figure I made about 2-3K in mistakes. Biggest and most costly one was dealing with Electro Automotive, Live and Learn.
Additional FeaturesNew brakes and flex lines, CV shafts/joints, heaver spring all around. Used set of seats from junk yard and a front left fender. All new carpet on floor and covering the battery box. Paint job.

One battery box sunk in floor in place of gas tank with 4 batteries. Sliding box on top of that, 7 batteries, which will slide to the trunk for maintenance. When in use the sliding box is forward in place of rear seat. 4 batteries in place of radiator.

All relay PCB mounted and place under dash in place of ECU module. All wires wrapped and loomed.

Reset the odometer to zero since I already had the dash apart. Amp and 12 volt meter in dash in place of gas gauge. SOC in mid console below radio with regen switch

Lots of time and fun
Azure Dynamics is a good company and very helpful. I have nothing but high regards for them...Thank goodness because Electro Automotive sucks. Bad customer service. parts wrong or cheap. In fact it been almost a year and I am still waiting on the repair of my charger and they have stopped returning my emails. It was never right and I had to purchase from another vendor to get the car on the road. As far as I am concerned EA should not be in the business any longer. Update - Sued EA and won...however collecting is another problem.

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