OwnerMike Sargetakis
LocationSalt Lake City, Utah US map
Vehicle1973 Volkswagen Type 3 Squareback
Fresh conversion done by myself and lots of help/finishing work done by Spencer at Electric Car Co. of Utah.
Many thanks to Spencer.
Thanks to Ryan at EVsource.com also, an invaluable asset during the conversion!
MotorNetgain WarP9 Series Wound DC
DrivetrainStock VW Trans, Clutch and Flywheel
ControllerLogisystems 500a
works great! its a little jumpy at full charge, but I'm told this has to do more with the pot box than anything else. I'm looking into tuning the controller to help with this.
Batteries9 US Battery US GC8V, 8.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, Flooded
cheap, good warranty, good compromise between 6 and 12v
System Voltage72 Volts
ChargerDelta-Q Technologies 110VAC to 72VDC
cheap and pretty good. could probably be faster
Heaternone yet, working on a solution for this. anyone who can help, I'll take all i can get!
Instrumentationall stock instruments, fuel on empty. added ammeter and voltmeter
Top Speed60 MPH (96 KPH)
got it to 60 on a fresh charge in 3rd gear on a slight downhill... don't think I'll do it much though. gets to 50 in a hurry in 2nd though!
Accelerationbetter than stock up to about 45, then falls off very substantially
Range15 Miles (24 Kilometers)
so far, that's as far as I've taken it all at once
Watt Hours/Mileno idea how to calculate this
EV Miles
Start:22,446 Miles (36,115 Kilometers)
Current:22,574 Miles (36,321 Kilometers)
Total:128 Miles (205 Kilometers)
 
    As of 10/10/2009
Seating Capacity2 adults
Tires4
Conversion TimeI bought the car almost exactly one year before the conversion was done. I drove it with the ICE for a few months, then the fuel pump died and it was my sign it was time. a bunch of weekends and after school time, probably about 4 moths worth just trying to figure stuff out, then two weeks with Spencer at Electric Car Co of Utah and she was driving!
Conversion CostI don't know really, probably around 11k including the car and everything. I should get about half back on taxed this April though!

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