Hart Penn's 1973 Porsche 914

Owner	Hart Penn
Location	Tampa, Florida US ^map
Web/Email	WebPage
Vehicle	1973 Porsche 914
Motor	Netgain WarP 9 Series Wound DC 43HP/32KW
Drivetrain	5 speed transaxle with clutch
Controller	EVH-PWX16 EVHelp High Power DC Elecrtric Vehicle Controller 144V/500A Max
Batteries	40 Thunder Sky TS-LFP200AHA, 3.20 Volt, Lithium-Ion I'm binding 4 cells to form a 12.8V battery for the distributed charger's sake. Will have 5 batteries in the front trunk and 5 batteries in the mid-engine area.
System Voltage	120 Volts
Charger	EVH-CX10 EVHelp Distributed Charging System, currently has 10 individual charging units, but can expand to 12. Originally designed for lead-acid. Designer is tweaking profile for lithium, more specifically to cutoff 2nd phase constant voltage/variable current at 0.05C = 10A for 200AH.
Top Speed	85 MPH (136 KPH) Will settle for 70 as that's what I max out almost everyday.
Acceleration	It should accelerate like a scalded rabbit but I'll update with reality when we get there.
Range	100 Miles (160 Kilometers) Hoping the 200AH lithiums will get me there.
Additional Features	Will use Metric Mind's EVision meter to monitor the lithium's amphour use.
I'm still in partial restoration mode but starting to add EV components. Hope to be complete with conversion by Oct/Nov 2010 but will order LiFePO4 batteries late this year to have by early 2011. Plan is to drop the batteries in, wire them up, charge em up, and off we go.

1973 Porsche 914“Lectric Teener”