| Owner | Stephan | ||||||
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| Location | Manly, New South Wales Australia map | ||||||
| Web | WebPage | ||||||
| Vehicle | 2001 Mazda Mazda Tribute Like the Ford Escape, this is a family car All wheel drive, conversion. The V6 and Auto Gear are replaced with a smaller HPEVS AC50 and manual Mazda 3 gearbox. It has 12Kwh Leaf batteries, a power steering pump from a Holden (07) and Saab power break pump. | ||||||
| Motor | HPEVS AC50 single shaft 70HP 3-Phase AC 2018 issue: replaced the motor controller | ||||||
| Drivetrain | Rear wheel driveshaft is now removed. I did not need a 4-wheel/all wheel drive car. Car weight is reduced from 1590 kg to 1350 kg, at least 50 by taking these shafts out and the other part was the heavy V6 engine. | ||||||
| Controller | Curtis 1238-7501 Model - Curtis 1238-7501 controller 96 Volt 550 Amps | ||||||
| Batteries | 26 LEAF, 110.00 Volt, Lithium-Ion Ah/serie of cell V/cell Cells V/Total 61 8.4 13 109.2 61 8.4 13 109.2 122 8.4 26 109.2 Pack is from Nissan Leaf and protected with Batrium BMS. Total weight of 26 pack is 99 kg. It is a small 12 Kwh 110V battery protected by a custom made fibre glass box. | ||||||
| System Voltage | 110 Volts | ||||||
| Heater | Ceramic 1000W heater element. These get 96-110V and heats up from where Airco used to be. | ||||||
| Top Speed | 60 MPH (96 KPH) | ||||||
| Acceleration | I currently only use one gear (3rd) and reverse. | ||||||
| Range | 40 Miles (64 Kilometers) Not tested yet. Pending safety certificate | ||||||
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| Seating Capacity | 5 | ||||||
| Curb Weight | 0 1350 kg | ||||||
| Conversion Time | 1 Year | ||||||
| Conversion Cost | 16,000 USD (to date) - in progress | ||||||
| Additional Features | 1) Zeva Fuel Gauge driver.- currently not in use. Was connected to a replacement Hyundai Getz Cluster and it worked fine. I had to revert it back. Due to road safety requirement. Reverted the cluster back to original. That was the only way the seat belts airbag signal was working as per original. Maybe to install an aftermarket gauge for this. 2) USB programmer cable for Curtis (see forum details - currently NOTworking 3) RGB LED in use that connects to Batrium BMS for SoC |
2001 Mazda Tribute
“Tribute”
(under construction)
Last Updated 05-14-2019
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