| Owner | Nathan Christiansen | ||||||||
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| Location | Mapleton, Utah United States map | ||||||||
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| Vehicle | 1994 Geo Metro 1994 Geo metro - HPEVS AC-35 motor with Curtis 1238 controller. Batteries are Nissan leaf - 14 modules series, 2 parallel. Charger and BMS are from thunderstruck motors. | ||||||||
| Motor | HPEVS AC-35 3-Phase AC Motor is rated 35 horsepower peak, but I have seen it do close to 50. Max 6000 rpm | ||||||||
| Drivetrain | AC-35 motor with factory 5-speed manual transmission and clutch | ||||||||
| Controller | Curtis 1238-7501 550 amp peak - air cooled | ||||||||
| Batteries | 28 Nissan leaf G2 batteries, 7.40 Volt, Lithium-Ion 14 sets of 2 parallel modules - seen these batteries do 400 amps no problem. Pack is about 11-12 kwh | ||||||||
| System Voltage | 105 Volts | ||||||||
| Charger | China HiPower CH4100 / TSM2500 Thunderstruck TSM2500. China HiPower CH4100 charger under Thunderstruck name. Air cooled and compatible with j1772. does almost 3 kwh - so fully charges my batteries in about 4 hours | ||||||||
| Heater | 1500 watt 120 volt | ||||||||
| DC/DC Converter | Todd PC-20-LV Had to replace my Elcon converter because it was not putting out enough current. The todd is working great for me so far. | ||||||||
| Instrumentation | fully custom-build graphical gui. Includes range, cell voltages, motor and controller temps, economy(wh/mi) and other stuff | ||||||||
| Top Speed | 90 MPH (144 KPH) seen it do 75 on the freeway when motor was limited to 4000 rpm - motor can do 6000 | ||||||||
| Acceleration | better then ICE version - would estimate about 10 second 0-60 | ||||||||
| Range | 40 Miles (64 Kilometers) gets about 5 mi/kwh. Battery is about 10 kwh. | ||||||||
| Watt Hours/Mile | 200 Wh/Mile Based on KWH meter on EVSE, so this number includes charger losses | ||||||||
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| Seating Capacity | 4 adults | ||||||||
| Curb Weight | 2,000 Pounds (909 Kilograms) a little bit more then ICE version | ||||||||
| Tires | 22 inch | ||||||||
| Conversion Time | About 6 months to take out the gas engine, 6 months to convert to electric, and 6 months to clean everything up | ||||||||
| Conversion Cost | $8500-9000 | ||||||||
| Additional Features | Heater, touchscreen GUI, led headlights | ||||||||
| I would like to thank my uncle for doing half the work of removing the gas engine and putting in the electric motor and giving this car to me half complete. I would also like to thank my dad for paying for this | |||||||||
1994 Geo Metro
“Electrometro”
Last Updated 01-02-2023
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