Owner | Dave Arnold | ||||||
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Owner's Other EVs | 1979 Honda CBX 1982 Volkswagen Rabbit | ||||||
Location | Fort Pierce, Florida United States map | ||||||
Vehicle | 1995 Renaissance Cars Completed by Xebra Motors in California with the prior 16 chassis assembled in Palm Bay Florida by RCI | ||||||
Motor | Advanced DC Series Wound DC Oem brush motor pair with Speed and temperature sensors. | ||||||
Drivetrain | OEM 5-1 direct belt drive each rear wheel. Carrera adjustable shocks. Wilwood retractable Sprint light brakes. Hynautic steering. | ||||||
Controller | Curtis Oem, rebuilt by Flight Systems, 1 for each motor. | ||||||
Batteries | 6 ChargeX Grp-31, 12.80 Volt, Lithium Iron Phosphate 108 ahr | ||||||
System Voltage | 72 Volts | ||||||
Charger | LEVEL 1/ OEM type cord reel with 120V 15A GFCI on 2 120-12-3 15A Tournament type lithium balancing/ maintenance chargers. LEVEL 2/ Tucson EV J1772 EVSE Inlet with Signal generator on Zivan 220VAC-19A-72VDC- 30A charger. | ||||||
Heater | I'm like 4 miles from the Sun! | ||||||
DC/DC Converter | Vicor 72-12 Vdc | ||||||
Instrumentation | OEM | ||||||
Top Speed | 60 MPH (96 KPH) Manual reset motor speed limiters at about 62 mph. | ||||||
Range | 40 Miles (64 Kilometers) 25 mph all day or 55 mph for 15 minutes | ||||||
Watt Hours/Mile | I'll get some miles under my new lithium suspenders and let you know | ||||||
EV Miles |
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Curb Weight | 1,546 Pounds (702 Kilograms) Was 2200 lb Performed 840 lb lead/acid weight loss for 186 lb lithium replacement. Pack change required suspension re-springing and re- alignment. Probably the hardest part | ||||||
Tires | Yokohama Avid | ||||||
Conversion Time | 15 years hunting/saving before time, money, and car came together. | ||||||
Conversion Cost | My marriage. | ||||||
Additional Features | LED brake, tail, turn, courtesy and dash panel indicators. LED headlamps. Electronic flasher. USB charge ports. Backup 12 volt lithium control systems battery with automatic power loss interlock. Drive breaker Precharge resistor. Spike snubber diodes installed across all control and Main Drive relay coils. 72 and 12 volts systems sleep switch with rocker guard. Unified rear entry 72 volt lithium battery pack, balancing chargers, emergency battery bypass relays, battery service voltmeter with emergency battery bypass relay control. Victron smart monitor with dongle and victron connect phone app. | ||||||
In case you were curious... I have worked on Commercial, Medical and Marine electrical equipment my entire life as a paid professional. So take it from me when I say, "lead acid is junk and only good for cranking junk IC engines" |