| Owner | Stephen Taylor | ||
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| Owner's Other EVs | Doran Solectria Sunrise | ||
| Location | Marietta, Georgia US map | ||
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| Vehicle | 1997 Geo Metro Solectria Force (OEM Electric) | ||
| Motor | Azure Dynamics/Solectria 3-Phase AC direct drive with regen | ||
| Drivetrain | Solectria Single Speed Transmission | ||
| Controller | Brusa AMC 325 Blue Stripe now has a DMOC445 | ||
| Batteries | 13 Valence Grp 27, 12.80 Volt, Lithium-Polymer Red Stripe has Saft 100AH batteries, Blue Stripe has Deka Dominator 12 volt Group 27 Gel batteries | ||
| System Voltage | 166 Volts | ||
| Charger | Delta-Q Technologies Red Stripe and Blue Stripe have Brusa NLG4 chargers | ||
| Heater | Electric Heat strips, Red Stripe also has diesel heater | ||
| DC/DC Converter | Azure Dynamics/Solectria | ||
| Instrumentation | Solectria Amp Hour Gauge | ||
| Top Speed | 70 MPH (112 KPH) | ||
| Acceleration | 0 to 50 MPH in 18 seconds | ||
| Range | 130 Miles (209 Kilometers) Lithium, 90 miles NiCD, 50 mile lead acid under ideal conditions | ||
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| Seating Capacity | 4 adults | ||
| Curb Weight | 2,300 Pounds (1,045 Kilograms) for Green Stripe and 2500 lbs for Blue and Red Stripe | ||
| Tires | Toyo | ||
| Additional Features | All have air conditioning. | ||
| I would not recommend driving the Lead Acid car (Blue Stripe) more than 40 miles and even that only rarely. For day to day driving 20 to 30 is a better estimate. The NiCD car (Red Stripe) would be hard pressed to do 90 miles and in real world I don't count on more than 50-60 miles from it. The most I have actually driven it is 72 miles on a charge. The Lithium car (Green Stripe) being lighter and a slightly higher nominal voltage is peppier than the other two. So far I have driven it up to 107.5 miles on a charge using 101 AH of the useable 130 AH. | |||
Solectria Forces
Last Updated 02-04-2008
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