| Owner | Jim Stack | ||
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| Owner's Other EVs | 2003 Honda Civic Hybrid 1992 Ford Escort Wagon 2005 Toyota Prius 2007 Fujiton E-bike | ||
| Location | Chandler, Arizona US map | ||
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| Vehicle | 1968 Volkswagen VW chassis 50 Jeep fiberglass body with front disk brakes carries the Veepster fiberglass 1950 Jeep body. | ||
| Motor | Advanced DC FB-4001 Series Wound DC 9" | ||
| Drivetrain | 68 VW 4 speed, runs in 3rd and never needs shifts | ||
| Controller | Curtis 1231 144 volt DC Curtis with Cosmono fan cooling Gene Cosmono is a great EV er personality , he has driven over 120,000 miles in his VW Rabbit pickup | ||
| Batteries | 10 Trojan T-105 now SG90's, 12.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, Flooded very minimal battery pack for 30 mile range. All located under center of chassis for stable road handling, great G holding on corners | ||
| System Voltage | 120 Volts | ||
| Charger | K and W 120 volt model with transformer to get 144 volts charges from a standard 120 volt outlet. | ||
| Heater | none, no air conditioning | ||
| DC/DC Converter | Iota 130 volt just adding it now, there never was a DC-DC, just an AUX battery | ||
| Instrumentation | volt meter , amp meter | ||
| Top Speed | 70 MPH (112 KPH) who wants top speed. I want reliable longer range. Batteries discharge fast at high speeds. | ||
| Acceleration | Very good, but I never accelerate hard. | ||
| Range | 50 Miles (80 Kilometers) 50 when batteries are new. Safe is 30 miles | ||
| Watt Hours/Mile | not sure, haven't tested for watts | ||
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| Seating Capacity | 2 people | ||
| Curb Weight | 2,400 Pounds (1,090 Kilograms) not positive on weight. The VW was about 1800 and 10 batteries about 700 | ||
| Tires | standard 14 inch goodyear black spoke rims | ||
| Conversion Time | unknown | ||
| Conversion Cost | maybe $14,000 | ||
| Additional Features | had an alarm system but I disconnected it | ||
| A kit car is hard to insure and getting motor vehicle VIN number and registration was a hassel. Next time I would use the standard bug body with windows and doors. It can be insured very easy and registration is a snap. Spend the extra money from the kit car kit at 8K on better batteries. I've been trying to get some Valence lithium 12 volt batteries with no affordable luck. | |||
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Last Updated 02-23-2008
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