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OwnerKeith Mercill
Owner's Other EV1994 Duffy 21
LocationHendersonville, Tennessee US map
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Vehicle1989 Ford Ranger
Ford Ranger XLT short bed.
MotorAdvanced DC FB1-4001 Compound Wound DC
DrivetrainRear wheel drive.
No clutch.
First gear 30 mph 5500 rpm
Second gear 55 mph 5000 rpm
ControllerCurtis 1221B
This is a 400 amp controller. I think a
500/550 amp controller would be much
better.
Batteries20 US Battery US-2200, 6.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, Flooded
Battery rated at 232AH @ 20 hour rate
Replaced Exide 3600 Batteries on June
15 2010 with US-2200. I had 430 charges
on Exide batteries and 9,421 miles.
Distance was down to 18 miles with two
people in truck.
System Voltage120 Volts
ChargerZivan NG3
220 VAC on board
Heater2) 1500 watt ceramic cores. About 30 amp
draw off traction battery.
DC/DC ConverterZivan NG1
InstrumentationCurtis E meter, Volt meter, Amp meter,
Tach, Speedometer, Controller Temp, Motor
Temp, Battery Temp.
Top Speed70 MPH (112 KPH)
This was for a distance of 1.5 miles. One
off ramp to the next off ramp.
Acceleration0 - 60 1:13
Range50 Miles (80 Kilometers)
80% DOD Charge at 50%
Watt Hours/Mile27 Wh/Mile
At 45mph I am drawing between 150 and 200
amps on a level road.
EV Miles
Current:16,000 Miles (25,744 Kilometers)
 
    As of 9/18/2012
Seating Capacity3
TiresDunlop P225 70R14
Conversion Time1 year 10 months
Conversion Cost$10,227.14
I paid $250.00 dollars for the truck with a hole in the
block, and spent $3,500.00 dollars to paint and replace old
worn out parts with new ones.
I drive it about 60 miles a week and charge batteries
between 15 and 30 miles.
All the lights were replaced with led's and the oil, gas and
temp gauges were converted to temperature gauges.
Bob Batson at EV America supplied most of the conversion
parts and was a great deal of help.
I couldn't be happier with the reliability and performance.
As of February 2012 I have put 15,200 trouble free miles on
the truck. Range is down to about 30 miles.
It costs me about 4 cents a mile for electricity.

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