Posted on Aug 08, 2009 under lead acid |
The process of converting my Pontiac Fiero to 144 volt electric car. Full video documentation of the process along with a few test drives. It runs on 12, 12 volt Trojan deep cycle lead acid batteries. Powered by a 9.1 in. dia. Advanced DC motor with a 500 amp Curtis controller. About $6,000 for EV components not including: car, tools, steel brackets for battery box, 12V wiring supplies, new break pads. Tested top speed: 70 mph. Though this was limited by the road. Preliminary range test: 30 miles without fully conditioned batteries. GO ELECTRIC!
Duration : 0:4:28
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Technorati Tags: 144, Advanced, car, conversion, CURTIS, DC, driving, electric, ev, hawaii, instructional, vehicle, volts
Posted on Aug 08, 2009 under lead acid |
The process of converting my Pontiac Fiero to 144 volt electric car. Full video documentation of the process along with a few test drives. It runs on 12, 12 volt Trojan deep cycle lead acid batteries. Powered by a 9.1 in. dia. Advanced DC motor with a 500 amp Curtis controller. About $6,000 for EV components not including: car, tools, steel brackets for battery box, 12V wiring supplies, new break pads. Part 2 of 3. GO ELECTRIC!
Duration : 0:9:44
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Technorati Tags: 144, Advanced, car, conversion, CURTIS, DC, driving, electric, ev, hawaii, instructional, vehicle, volts
Posted on Aug 08, 2009 under lead acid |
The process of converting my Pontiac Fiero to 144 volt electric car. Full video documentation of the process along with a few test drives. It runs on 12, 12 volt Trojan deep cycle lead acid batteries. Powered by a 9.1 in. dia. Advanced DC motor with a 500 amp Curtis controller. About $6,000 for EV components not including: car, tools, steel brackets for battery box, 12V wiring supplies, new break pads. Part 2 of 3. GO ELECTRIC!
Duration : 0:9:44
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Technorati Tags: 144, Advanced, car, conversion, CURTIS, DC, driving, electric, ev, hawaii, instructional, vehicle, volts
Posted on Jun 29, 2009 under rechargeable battery |
Modec battery powered electric vans are now running from Shrewsbury’s Tesco Extra environmental store.
Recharged overnight with a maximum speed of 50 mph and a 100 mile range, each one saves 21 tonnes of CO2 a year – equal to driving 51,000 miles. They have a smooth and silent engine with very powerful acceleration.
Coventry manufacturers Modec have ensured they have the same capacity as a standard tesco.com van.
For more information go to http://www.modeczev.com/
Duration : 0:1:27
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Technorati Tags: battery, carbon, dioxide, economic, efficient, electric, emission, environment, ev, fuel, Modec, power, Van, vehicle, Zero
Posted on Jun 29, 2009 under rechargeable battery |
Modec battery powered electric vans are now running from Shrewsbury’s Tesco Extra environmental store.
Recharged overnight with a maximum speed of 50 mph and a 100 mile range, each one saves 21 tonnes of CO2 a year – equal to driving 51,000 miles. They have a smooth and silent engine with very powerful acceleration.
Coventry manufacturers Modec have ensured they have the same capacity as a standard tesco.com van.
For more information go to http://www.modeczev.com/
Duration : 0:1:27
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Technorati Tags: battery, carbon, dioxide, economic, efficient, electric, emission, environment, ev, fuel, Modec, power, Van, vehicle, Zero
