| Owner | Tom Gocze | ||||
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| Location | Stockton Springs, Maine United States map | ||||
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| Vehicle | 1995 Chevrolet S-10 This was a kit that was owned by a local utility. They had it in an older S10 with an automatic transmission. The body was shot and it was not set up very well. I switched it over to the '95 with a rebuilt manual trans that had a bad engine.The bed was in rough shape so I am building one that will have foam sides covered with fiberglass. All new brakes and tires. An ongoing saga | ||||
| Motor | Advanced DC 9 Series Wound DC Just barely broken in. Had stuck brushes from sitting in the woods for a couple years here in Maine. | ||||
| Drivetrain | 9"ADC with a US Solar car adapter. Has clutch. | ||||
| Controller | Curtis 1231 | ||||
| Batteries | 96 Saft KPH 100, 120.00 Volt, Nickel-Cadmium, Flooded A jerry rigged battery system that was surplus and seem to work fine. | ||||
| System Voltage | 120 Volts | ||||
| Charger | Zivan 120V Just got a 120V Zivan. Have a 120V Lester that I use manually for backup. | ||||
| Heater | For what? None right now. | ||||
| DC/DC Converter | Curtis Came with the truck | ||||
| Instrumentation | Ammeter and Voltmeter. Use hand held thermometer to check over connections and controller temps. | ||||
| Top Speed | 65 MPH (104 KPH) Fairly peppy with 120V. | ||||
| Acceleration | Not phenomenal, but keeps up in traffic. | ||||
| Range | 40 Miles (64 Kilometers) Just on the road and I will know better once I get the charger sorted out. 20 miles so far, running hard (55-68mph) Expect 40 in town. Hopefully more as batteries get cycled more. | ||||
| Watt Hours/Mile | 369 Wh/Mile This is where it seems to be right now. | ||||
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| Seating Capacity | Has a bench seat, could fit three if we like each other. | ||||
| Curb Weight | 0 More than stock. About 1200# batteries. | ||||
| Tires | 15" | ||||
| Conversion Time | A couple weeks. | ||||
| Conversion Cost | $1500 for the original truck, $500 for the glider, $500 for other truck bits and $200 for the batteries!!!! | ||||
| Additional Features | Fantasy is to run a backup generator with wood gas. Stick wood is the fuel of the future! |
1995 Chevrolet S-10
Last Updated 05-24-2007
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