| Owner | Kraig Schultz | ||||
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| Owner's Other EVs | 1975 Honda CB-125S Sail Trike 2008 Custom BugE Tilting Delta Trike Schultz Engineering Delta-11 Motorized Mtn Bike 2 - Schwinn Motorized Mtn Bike 1 - Hummer 1987 Kann Linear LWB 1990 Ford Festiva 2015 Nissan Leaf SV | ||||
| Location | Grand Haven, Michigan United States map | ||||
| Web | WebPage | ||||
| Vehicle | Burley Trailer Conversion Mount Electric Drive Train in a Burley Cargo Trailer | ||||
| Motor | PERM-132 Permanent Magnet DC | ||||
| Drivetrain | Chain Drive | ||||
| Controller | Alltrax 4834 Programmable | ||||
| Batteries | 4, 12.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, AGM Sealed lead acid 14 pounds each, 20 amp hour. | ||||
| System Voltage | 48 Volts | ||||
| Charger | Cheap Chinese | ||||
| DC/DC Converter | Sevcon 48 to 12v | ||||
| Instrumentation | N/A | ||||
| Top Speed | 26 MPH (41 KPH) Only because I didn't want to break my trailer or kill myself! | ||||
| Acceleration | Great. | ||||
| Range | 16 Miles (25 Kilometers) | ||||
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| Seating Capacity | 1 adult | ||||
| Tires | Stock | ||||
| Conversion Time | 40 hours. I borrowed the entire electrical drive system from my electric motorcycle. | ||||
| Conversion Cost | $50 for scrap aluminum to build structure to hold the motor | ||||
| This was a test to see how a bicycle would react to being pushed by a Burley trailer. It worked great! See details and lessons learned at my website: WebPage | |||||
Human-Electric Hybrid
“Burley Trailer Experiment”
Last Updated 10-14-2007
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