| Owner | Ken Barbour Jr. | ||||||
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| Location | Deptford, New Jersey US map | ||||||
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| Vehicle | 1991 Geo Metro Convertible I drive this car daily back and forth from work in all kinds of weather and it performs perfectly. | ||||||
| Motor | D&D Motor Systems, Inc. ES-15A-6 Series Wound DC 12 HP Continuous 40 Peak | ||||||
| Controller | Alltrax AXE 7245 | ||||||
| Batteries | 6 Everstart 27DC-6, 12.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, Flooded Wal-Mart's finest deep cycle | ||||||
| System Voltage | 72 Volts | ||||||
| Charger | Schumacher SE-1072 10/5 Amp 72 Volt | ||||||
| Heater | no point, the top is always down | ||||||
| DC/DC Converter | battery tender no dc/dc converter, just a small motorcycle type battery charger for the car's original group 26 battery | ||||||
| Instrumentation | have it, just not installed yet. I currently keep track of miles on my resettable trip meter odometer | ||||||
| Top Speed | 65 MPH (104 KPH) downhill with a full charge 50-55 on the flats usually | ||||||
| Acceleration | about as fast as it was as a gas car | ||||||
| Range | 20 Miles (32 Kilometers) I usually only put 15 miles a day on it but I have been 29 miles once. | ||||||
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| Seating Capacity | 2 adults | ||||||
| Curb Weight | 1,880 Pounds (854 Kilograms) Weighed at garden center scale, the one they use to measure how much mulch you have in your pickup. 1940 lbs with seven batteries in the trunk (1 spare deep cycle), the original battery under the hood, and my 72v charger. But not including me in the car. | ||||||
| Tires | original tires 165/65/13 Bridgestone Potenza RE92 on aluminum rims(not shown)looking for low rolling resistance tires in similar size any ideas? | ||||||
| Conversion Time | 12/24/07-04/03/07 a couple of nights after work and some Sundays | ||||||
| Conversion Cost | Less than $3000 Including every little nut and bolt. | ||||||
| Additional Features | I built this car myself in my garage at night after work. I built the adapter from a plate of aluminum and the coupler from a love-joy style coupler that i got at a farm store. | ||||||
| Im wondering how to get this inspected. i brought it to the inspection station and they just scratched their heads in confusion. Check out our club www.eevc.info | |||||||
1991 Geo Metro Convertible
Last Updated 09-24-2008
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