| Owner | Larry Povirk | ||||||
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| Location | Richmond, Virginia US map | ||||||
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| Vehicle | 1988 Ford Escort Wagon Professionally built on brand-new gliders from Ford in 1988. | ||||||
| Motor | General Electric 5BT2366C18 Separately Excited DC BIG! 11.5" dia. x 16" long Nominal ratings: 25 hp, 103.7V, 205A | ||||||
| Drivetrain | Stock 4-speed manual transmission and clutch 2nd gear takes it 0-45, 3rd for freeway driving | ||||||
| Controller | Soleq 400-amp, 800 Hz PWM (Love that 800-Hz hum) BIG! ~24" x 12" x 7" | ||||||
| Batteries | 18 NAPA 8146, 6.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, Flooded 225 Ah, GC-2 size group, made by Exide. When I bought it, it had 18 worn-out Optima 12V D900 blue-tops, but it was clearly built for GC-2's | ||||||
| System Voltage | 108 Volts | ||||||
| Charger | Soleq Switchable 16, 20 and 30 amps | ||||||
| Heater | 2-kW ceramic heater core, temperature-regulated | ||||||
| DC/DC Converter | Soleq 40-amp | ||||||
| Instrumentation | Digital voltmeter and ammeter under dash Batcon Batstat state-of-charge meter Analog AC ammeter, DC voltmeter on charger Onboard residential electric meter records line AC kWh used LEDS: Power on, Hi/Lo voltage, overheat | ||||||
| Top Speed | 70 MPH (112 KPH) From historical data. Highest I've had it is 50, but it could certainly go faster. | ||||||
| Acceleration | 0-30 in 10 sec 0-45 in 21 sec Pokey on upgrades, otherwise typical for a 20-yr-old compact. | ||||||
| Range | 50 Miles (80 Kilometers) Just a guess really, at 30 mi the SOC reads about 50%. | ||||||
| Watt Hours/Mile | 359 Wh/Mile Input line AC Whr as measured by the onboard electric meter for 3 months of real-life commuting in warm weather on surface roads. On a good day I can hit 3 mi/kWh, much better than I expected based on historical data of 1.6-1.9 mi/kWh. | ||||||
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| Seating Capacity | 5 adults | ||||||
| Curb Weight | 3,180 Pounds (1,445 Kilograms) | ||||||
| Tires | Roadpro GK65 radials | ||||||
| Conversion Time | ~60 hrs in repairs | ||||||
| Conversion Cost | Originally, probably $30-40,000 Purchase price in 2007: $1850 Shipping from Albuquerque: $1300 New battery pack: $1700 Misc. repair parts: $400 | ||||||
| Additional Features | Regenerative braking, max. 200 amps @ 130V. Heavy-duty struts Power brakes with 12V vacuum pump Air conditioning (not currently functional) runs off an AC inverter | ||||||
| With its 32-hp GE sepex traction motor, custom-built Soleq controller, regenerative braking and air conditioning, the EVcort was quite an ambitious and innovative design when it was introduced by Electric Vehicle Associates in 1981. This EVcort was from a fleet of 4 built by Soleq in 1988 for the US Dept of Energy and used for battery and performance testing at Sandia Nat'l Lab, then held in storage until they were sold to a private owner in 2004. This one turned up on Ebay in 2007 and has been back on the road since March 2008. IF ANYONE HAS AN OWNER'S MANUAL, CIRCUIT DIAGRAMS or any other technical information on any EVcort or other vehicles made by EVA, PLEASE CONTACT ME, I DON'T HAVE A SHRED OF TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION ON THIS CAR. The 1400 mi are just since I bought it, the previous 18K were EV miles too. | |||||||
1988 Soleq EVcort
“Little Eva”
Last Updated 08-10-2008
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