Owner | James Edmonson | ||||||||
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Owner's Other EVs | 1995 VW Jetta GLS Electric Kazuma | ||||||||
Location | Corinth, Mississippi United States map | ||||||||
Vehicle | 2000 Ford Ranger extended cab 2 wheel drive | ||||||||
Motor | Advanced DC FB4001A Series Wound DC dual shaft | ||||||||
Drivetrain | 2.5l 5 speed manual | ||||||||
Controller | DC Power Systems Raptor 1200 Well made, easy to install, and provides up to 1000 amps | ||||||||
Batteries | 24 US Battery USB 305 HC, 6.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, Flooded 335 AH, 97 lbs each, thats about 2400 lbs of lead! | ||||||||
System Voltage | 144 Volts | ||||||||
Charger | Zivan NG 3 and NG 5 NG 3 120V for opportunity charging, and the NG 5 240V for home use. both are onboard | ||||||||
Heater | MES DEA RM4 fluid heater 4000W with circulation pump connected to the heater core. circulated antifreeze and gets hot (180 F) fast | ||||||||
DC/DC Converter | Zivan NG 1 | ||||||||
Instrumentation | Volt meter, amp meter, Curtis fuel(fool)gauge, PacTrakr | ||||||||
Top Speed | 87 MPH (139 KPH) Had it up to 87 in 4th gear, haven't tried 5th yet. 87 is fast enough for me! | ||||||||
Acceleration | Very fast compared to my last conversion and much faster than the original ICE | ||||||||
Range | 160 Miles (257 Kilometers) This is an estimate. I drove 80 miles and the volt meter went from 152.3 to 144.4. I figure that I can take the pack voltage down to 134V (1.86V per cell) without much damage. I'll update this as I log more miles | ||||||||
Watt Hours/Mile | I'll try to fill this in when I figure out how to use my PakTrakr | ||||||||
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Seating Capacity | 2 .....or 3 clean, close friends | ||||||||
Curb Weight | 0 I haven't weighed it yet, but I guess about 6000 lbs. My friend with the scales was MIA this weekend. | ||||||||
Tires | 4 round | ||||||||
Conversion Time | 9 months | ||||||||
Conversion Cost | About $26,000 | ||||||||
Additional Features | Tilt bed 15 batteries beneath bed, 5 in a sealed box in the extended cab, and 4 under the hood Dual chargers 120V AC and 240V AC Vacuum assisted braking Firestone "air bags" for rear suspension assistance Air conditioning power steering Fluid heater DC to DC converter | ||||||||
Started conversion on 9/1/07 and drove it the first time on 5/14/08. I am pleased with the acceleration and my range so far. I have been less than pleased with my Curtis fuel gauge and the amp meter on my PackTrakr. I'll update my range when I've logged a few more miles. If any one is interested I have about 560 pics of the conversion process. Let me know and I'll try to send them to you. |