| Owner | Dustin Donahue | ||||||
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| Owner's Other EVs | 1964 Land Rover 1994 Geo Metro Shelby Cobra Kit Car Gazelle Kit Car | ||||||
| Location | Flagstaff, Arizona United States map | ||||||
| Web/Email | WebPage | ||||||
| Vehicle | 1987 Chevrolet Sprint | ||||||
| Motor | Advanced DC Series Wound DC | ||||||
| Controller | Curtis 1231C | ||||||
| Batteries | 12 East Penn Deka Gel Cell, 12.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, Gel | ||||||
| System Voltage | 144 Volts | ||||||
| Charger | Zivan | ||||||
| Heater | none | ||||||
| DC/DC Converter | Zivan I'm working with our engineers but it seems as though our DC/DC converter went out and overheated the Ultra capacitors melting our 12V wiring system. We should have it fixed and up and running again in a week or so. | ||||||
| Instrumentation | Our engineers designed a Dashboard computer that we are testing. it will be available for viewing at the Santa Monica AltExpo. | ||||||
| Top Speed | 90 MPH (144 KPH) Due to the Extreme torque We've had to go through and tighten our couplings. | ||||||
| Acceleration | this little 2000lb car car really go it's as fast as anything I've ever driven up to about 40mph and then from there the acceleration levels out. | ||||||
| Range | 55 Miles (88 Kilometers) the range depends on how we drive it but it normally gets between 45 and 60 miles per charge | ||||||
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| Seating Capacity | 4 adults | ||||||
| Curb Weight | 2,000 Pounds (909 Kilograms) the pre weight was 1860lbs befor we changed the batteries over to Gel's. | ||||||
| Tires | standard | ||||||
| Conversion Time | 2 weeks | ||||||
| Conversion Cost | $12,000 |
1987 Chevrolet Sprint
“Baby Blue”
Last Updated 09-09-2008
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