Owner | Michael Shoop | ||||
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Location | Minneapolis, Minnesota United States map | ||||
Vehicle | 1987 Chevrolet Corvette Bought for conversion. My other car is a 2012 Chevy Volt. | ||||
Motor | Netgain TransWarp 11 Series Wound DC Designed for direct drive | ||||
Drivetrain | Direct Drive. No Transmission. | ||||
Controller | Cafe Electric 2000 amp Zilla, upgraded to handle 300 volts with Hall Effect Pedal Laing D4 12volt coolant pump | ||||
Batteries | 22 GBS 100 amp hour, 12.80 Volt, Lithium Iron Phosphate I like the fact that the lithium cells are strapped together to form 12 volt batteries and the connectors are silver-plated copper. | ||||
System Voltage | 300 Volts | ||||
Charger | Manzanita Micro PFC 20 Has dial-in voltage output. Will run on both 110 and 220. Upgraded to 30 amps. | ||||
Heater | 2 1500w electric cores that fit easily into the old heater box. I can set it for 1500 or 3000 watts. Use the heater as little as possible so as not to hurt my range. | ||||
DC/DC Converter | Meanwell 100 amp 1500 watt, new for 2014 | ||||
Instrumentation | Garmin GPS, 12v voltmeter Link 10 Motor Temp Battery Temp Dell 8" tablet | ||||
Top Speed | 100 MPH (160 KPH) More power than any sane person needs! | ||||
Acceleration | Not bad, not bad at all. | ||||
Range | 60 Miles (96 Kilometers) | ||||
Watt Hours/Mile | 330 Wh/Mile I pay 11 cents per kilowatt hour for electricity made by wind power. One kilowatt hour gets me about 3 miles at 55mph | ||||
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Seating Capacity | 2 adults | ||||
Curb Weight | 3,200 Pounds (1,454 Kilograms) about the same as stock | ||||
Tires | Stock 12 inch wide Goodyear P245/60VR-15 | ||||
Conversion Time | 9 months to first drive in May 2008 | ||||
Conversion Cost | $40,000 plus with lithium batteries | ||||
Additional Features | Electric power steering pump from Canada EV Masterflux electric air conditioning compressor, running on pack voltage. Manzanita Micro battery management system and State of Charge device. (it's a fuel gage) | ||||
Group project of the Minnesota chapter of the EAA Lee Hart, lead engineer. I'm thankful for the help of 18 club members who worked on this project. More details: Google: electric 1987 corvette I use it every day for my in city driving because like other Corvettes it is fun to drive and looks cool. |