| Owner | Ric | ||||||
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| Location | Adelaide, South Australia Australia map | ||||||
| Web/Email | WebPage | ||||||
| Vehicle | 1985 Holden Barina MB (Suzuki Swift - Geo Metro) was 1.3L 4 cyl. ICE. Starting at 155,510 Km (approx. 96,650 miles) | ||||||
| Motor | Netgain Hyper 9 HV Double Shaft 3-Phase AC I am replacing the brushed DC motor (advanced DC X91-4001) with the New Hyper 9 High Voltage version. | ||||||
| Drivetrain | Using original 5 speed gearbox but no clutch. Front wheel drive. The clutch plate is being used in the construction of the motor to gearbox coupling so that the springs in the clutch plate will be used. Take off in second gear and change to fourth gear for driving at more than 70km/h. Very rarely use first gear(steep car park ramps only). | ||||||
| Controller | NetGain Controls Comes with Hyper 9 HV motor ((The weak Kelly KDH14500 has now been replaced with the new Australian made ZEVA MC600S controller which goes very well)). Now replaced the ZEVA MC600S with the Netgain 3 phase controller that comes with the Hyper 9 HV motor. (190004 km) | ||||||
| Batteries | 78 WS-NCM75AH , 3.70 Volt, Lithium-Ion ((Lithium Iron Phosphate arriving in January 2009.)) I have now replaced the Thundersky TS-LFP90AHA cells (130V 90Ah 12kWh) with Westart NMC cells (144V 150Ah 23kWh) in the same space. The new cells are Lithium nickel, manganese cobalt oxide | ||||||
| System Voltage | 144 Volts | ||||||
| Charger | Zivan NG3 (Lithium program) plus EV Power's BATTMON Battery Management System for Lithium cells. | ||||||
| Heater | 120V ceramic element gutted from a ceramic heater off eBay in the USA. Installed. Works extremely well - mounted in original heater box. | ||||||
| DC/DC Converter | TC Charger ((Was...Mean Well SP-500-13.5 120-370DC to 13.5VDC, 36A (adjustable voltage output & this unit will charge auxiliary battery) The above unit failed after 2 years of service.)) I have now installed a 144V-12V 30Amp unit from EV Power. The model is TDC144V/12V made by TC Charger. | ||||||
| Instrumentation | Digital 12V instrument. TBS E-Xpert Pro Battery Fuel Gauge with 5:1 prescaler for the 120V system. This system works extremely well. | ||||||
| Top Speed | 60 MPH (96 KPH) This car's top speed is more than 90Km/hr. (>56Mph). I have found a road yet that I can go faster than this. I'm predicting that it will do about 130km/hr (81 mph) | ||||||
| Acceleration | Very quick with the Netgain Hyper 9 HV motor! | ||||||
| Range | 53 Miles (85 Kilometers) The range is about 85km. This is allowing the batteries to discharge to no less than 20% state of charge | ||||||
| Watt Hours/Mile | 230 Wh/Mile Approx 143Whr/km (230Whr/mile). Using a KWh meter in the 240V charging inlet. This figure is for charging the main pack and the 12 volt auxiliary battery. | ||||||
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| Seating Capacity | 2 adults or one adult and one dog, or 2 adults and one dog. | ||||||
| Curb Weight | 1,808 Pounds (821 Kilograms) Started out at 740Kgs (1600lbs) and is now 820 Kgs (1808lbs) | ||||||
| Tires | 12" rims, standard tyres pumped up tight. | ||||||
| Conversion Time | Commencing August 2008 - First Completed September 2010 Continuing upgrades in 2020... | ||||||
| Conversion Cost | Too much ! | ||||||
| Additional Features | Installed MES-DEA 70/6E Electric Vacuum Pump (from ZEVA) for the power brakes. These are expensive and specifically manufactured for EVs, but come with the pressure switch inbuilt and can be used without a vacuum reservoir. I have made the vacuum reservoir using an 800mm length of 50mm PVC-U pressure (thick walled - 3.3mm) pipe and pressure end caps. (Approx. 2 Litres volume) (Int. diam.=54mm, Ext. diam.=60.5mm) | ||||||
| Sept 2008: I have only just started to strip the donor car. I have removed the back seat, making it a 2 seater. The battery box will fit where the back seat was. Oct 2008: The engine is now ready to be removed. I have now removed 80kg of useless equipment from the car. I am cleaning up the engine bay, minor rust marks from spilt battery acid and spilt brake fluid, then repainting these areas. Nov 5, 2008: The engine (57Kg) is now out and the gearbox(transaxle (27Kg)) has been detached and the clutch plate retained. Thank you Scott (and Jason) for the engine hoist loan. Nov 12, 2008: The motor has arrived and Hammat Precision Engineering are constructing the adapter plate and coupler (Thank you Ray) Nov 13, 2008: The drive shaft are being repaired - boots and repacking. This is being done by GMR Motors (Thank you Gordon). January 2009: The adator plate has been completed and the coupler is now nearly ready. There are still a few more mechanical bits to work out, but getting closer. January 19, 2010: The motor and gearbox with all the associated new parts: adapter, coupler, end support bracket, intermediate shaft bracket, tacho sender support and tacho interrupter have arrived back from the engineers shop. Next step borrow the crane to put it all in the car! January 28, 2010: The motor is now in and has been tested driving the wheels (on 12 volts). February 17, 2010: Requested Certified Engineer check out what progress I have made so far. Waiting on his approval of my battery frame design. February to September 2010: Too busy to update EVALBUM. September 26, 2010 (Our 29th Wedding Anniversary). The conversion is now complete. Waiting on the engineer to write final report so that this can be passed on to "Regency" for the final inspecting half way through October. October 21, 2010: The car passed through the Regency Park inspection without any problems. Yeh ! The EV is now registered as an electric car for use on Australian roads. November 5th, 6th: EV Festival in Adelaide. See website www.evfestival.com.au for more information. This car and others will be on display there. November 19, 2010: Last mileage update, driving EV everywhere ! February 2, 2011: Last mileage update and Wh/km update. July 10, 2011: It's winter here now and I have spent a bit of time closing off the back of the front grill so that water does not get on to my electronics. Don't miss the 3rd National AEVA EV Festival in Brisbane this year, October 28 & 29. Checkout: www.evfestival.com.au April 2013: The Meanwell DC-DC Converter stopped working after 2 years of service - I have now installed a 144V-12V 30Amp unit from EV Power. The model is TDC144V/12V made by TC Charger. This unit has a high voltage enable cct. which I need to use so I had to install a high voltage electronic relay to switch it. I also installed an inductor and diode on the input of this box to prevent any possibility of the motor controller trying to draw current from it on battery voltage sags.(EVTV recommendation after many of their DC-DC converters failed) 2020: Removed 10yr old Thundersky Lithium cells and replaced with Westart NMC cells. The EV now has nearly twice the capacity(kWh) and increase the Ah from 90 to 150. YouTube ID: evric2008 | |||||||
1985 Holden Barina MB
“EVRIC”
Last Updated 06-03-2020
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