OwnerAndrej Pecjak
Owner's Other EVs1995 Renault Espace
2005 Mazda RX-8
2006 EVT 4000
LocationPodnart, Gorenjska Slovenia map
Web/EmailWebPage email image
Vehicle1992 Renault R 5 supercinque
R5 made as a prototype of EV R5 in 1992/3 in Slovenija. Refurnished in 2008, equipped with LiPo in 2009
MotorStoja 40 kW 3-Phase AC
ControllerStoja
Batteries52 Kokam 100 Ah, 3.70 Volt, Lithium-Polymer
System Voltage192 Volts
ChargerStoja
Integrated in controller, 2 kW
HeaterWebasto air 2000 heater and a small 100W 200V defroster
DC/DC ConverterPictronic
Slovenian company producing 200 and 300 W DC-DC converters
Instrumentationadditional voltmeter
Top Speed88 MPH (141 KPH)
Accelerationvery good
Range120 Miles (193 Kilometers)
Range varies depending on how you drive. Minimum is about 100 miles, maximum about 140 miles
Watt Hours/Mile120 Wh/Mile
EV Miles
Start:24,500 Miles (39,420 Kilometers)
Current:32,500 Miles (52,292 Kilometers)
Total:8,000 Miles (12,872 Kilometers)
 
    As of 9/19/2009
Seating Capacity5 adults
Curb Weight1,600 Pounds (727 Kilograms)
Tires175/80 SR 13
Conversion Cost10000 $ for the batteries + ......everything else
Additional FeaturesFirst Slovenian electric car, built as one of two prototypes for series production, but contract for 1000 pre production cars has never been signed
Using Lead acid batteries (till april 2009) it was good for city and flat landscape driving. Using LiPo it has become a different car!
From april till august 2009 it was equipped with 200 Ah 192V LiPo (now in Bolt) and had an enormous range of 400 km (250 miles)!

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