| Owner | Andy Koelsch | ||||||||
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| Location | Anchorage, Alaska US map | ||||||||
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| Vehicle | 2001 Kia Rio Small 4 door sedan, perfect donor car, engine fire removed all plastic! | ||||||||
| Motor | Advanced DC FB1-4001A Series Wound DC | ||||||||
| Drivetrain | Original Front Wheel drive transaxle, hand made taperlock adapter with no clutch. | ||||||||
| Controller | Curtis | ||||||||
| Batteries | 10, 12.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, Flooded Supposedly Industrial Deep Cycle 140 amp hr batteries... Anxiously awaiting stimulus funds for affordable LifePo's! | ||||||||
| System Voltage | 120 Volts | ||||||||
| Charger | Quickcharge onboard 120v input. | ||||||||
| Heater | Big coat & Liquid, still not enough for Alaska! Still experimenting.... Any idea's? | ||||||||
| DC/DC Converter | Astrodyne SD-350 | ||||||||
| Instrumentation | Pack Tracker, Battery Ammeter & Voltmeter | ||||||||
| Top Speed | Only had it up to 60 but will go faster given enough time!! | ||||||||
| Acceleration | Acceptable, keeps up with the pack between red lights. | ||||||||
| Range | Still exploring this! Don't want to walk home!! Guessing about 30 miles. | ||||||||
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| Seating Capacity | Original interior seats 5 but they better be small & close friends! | ||||||||
| Curb Weight | 0 Heavier than original but does not exceed GVWR until the family piles in! | ||||||||
| Tires | Round & Black | ||||||||
| Conversion Time | About 9 months part time & weekends not out having other fun. | ||||||||
| Conversion Cost | Cost of conversion, about 7k. | ||||||||
| Additional Features | Small solar panel on rear deck for charging original car battery, also makes people ask more questions! | ||||||||
| Fun project! Thanks to Electric Vehicles of America for helping convince me it could be done! | |||||||||
2001 Kia Rio
Last Updated 09-14-2009
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