| Owner | Marcos | ||||||
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| Owner's Other EVs | 1995 Chevrolet Corsica EV 2005 Chevrolet Aveo 2010 E-CAR | ||||||
| Location | St. Louis, Missouri United States map | ||||||
| Vehicle | 2007 Miles ZX40 Great Miles EV Purchased on 48V system and upgraded to 96V. | ||||||
| Motor | Advanced DC 72V Series Wound DC Good little motor. Re-wound for 96V. The original 48V Motor was too small for 96V | ||||||
| Drivetrain | Single speed with Electronic reverse. | ||||||
| Controller | Kelly KDH09500A Good controller for the price. but I would like a Curtis | ||||||
| Batteries | 8 Vision 6FM150, 12.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, AGM Good batteries that came with the car. I had to purchased 4 more for the upgrade. but they're in overall great condition. 150 AH AGM Batteries. I Plan to upgrade to 6V Batteries soon. | ||||||
| System Voltage | 96 Volts | ||||||
| Charger | Kelly HWC4B Series 96V - 12 Amp fully automatic charger and balancer | ||||||
| Heater | Factory Heat. Blows really nice | ||||||
| DC/DC Converter | Kelly HWZ Series DC/DC Converter 96V to 13.5V 300W. | ||||||
| Instrumentation | Digital Instrument Panel. Meter Gauge, RPM, Speedometer. Really neat | ||||||
| Top Speed | 60 MPH (96 KPH) Way better than the stock 48V which was limited to 25 MPH. | ||||||
| Acceleration | Great acceleration. | ||||||
| Range | 50 Miles (80 Kilometers) You can get 40-50 Easy with this car. before the conversion, you could only get about 20 miles. | ||||||
| Watt Hours/Mile | 14000 Wh/Mile I know this numer is incorrect, but I will work on that and get an accurate number. | ||||||
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| Seating Capacity | 5 adults but only have 4 people so far. | ||||||
| Curb Weight | 2,998 Pounds (1,362 Kilograms) Seats 4 people with no problem and you can't tell the difference in acceleration whether the car is full or only the driver. | ||||||
| Tires | 13 Inches | ||||||
| Conversion Time | 3 Weeks | ||||||
| Conversion Cost | $3000 to upgrade from 48V to 96V. | ||||||
| Additional Features | I am working on an Air coditioning unit for this vehicle. | ||||||
| Great EV for the price. The original 48V is worthless. but once you upgrade because a dream EV. I installed Xenon headlights for much better night driving and professionally tinted the Windows. I installed the spare tire in the rear door. I installed a custom made battery box in the rear of the car to accommodate the 4 new batteries. I also raised the rear suspension because of the extra weight. | |||||||
2007 Miles EV ZX40
“Marcos ZX40 - Nenen”
Last Updated 11-30-2009
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