| Owner | Erik Hansen | ||||||
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| Location | Salmon Arm, British Columbia Canada map | ||||||
| Web/Email | WebPage | ||||||
| Vehicle | 1993 Chevrolet S-10 Extended cab 2 wheel drive | ||||||
| Motor | Advanced DC 9.1 Series Wound DC | ||||||
| Drivetrain | stock 5 speed transmission & rear end | ||||||
| Controller | Cafe Electric Z1K-LV Zilla 1000 amp controller & hairball | ||||||
| Batteries | 24 Interstate U2400, 6.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, Flooded | ||||||
| System Voltage | 144 Volts | ||||||
| Charger | Manzanita Micro PFC-20 | ||||||
| Heater | 1500 watt electric mounted inside heater core box | ||||||
| DC/DC Converter | Go Power GPC-45 45 amp 144-192 volt DC-DC converter | ||||||
| Instrumentation | - Link10 E-meter - Ammeter 0-500 amp - stock voltmeter in dash | ||||||
| Top Speed | 70 MPH (112 KPH) 110 km/hr actual but most driving 85 to 95 km/hr range | ||||||
| Acceleration | good acceleration similar to V-6 at low speeds; at highways speeds it is adequate. | ||||||
| Range | 60 Miles (96 Kilometers) 100 kms (I run 60 km daily to work & back with plenty of reserve, all highway driving) | ||||||
| Watt Hours/Mile | uses about 6kw to get to work 30km and 8 kw going home | ||||||
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| Seating Capacity | 2 adults | ||||||
| Curb Weight | 4,785 Pounds (2,175 Kilograms) added 24 lead acid batteries @ 70 lbs each(1680 lbs total) - 5 in front 19 in back. est about 1200 lbs over stock truck weight | ||||||
| Tires | 14" stock rims | ||||||
| Conversion Cost | $21,000 including truck cost | ||||||
| Additional Features | - electric power steering pump - electric vacuum pump - small electric pump for cooling Zilla | ||||||
| averaging 35-40 cents worth of hydro generated electricity to drive 30 km to work; less than a dollar to work and back home | |||||||
1993 Chevrolet S-10
“White Lightning”
Last Updated 10-29-2009
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