SSCC's 1994 Chevrolet S-10

South Seattle Community College S10 Unde

Owner	Stephen Johnsen
Owner's Other EV	1988 Pontiac Fiero
Location	Seattle, Washington United States ^map
Web/Email	WebPage
Vehicle	1994 Chevrolet S-10 Pickup This high power S-10 conversion was completed in 6 days by students in South Seattle Community College's 6- Day intensive conversion class in March 2011. Under the direction of Stephen Johnsen and Murray Fye, 12 students got to learn about EVs hands-on while converting an exciting S10 in just 6 days!
Motor	Netgain Warp 11 Series Wound DC This Warp 11 is an absolute torque monster with the Raptor Controller!
Drivetrain	Rear Wheel Drive with stock manual transmission and rearend (for now...)
Controller	DC Power Systems Raptor 1200 Up to 1,200 Amps of immediate power with this DCP Raptor makes for a powerful EV!
Batteries	12 Optima Yellow Top, 12.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, AGM Twelve used Optima Yellowtops were divided into three nice 48V sub packs and placed under the bed in front of the rear axle and under the hood.
System Voltage	144 Volts
Charger	Russco Just an old Russco for now but the holes have been drilled for a Manzanita charger in the future.
Heater	TBD
DC/DC Converter	Go Power A Go Power DC/DC converter provides up to 45 amps of 12 volt power to the system
Instrumentation	E-meter (Xantrex Link-10)
Top Speed	Haven't tested top speed yet... This vehicle will primarily be used on and around the South Seattle Community College Campus
Acceleration	AWESOME! Course instructor Stephen Johnsen loves fast EVs and he definitely approves of this one!
Range	Unknown at this point and with the old Yellowtops but it should be enough to at least get around campus.
Watt Hours/Mile	Still To Be Determined
Seating Capacity	2 adults comfortably but there are belts for 3 people
Curb Weight	0 Not weighed yet... Check back later.
Tires	Standard tires for now...
Conversion Time	6 Days!
Additional Features	South Seattle Community College has partnered with the Seattle Electric Vehicle Association (SEVA) to offer many continuing education courses in electric vehicle technology. Many long-time SEVA members have taught a variety of these courses. A complete course listing can be found at: www.learnatsouth.org under the electric vehicle association. The college has been running its 6-Day intensive conversion class for a few years now. SEVA Vice President and Battery Guru Stephen Johnsen and SSCC's Murray Fye enjoy teaching new people about the joys of electric vehicles. The class is very "hands-on" as the students are guided through every step of converting a gasoline vehicle to electric in just a few days. Much of the class is of course spent working on the vehicle but there are also many hours of lectures ranging from basic electricity to in-depth demonstrations of various EV batteries. Throughout his many years at the college Murray has systematically made almost all of the college's vehicles electric. Murray has purchased new EVs, and converted everything from golf carts and small vehicles to bicycles. The larger trucks Murray has been successfully running on B99 bio-diesel for many years. In his free time Murray has converted his own high performance AC drive motorcycle. Usually the donor vehicle for the class has come from students but this year Murray will be keeping the S-10 for integration into the college's growing fleet of EVs.
It was especially uplifting to see the many new EV grins at the end of the course and witness the camaraderie of the students throughout the week. It will be interesting to see what everyone goes on to build. Special thanks to the other SEVA members who brought their EVs by and also to the college Dean Ben Taves who drives a factory built Ford Ranger EV. The students who worked to convert this car were: Collin Barrett, Forest Eckley, Jeff Lachowitzer, Crawford Leeds, Ed Miller, Don Moorehead, Tom Owens, Eric Rhinelander, David Sabo, Rich White, Andrew Woodson and John Long.

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