Owner | Frank Bernett | ||||||||
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Location | Longmont, Colorado United States map | ||||||||
Web | WebPage | ||||||||
Vehicle | 1977 MG Midget My electric conversion where I tried to keep the car as stock as possible. It drives and handles much like the original car. | ||||||||
Motor | Warfield Warp 9 Impulse Series Wound DC | ||||||||
Controller | Evnetics Soliton jr. | ||||||||
Batteries | 38 Thunder Sky 160 AH, 3.40 Volt, Lithium Iron Phosphate | ||||||||
System Voltage | 120 Volts | ||||||||
Charger | Elcon pfc-2500 | ||||||||
Heater | Custom Ceramic heater element with hi/lo settings. 1100 watts hi, 375 watts lo. | ||||||||
DC/DC Converter | 65 watt converter | ||||||||
Instrumentation | Elition BMS provides a SOC output which I drive my fuel gauge with. I have an ampmeter, tach, speedometer. | ||||||||
Top Speed | 85 MPH (136 KPH) The top speed is from modeling. It can easily do 65 mph. | ||||||||
Acceleration | 0-60 mph modeled at 12 seconds. My attempts, with poor shifting gives around 15 seconds. | ||||||||
Range | 112 Miles (180 Kilometers) I measured 112 miles batteries down to 2.7 volts. So 80% DOD would be over 80 mile range, with 20 to spare if I need it. | ||||||||
Watt Hours/Mile | 210 Wh/Mile This can be a little lower when it's really warm. | ||||||||
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Seating Capacity | 2 adults | ||||||||
Curb Weight | 2,000 Pounds (909 Kilograms) This is measured using scales on all 4 tires. The weight distribution is 3% to the rear | ||||||||
Tires | Regular tires running at 40 psi | ||||||||
Conversion Time | I bought the car with the motor installed, and then added the rest of the components. It took 1 and 1/2 months of weekends and after work time. 100 hours or so?? | ||||||||
Conversion Cost | $3,000 for donor car, $12,000 for the rest of the parts. | ||||||||
I now have had this for 3 years and driven it 10,000 miles. I use it almost daily. I simply plug it in overnight when I get about 50 miles on a charge. It is ready to go the next morning. I've had one loose connection that burnt a post on my controller, but other than that, no issues. It drives just like my gas midget I owned for 37 years. I have a lot of information on my site about all aspects of this car. Please check out the site when you can. |