| Owner | Richard Hugo | ||||||||
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| Location | Carpinteria, California United States map | ||||||||
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| Vehicle | 1967 Volkswagen Beetle | ||||||||
| Motor | HPEVS 50-AC 3-Phase AC | ||||||||
| Drivetrain | VW Trans axle | ||||||||
| Controller | Curtis 1238R 650 AMP | ||||||||
| Batteries | 36 CALB/Skyenergy 180 AHA CA series, 3.34 Volt, Lithium Iron Phosphate 24 Front and 12 behind back seat. Batteries are bottom balanced no need for BMS! Also monitor voltages about every 6 months or so and is extremely stable. | ||||||||
| System Voltage | 121 Volts | ||||||||
| Charger | Elcon PFC 2500 | ||||||||
| Heater | Ceramic 1500 watts with electric turbo charger for blower using stock VW duct system. | ||||||||
| DC/DC Converter | Meanwell SD-1000-H-12 12 volts @ 60.00A 1000 Watts | ||||||||
| Instrumentation | Curtis 840 sightglass,amp meter. JLD-404 | ||||||||
| Top Speed | 80 MPH (128 KPH) 0-70 mph quickly. 65 mph cruising no problem | ||||||||
| Acceleration | Better then stock acceleration. | ||||||||
| Range | 80 Miles (128 Kilometers) Easy 80 miles! To 80% Depth of discharge. | ||||||||
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| Seating Capacity | 5 adults as original | ||||||||
| Curb Weight | 2,300 Pounds (1,045 Kilograms) Just an estimate. | ||||||||
| Tires | What came with the car, for now | ||||||||
| Conversion Time | Started January 2012 On the road March first 2015 | ||||||||
| Conversion Cost | About 20,000 with cost of car Car was 3200.00 after sale of engine. | ||||||||
| Additional Features | Custom built motor to transmission adapter with carrier bearing. Using lightened flywheel, taper lock bushing and clutch. But as they say, never really complete! Always testing and experimenting, a fun test bed! | ||||||||
| Really happy with the conversion, My Tesla just sits in the garage waiting for more long distant trips. The bug is a fun Daily driver and so far, super reliable. This car drives exactly like stock with the regenerative braking acting like compression of the old internal combustion engine but with a lot better bottom end acceleration and much smoother ride. The regenerative braking with pressure transducer in the brake system helps very nicely with the stopping ability.Also added disk brakes. Very pleasant to drive!! In my opinion AC with regen is the only way to go!! | |||||||||
1967 Volkwagen Beetle
“E-Bugster”
(under construction)
Last Updated 07-03-2018
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