| Owner | James Kuhlman | ||||||
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| Location | Red Lion, Pennsylvania United States map | ||||||
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| Vehicle | 2002 Honda Insight 250000 miles is time for a new life! Car is for sale as it is listed. $2000 | ||||||
| Motor | EnerTrac 603 dual Dual PM motors bolted together | ||||||
| Drivetrain | Two permanent magnet motorcycle motors direct to axles. | ||||||
| Controller | Kelly KHB14401 Dual controllers one each motor | ||||||
| Batteries | 144.00 Volt, No batteries purchased yet. I plan to build car first, the price of lithium may come down by the time I am ready for them. | ||||||
| System Voltage | 144 Volts | ||||||
| Charger | None purchased. Will likely go with a package deal, batteries, BM and charger. | ||||||
| Heater | Possibly | ||||||
| DC/DC Converter | HWZ1-DC-DC | ||||||
| Instrumentation | TBD | ||||||
| Top Speed | Unknown | ||||||
| Range | Unknown | ||||||
| Watt Hours/Mile | Unknown | ||||||
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| Seating Capacity | 2 adults | ||||||
| Curb Weight | 0 Hopefully within the 1900 lbs OEM weight | ||||||
| Tires | OEM | ||||||
| Conversion Cost | $7000 Motors, Drives, DC to DC Converter, Misc controls and wiring so far. $1200 Car | ||||||
| Additional Features | This car is for sale. I do not have time to work on it, too many other projects. Original drive train has been removed but nothing else has been done. Car has been stored inside since my purchase of it. $8200 has been invested, $2000 buys it all. E-mail me if interested. tvrjim@gmail.com | ||||||
| This started as an EV Miata project but came across the Insight at a reasonable price. With it's lower weight and awesome low air drag, it seemed to me a no brainer. | |||||||
2002 Honda Insight
(under construction)
Last Updated 08-22-2015
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