| Owner | Robert Needs | ||
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| Owner's Other EV | 1982 Suzuki GSX 250 | ||
| Location | Adelaide, South Australia Australia map | ||
| Web/Email | WebPage | ||
| Vehicle | 1999 Daewoo Maltz Small TARDIS of a car, fits 4 adults verywell | ||
| Motor | Netgain Impulse 9 Series Wound DC About the biggest motor I can get in her, I have millimeters to spare | ||
| Drivetrain | Had a 3 cylinder 800 cc engine and 5 speed manual gearbox front wheel drive | ||
| Controller | Alltrax AXE7245 at this stage the car will be 72 volt and used for my 40 to 50 kms per day run around as money replenishes I shall add a second pack 72 volts to give the 144 volt I feel she needs to get up and go | ||
| Batteries | 24 Thunder Sky LYP100AHA, 72.00 Volt, Lithium-Polymer Start out with 24 and go to 48 later on when I save some money from the non purchase of petrol | ||
| Charger | Kingpan Kingpan KP7220KL | ||
| Heater | a blend of cylindrical injection molded heater element wrapped around an oil catch can. see photos on web site | ||
| DC/DC Converter | Will have a flexible 100 Watt solar Panel on the roof of car to charge the 12 volt Batt. this will also have a 12 volt charger which will charge when main pack plugged in | ||
| Instrumentation | TBS Electronics E-Xpert Pro | ||
| Top Speed | 45 MPH (72 KPH) to begin with I can't imagine getting more than 75 to 80 kmph how ever the car will rarely see an 80 kmph stretch of road mostly be 50 to 60 kmph limit | ||
| Acceleration | I'm not a performance guy, so long as it doesn't hold traffic up I'll be happy | ||
| Range | 35 Miles (56 Kilometers) hope for 30 to 35 miles about 60 kms. this will increase to around 80 to 100 kms with the additional pack | ||
| Watt Hours/Mile | 200 Wh/Mile Going on the Jack Rikards method of the weight of the cat in pounds the watts per mile being 10% of this. The car should come in at just under 2000 pounds so around 200 watts per mile | ||
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| Seating Capacity | will be 4 adults | ||
| Curb Weight | 0 Hoping for less than 1000 kilograms | ||
| Tires | very small and bald at the moment | ||
| Conversion Time | The wife would like NOW however about 6 months, this is challenging with 6 children and 2 grandchildren but I love them all | ||
| Conversion Cost | hope to be under $6000 | ||
| Work has progressed and motor is in with 7mm to spare, 1/4 of an inch in the old money. for more images and info check my blog. Cheers Rob Motor and gear box out, painted, put back together and hopefully wheels turning in a few days. | |||
1999 Daewoo Matiz
“Maltteezer”
(under construction)
Last Updated 03-15-2013
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