| Owner | Kraig Schultz | ||||||||
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| Owner's Other EVs | 1975 Honda CB-125S Human-Electric Hybrid Sail Trike 2008 Custom BugE Tilting Delta Trike Schultz Engineering Delta-11 Motorized Mtn Bike 2 - Schwinn Motorized Mtn Bike 1 - Hummer 1987 Kann Linear LWB 2015 Nissan Leaf SV | ||||||||
| Location | Grand Haven, Michigan United States map | ||||||||
| Web | WebPage | ||||||||
| Vehicle | 1990 Ford Festiva L Original owner purchased car brand new in 1990 and converted it immediately to an EV using Lead Acid. With over a thousand lbs of lead acid and no vacuum assist on brakes car was slow and didn't stop well. Driven 2,700 miles then, stored inside for 20+ years. "Re-born" in October 2015 by replacing Lead Acid Batteries with Chevy Volt Batteries. | ||||||||
| Motor | General Electric SB11346B51 Series Wound DC 23 HP, Air Craft Starter Motor? 99.4 V, 201A, 3285 RPM FS 456 motor brushes, 1.240" wide x .5" thick x 1.5"-2" long with 3" leads | ||||||||
| Drivetrain | 5 Speed Manual Transmission. Front Wheel Drive. | ||||||||
| Controller | Curtis 1221B-7401 Ser. Number 58632 72-120Volt, 400Amp 400A/2Minutes, 250A/5Minutes, 150A/1Hour | ||||||||
| Batteries | Chevy Volt Gen. 1 Lithium Maganese Oxide -, 112.00 Volt, Lithium-Ion Pack is three to five, modules of 28 cells each. Each module fused w/175A fuse. Each module is about 4.5 kWh maximum capacity and weighs 100 lbs. The modules swap in and out of car to motorcycle based on weather. Each module has 45Ah but only use 66% of that in real world driving to protect battery cycle life. Run pack from 112 Volts to 100 Volts (4.0V-3.57V per cell) See www.schultzengineering.us/delta-11-12.htm for details of how volt batteries were chopped up for use in motorcycles AND in electric car (modular, quick swap). | ||||||||
| System Voltage | 112 Volts | ||||||||
| Charger | Ecotality LSV-100 On-Board = Custom chargers made from switching power supplies in Series and Parallel. 3.8kW At Home = Ecotality LSV-100, GEM Car DC Fast Charger 8kW | ||||||||
| Heater | November 28, 2015 Installed 1300 Watt PTC heater from EVTV - not enough to melt snow on windows, so parked when it snows. Pre-Heat with 110VAC 1200 watt heater on timer. If car interior is pre-heated before a ride stays warm to destination. E.G. Start at 90 degrees F, 10 miles later it's still over 70 degrees F even when it's 30-40 degrees outdoors. Also, helps with keeping window clear of interior fogging. Batteries have heating pads to keep them over 40 degrees. | ||||||||
| DC/DC Converter | Thunderstruck TSM144DC-DC 96-144 volt input, 12-13.8V Output, 50A max output at 12V Low voltage cut-off is 80V. | ||||||||
| Instrumentation | -Cycle Analyst -Kill-A-Watt EZ meters from the wall -Hoyt Trumeter Programmable Volt Meter (works like a gas gage - and changes color based on battery state of charge) -Temperature gages monitor battery temps. -Factory Speedometer for velocity and mileage -Android phone velcro'ed to dash for navigation and radio -Custom Arduino blue tooth/cell phone text app. that texts battery voltage during charging to my cell phone so I can keep an eye on charging progress remotely. | ||||||||
| Top Speed | 69 MPH (111 KPH) 69 mph on the flat with grill block in forth gear with motor RPM maxed out for voltage applied. Top speed limited by lack of 5th gear. 5th gear is broken. I guess it would go 80 or 85mph if it had fifth gear - but then it would be possible to overheat the controller. | ||||||||
| Acceleration | 0-45 in 14 seconds 0-55 in 20 seconds Keeps up with normal commuting traffic. I take off in 2nd gear to 20-25mph, then shift to 4th 20-69 mph. | ||||||||
| Range | 60 Miles (96 Kilometers) 30-60 miles depending on how many battery modules are in car and how much I well I drive it for economy. 10 miles range/module | ||||||||
| Watt Hours/Mile | 320 Wh/Mile Averaging 320 Wh/Mile from wall driving normal traffic/commuter speeds. WebPage /> do=details&vehicleid=8632 | ||||||||
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| Seating Capacity | 2 in front seats. Rear seat was taken out for batteries. | ||||||||
| Curb Weight | 2,410 Pounds (1,095 Kilograms) 1,810 lbs Car includes Electric Motor + Traction Batteries (300-500 lbs) + Charging equipment (100 lbs) =2,410 lbs total Has about 40 Hp peak in operation so that is 54 lbs/Hp. With a Tesla Drive Train (416 Hp, 443Ft-lbs) it would approach 5.16 lbs/Hp 4.8 lbs/ft-lbs). Compare this to the 2015 Supercharged ZO6 Corvette that has 5.26 lbs/Hp, 5.42 lbs/ft- lbs.. Someday, this little car may be a Corvette Slayer! | ||||||||
| Tires | Yokohama 372 All Season Steel Belted Radial Size: 145-SR-12 40psi | ||||||||
| Conversion Cost | $2,000 purchased as is with Lead Acid batteries Running vehicle. (August 2014) +$2,400 for 16kWh 2012 Chevy Volt battery pack with 14k miles (April 2015, installed in car in October 2015, installed in D-11 motorcycle Summer 15, 16, and 17). +$700 for another 8kWh Chunk of Volt Batteries (Oct. 2016) +$400 for instrumentation (Cycle Analyst, Hoyt Voltage meter, temperature gages) +$200 LED lighting - SuperBrightLED.com 10/2015 +$300 for battery heating pads from EVTV 11/2015 +$300 for 1300 Watt passenger heater from EVTV 11/2015 +$200 for Electric Vacuum Pump for power brakes 12/12/2015 +$200 Arduino/BlueTooth/Cell Phone Text App that texts voltage status during charging +$350 10kW DC fast Charger bought on Ebay Sept. 2017 +$165 600W DC-DC Converter Sept. 2017 Shopping for a used Leaf for our next car. | ||||||||
| Additional Features | Here is video of conversion: WebPage />
list=PLR7JVQIPyPvYDqIqDLIbbkGBiqD37DFEL Electric Vacuum Pump for Brakes - Runs on 12 Volt system. Made car stop - don't know how I drove it before. Very nice. Added December 12, 2015. Use clutch pedal switch to pre-charge controller capacitors before switching on the main contactor. |
1990 Ford Festiva
“Festiva Conversion”
Last Updated 06-06-2018
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