Owner | Alex Bessinger | ||||||||
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Owner's Other EVs | 1963 Honda C105-E 2000 Ford Ranger EV 1998 Ford Ranger EV | ||||||||
Location | San Marcos, California United States map | ||||||||
Web/Email | WebPage | ||||||||
Vehicle | 1967 Kawasaki A1-SS Now registered as of March 13 2017! Still needs some finishing touches to the 12v wiring and a decent paint job, but it is officially street legal! | ||||||||
Motor | Mars ME-0708 Permanent Magnet DC 48v 100a continuous (8hp), 300a for 60s (15hp) | ||||||||
Drivetrain | Single speed gear reduction 12t front 60t rear, 530 pitch chain. | ||||||||
Controller | Alltrax AXE-4834 48v 150a continuous, 300a 60s. Mounted inside fuel tank | ||||||||
Batteries | 4, 12.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, AGM 12v 50ah capacity, put together in series for 48v. | ||||||||
System Voltage | 48 Volts | ||||||||
Charger | 15a charger | ||||||||
Heater | None | ||||||||
DC/DC Converter | 48v to 12v converter, capable of 10a output | ||||||||
Instrumentation | Speedometer, voltmeter, ammeter | ||||||||
Top Speed | 45 MPH (72 KPH) On a full charge given a straight flat road I can push it to 52. | ||||||||
Acceleration | Eh... | ||||||||
Range | 15 Miles (24 Kilometers) To say the least my batteries suck... I've got plans to upgrade to a homemade 18650 pack in the future, but I'm on a college student budget, so who knows when that'll happen. | ||||||||
Watt Hours/Mile | no idea yet... | ||||||||
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Seating Capacity | 2 aduts | ||||||||
Curb Weight | 385 Pounds (175 Kilograms) Weighed one wheel at a time with a bathroom scale... | ||||||||
Tires | 3.50/18 rear, 3.00/18 front | ||||||||
Conversion Time | Still technically in progress (9 months to date), but for all intents and purposes to get it "up and running" it took 3 months | ||||||||
Conversion Cost | At this point estimated about 2000$ invested |