| Owner | Bill Warner (former owner, EV has been sold) | ||||
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| Owner's Other EV | 1956 Volkswagen Bug | ||||
| Location | Ceres, California United States map | ||||
| Vehicle | 2006 Bradley GTE Fiberglass kit car manufactured,from 1977-1980 sold as an electric kit. Car was missing motor, controller and interior when I bought it. | ||||
| Motor | General Electric Series Wound DC GE 9 inch Hyster pump motor, 36-48 volts. This is an original Bradley kit motor. Motor was overhauled and brush timing advanced by Jim Husted at Hi-Torque Electric. | ||||
| Drivetrain | 1968 Volkswagen pan with 4 speed transmission | ||||
| Controller | Curtis 1221-C 400 amp, 72-120 volt "squealer" | ||||
| Batteries | 15 US Battery US-8VGCHC, 8.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, Flooded 178 AH batteries from American Battery in Hayward | ||||
| System Voltage | 120 Volts | ||||
| Charger | Zivan NG3 Fully automatic 3 stage charger. The main disadvantage to this brand charger is you can't change the voltage or current and it has to be sent in for any adjustments. | ||||
| Heater | jacket | ||||
| DC/DC Converter | Sevcon 84-128 volt | ||||
| Instrumentation | 150 voltmeter, 500 ammeter, 12 volt meter and speedometer | ||||
| Top Speed | 75 mph so far. | ||||
| Acceleration | It keeps up with the traffic | ||||
| Range | Unknown, batteries not broke in yet | ||||
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| Seating Capacity | 2 adults | ||||
| Curb Weight | 2,400 Pounds (1,090 Kilograms) estimated | ||||
| Tires | Firestone 205-75R14 | ||||
| Conversion Time | Been working on it about a year in my spare time, mostly finding parts and getting the vehicle back together and redoing the wiring. | ||||
| Conversion Cost | Electric drive system $4500 including batteries. | ||||
| Whenever I take it out, it gets a lot of attention from the other drivers on the road. It doesn't have anything to indicate that it's electric yet. Vehicle has been sold! | |||||
Bradley GTE
Last Updated 12-13-2007
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