| Owner | Mike Workman | ||||||||
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| Owner's Other EV | 1996 Harley Davidson Sportster | ||||||||
| Location | Tumwater, Washington United States map | ||||||||
| Vehicle | 1995 Nissan GXE | ||||||||
| Motor | Advanced DC FB1-4001 Series Wound DC 9 inch diameter double shaft | ||||||||
| Drivetrain | Front wheel drive, original 5 speed manual transaxle. (Now Clutchless) | ||||||||
| Controller | Cafe Electric Zilla Z1 Z1K-HV 300 volt max | ||||||||
| Batteries | 12 Trojan T-1275, 12.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, Flooded 150 Ah | ||||||||
| System Voltage | 144 Volts | ||||||||
| Charger | Dual Pro Four Bank SE (3 each) 3 stage 10 Amp | ||||||||
| Heater | 1500 watt ceramic | ||||||||
| DC/DC Converter | Iota DLS 55 55 Amp 13.6 volt | ||||||||
| Instrumentation | Motor Amps are displayed on the orignal dash tachometer via one of the Zilla "hairball" outputs. Battery amps, volts and Ah used are shown on EV-3 Battery Manager display. ( A Pak-Traker is also used for occasional battery diagnostics.) | ||||||||
| Top Speed | 70 MPH (112 KPH) | ||||||||
| Acceleration | Like my old '67 VW bug. 0-40 approx. 19 sec. (200 battery amps) 0-40 approx. 12 sec. (300 battery amps) | ||||||||
| Range | 30 Miles (48 Kilometers) 30 miles equals a 60% state of charge. | ||||||||
| Watt Hours/Mile | 288 Wh/Mile Average recharge measured with a "Killawatt" meter. 630 wh/m includes running with headlights, fan/heater and wipers. Charges at about 525 wh/m during nicer weather driving. Battery manager displays about 2Ah/mile or approx. 288 Wh/mile while on the road. | ||||||||
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| Seating Capacity | 4 adults | ||||||||
| Curb Weight | 3,432 Pounds (1,559 Kilograms) GVWR 4047 lbs. (old curb 2853 lbs.) | ||||||||
| Conversion Time | approx. 260 hours thus far | ||||||||
| Conversion Cost | approx. $10,750 | ||||||||
| Additional Features | Power Brakes. Battery heaters. Custom rear coil springs. Permanently mounted battery desulfator. "Valet" switch to change between Economy and Performance modes. (Still working on power steering.) | ||||||||
| Brief runs on the freeway proves she will do more than 70mph. At 10,000 miles I swapped out a couple batteries that began to show weakness. At 14,500 miles, swapped out the last of the original batteries. The car isn't worth a damn in the snow! Even with the custom rear suspension, the overall balance is light on the front end. (UPDATE 2/18/2018 About 4 years ago, the motor coupler splines sheered off at 15,221 miles. Vehicle has been decommissioned. I'm saving up for a Lithium conversion and AC drive some day.) | |||||||||
1995 Nissan Altima
“Ruby”
Last Updated 02-18-2018
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