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OwnerHarry Henderson
Owner's Other EVsBradley GT
Henderson 2
Ez-Go Solar Powered Cart
2012 Veritech Cyclone VR-001
LocationAlbuquerque, New Mexico United States map
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Vehicle1970 Volkswagen bus camper van
MotorNetgain Warp 9 Series Wound DC
Drivetrainstock 4 gear manual
ControllerKelly
144 volt 850 amp
Batteries21 Trojan T-125, 6.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, Flooded
System Voltage126 Volts
ChargerZivan NG3
120 volt, if they can fix it [again] and changed the voltage from 144 to 120

could not get zivan to set the max voltage correctly, so i added on more battery to fix things
Heater?
DC/DC Converter
solar powered aux battery 15 watt fully automated
Instrumentationmaybe a evision m3
Top Speed65 MPH (104 KPH)
might be faster, but 65 is as fast as i've gone thus far
Accelerationshould be about the same as with gas
Range40 Miles (64 Kilometers)
never went much further than 30 on the
T875's but the T125's will give me more range
Watt Hours/Mile375 Wh/Mile
500 from the wall and guessing the
charging system is about 75% efficient
EV Miles
Current:1,000 Miles (1,609 Kilometers)
Seating Capacity5 adults
Curb Weight3,500 Pounds (1,590 Kilograms)
2200? stripped, + 1134 batteries + 150
motor = 3500?
Tiresstock
Additional Featuresmight put about 600 watts of solar panels on roof? only
have 68watts right now
got the bus 24-Feb-08 $2000
ordered adapter plate [electric auto] 26-Feb-08 $845
finished battery boxes 22-jun-08
batteries in 25-jun-08
batteries wired 3-jul-08
batteries first charged 7-jul-08
charger and reel cord 26-jul-08
aux battery and solar charger 27-jul-08
ordered controller 30-jul-08 $1395
motor mounted 9-aug-08
wheels spinning 10-aug-08
controller in 15-aug-08
controller mounted 23-aug-08

up and running on the 11th of oct, after replacing clutch and adjusting the fly wheel

its a little slow up hill, but other wise good

new controller: now have plenty o power, even melted a
battery

speedo fixed 20-dec-10
speedo broken again apr-11

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