| Owner | Ken Lange | ||
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| Location | Santa Rosa, California United States map | ||
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| Vehicle | Pontiac Fiero | ||
| Motor | Kostov 11 inch Series Wound DC | ||
| Drivetrain | 5 Speed Manual with Clutch | ||
| Controller | Cafe Electric Zilla 1K HV | ||
| Batteries | 24 Optima 750 DS, 12.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, AGM Yellow Top | ||
| System Voltage | 288 Volts | ||
| Charger | Zivan NG3 as backup Main charger home built: Isolated, PFC, 3 KW charger with individual outputs per battery. USB/RS232 receives charging data with a terminal program. Charging parameters are individually programmable. | ||
| Heater | Holmquist Ceramic | ||
| DC/DC Converter | Vicor 40 Amp Vicor-based with 3 modules. | ||
| Instrumentation | a) Emeter b) Ammeter c) Pack Voltmeter d) "Fuel" Gauge (Amp-hours) e) individual LED strip battery voltage monitor. | ||
| Top Speed | Still accelerating at 70 MPH. | ||
| Acceleration | Lots of pep. Good acceleration at 70. Stopped there. Good acceleration at 40 going up 10% grade. | ||
| Range | 30 Miles (48 Kilometers) Not tested yet, but went 28 miles with good battery left. My driving has hills and stoplights which affect range a lot. | ||
| Watt Hours/Mile | 300 Wh/Mile 1 A-h / Mile | ||
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| Seating Capacity | 2 adults | ||
| Curb Weight | 3,600 Pounds (1,636 Kilograms) estimated | ||
| Tires | Goodyear Integrity 45 lbs (Old recommendation from Bill Egan at Goodyear) | ||
| Conversion Time | Lots | ||
| Conversion Cost | Lots | ||
| The Fiero started out its EV life with a string of 12 Optima battery pairs for 144 volts. The battery pairs never charged very balanced and thus had a limited life. Charger was an NG5. It had an air-cooled Auburn Kodiak controller. The setup was a challenge going up my 10-13% grade hill any faster than about 30 MPH. The single battery string of 288 volts is MUCH better. | |||
Pontiac Fiero
Last Updated 12-17-2015
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