Owner | John Lussmyer |
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Owner's Other EVs | Corbin Sparrow 1989 Mazda B2200 |
Location | Greenback, Washington United States map |
Web/Email | WebPage |
Vehicle | 1995 Ford F-250 Long Bed, 4WD, SuperCab. Black |
Motor | Netgain Impulse 9 Series Wound DC Dual Motors in series both mechanically and electrically. |
Controller | Cafe Electric Z2KHV |
Batteries | 120 Nissan Leaf Modules, 8.00 Volt, Lithium-Ion 40 groups of 3 60AH modules in parallel. 180AH (nominal, actual measured at 150AH) |
System Voltage | 330 Volts |
Charger | Manzanita Micro PFC-50 When plugged into a 50A 240V outlet, it takes about 5 hours for a full charge. |
Heater | Single ceramic core mounted where heater core was. |
DC/DC Converter | Vicor 4 x Vicor Modules V375B15C300AL2 x 4, for 1000W of DC-DC |
Instrumentation | LightObjects AH Meter Custom BMS |
Top Speed | 65 MPH (104 KPH) 2nd gear - 35 mph 3rd gear - 65 mph 4th gear - Probably about 110 mph (I don't drive that fast!) |
Acceleration | Quite good with Z2K turned down to 600 Battery Amp limit. Better than my Diesel version of the same truck. |
Range | 60 Miles (96 Kilometers) at 60mph |
Watt Hours/Mile | 600 Wh/Mile |
Seating Capacity | 3 in front (middle not so good) 3 in back (kind of cramped) |
Curb Weight | 6,200 Pounds (2,818 Kilograms) |
Conversion Time | Too bloody long. (most of a year) |
Conversion Cost | Way too much. Somewhere around $28,000 |
Additional Features | Installed a Tilt-bed kit. Electric Power Steering Pump. Electric Vacuum pump for Brakes. Stock Cruise Control still works. 4wd works. |
Fun to drive. The only stock item that doesn't work is the Air Conditioning. I just didn't bother adding a motor to drive the air cond pump. |