OwnerOtmar Ebenhoech
Owner's Other EVsOat's Lectric Love Machine
Zappy Scooter
LocationCorvallis, Oregon United States map
Web/EmailWebPage email image
Vehicle1974 Porsche 914
MotorAdvanced DC 203-06-4001 Series Wound DC

8" There are two of them.
DrivetrainCustom belted adaptor plate to the stock transmission
ControllerCafe Electric Zilla
Z2K-EHV, but sometimes only a Z1K-HV.
This car is used for testing controllers as I build them.
Batteries20 Exide Orbital, 12.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, AGM
System Voltage240 Volts
ChargerManzanita Micro PFC-30
HeaterTwo hairdryers, in series running off the 240V pack.
DC/DC ConverterVicor Vi-200 of some sort.
There are four of them, it was a temporary fix many years ago...
Instrumentationa) VDO Electronic speedometer because 914 odometers always break
b) stock tach
c) E-meter that drifts
Top Speed120 MPH (193 KPH)
Or more.
Acceleration0-60 MPH in just under 5 seconds.
Range22 Miles (35 Kilometers)
If I'm good.
EV Miles
Current:5,000 Miles (8,045 Kilometers)
 
    As of 5/5/2006
Seating Capacity2 adults, or 3 if good friends
Curb Weight2,950 Pounds (1,340 Kilograms)
Plus driver.
TiresConti Eco-Contacts from Europe in a 175/55-15
Conversion TimeGas to electric: 12 hours. Improvements: endless
Conversion CostCar and parts, $20,715 to reproduce. Labor? Maybe another $15K.
This is my primary test bed for Zilla motor controllers, because of that it needs to be pretty powerful.
The transaxle and driveshafts are from a Porsche 930 (Turbo Carerra) since the stock one broke quickly. It has a LSD and I run the motors backwards to avoid flipping the ring gear. I leave it in 3rd gear and no longer have a shifter or clutch pedal. Reverse and Series/Parallel shifting of the motors is performed with SW202A contactors (three sets) controlled by the Hairball.

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