Owner | Yan | ||||||||
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Owner's Other EV | 2005 Suzuki DRZ 400 SM | ||||||||
Location | Quebec, Quebec Canada map | ||||||||
Web | WebPage | ||||||||
Vehicle | 2005 Smart Fortwo | ||||||||
Motor | Netgain Impulse 9 Series Wound DC After an accident that destroyed my 11'' forklift motor, I buy an Impulse 9. | ||||||||
Drivetrain | Impulse 9 coupled with 02A Volkswagen transmission. Clutchless design. | ||||||||
Controller | Evnetics Soliton 1 Big, heavy, but so powerful with air cooled only (can be water cooled) and greatly programmable. 1000A. | ||||||||
Batteries | 48 chevy Volt, 3.75 Volt, Lithium-Ion 2015 update: New LG chem battery pack from a 2012 chevy Volt. 180v nominal and 90Ah Retired: Headway 48S 8P, 154v nominal and 80Ah (12.3 Kwh), 300 lbs including battery box. | ||||||||
System Voltage | 180 Volts | ||||||||
Charger | Elcon 1500w Coupled with MiniBMS Centralized for per cell protection. | ||||||||
Heater | 1500w ceramic heater Produced between 1500w to 2500w of heat at 180v | ||||||||
DC/DC Converter | Meanwell RSP-500-12 | ||||||||
Instrumentation | EV display from Mini BMS. Simple, cheap and awesome! | ||||||||
Top Speed | 102 MPH (164 KPH) Over 100 mph... Tested! | ||||||||
Acceleration | 0-37 mph around 2,5 sec. in second gear 0-60 mph around 7 sec. using only third gear | ||||||||
Range | 60 Miles (96 Kilometers) Well, between 50-80 miles Old battery pack: between 40-60 miles. | ||||||||
Watt Hours/Mile | 225 Wh/Mile I record as good than 150 wh/miles at 35 mph and 225 wh/miles at 60 mph. But I also record as bad than 260 wh/miles at 35 mph and 350 wh/miles at 60 mph (winter, wind). | ||||||||
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Seating Capacity | 2 adults | ||||||||
Curb Weight | 1,900 Pounds (863 Kilograms) Probably more around 2000 lbs with the Volt battery | ||||||||
Conversion Time | One year... part time. | ||||||||
Conversion Cost | 14500$ CAD including car... if you don't count motor destruction, charger problem, etc... ; ) Add 2K$ for the Volt battery and new battery box. | ||||||||
Additional Features | Full details here: WebPage /> high-power-version-51472.html WebPage Final product video: Video of winter fun: WebPage |