Owner | Brad Jensen |
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Owner's Other EV | 1998 Ranger EV |
Location | Plymouth, Michigan United States map |
Web/Email | WebPage |
Vehicle | 1975 Sebring-Vanguard CitiCar Conversion to Alltrax controller and rebuild complete! |
Motor | General Electric 3 HP Series Wound DC Standard Citicar motor has been professionally rebuilt |
Drivetrain | Standard |
Controller | Alltrax AXE-4863-P 650 Amps! |
Batteries | 8 Trojan T-125, 12.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, Flooded 8 Trojan T-125's out of a surplus Tennant floor scrubber |
System Voltage | 48 Volts |
Charger | Lester |
Heater | No |
DC/DC Converter | Vicor This is a DC/DC convertor from computer applications connected to a 12 volt aux battery. |
Top Speed | 40 MPH (64 KPH) Theoretically |
Acceleration | ?? |
Range | Still testing |
Seating Capacity | 2 |
Curb Weight | 1 Pounds (0 Kilograms) |
Tires | Looks like trailer tires |
Conversion Time | Lots |
Conversion Cost | $350 purchase price. $275 to have motor rebuilt. $250 for the motor controller. $1000 for my mechanic (and counting). $100 for the PBS. $36 for the turn signal switch $200 for the electrical inlet with new wiring. $250+ for assorted parts. The batteries ended up making me money - I bought some surplus floor scrubbers and took the batteries out and then sold the rest for a profit. |
Additional Features | USB connector in the dash that is wired into the Alltrax controller (ok, so I AM a geek). New lights. |
This car has been fun to work on (most of the time) but I ended up having to replace almost everything even though I thought it was in fairly good shape to start with. With the time and the money that I have into this car, I could have bought a more complete Citicar and saved myself some headaches (and had a car with a better body), but I have "rescued" this car and have learned a lot. I couldn't have done this without Bob - my mechanic. |