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OwnerMichael Evans
LocationRolleston, Canterbury New Zealand map
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Vehicle1992 Honda Civic MX
Standard Civic 3 Door donor car with 205,000km.
MotorAdvanced DC Advanced DC #203-06-4001 Series Wound DC
8"
Drivetrain1.5L 4cyl D15B ICE, 5sp manual.
ControllerKelly KDH09400A,96V,400A
Kelly KDHA is great value for money and plentiful at source. No waiting as units were in stock at the time of ordering.
Batteries16 Trojan T-105, 6.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, Flooded
System Voltage96 Volts
Charger HWC4 Series 96V/20A Charger
220 VAC, onboard. Compact size will fit neatly into hatch area with Packtrakr battery monitoring system board.
Heater110V, 1000w tank style engine block heater with integral thermostat, 12V pump, dash switch, and Kilovac SPNO contactor with 12VDC pulldown coil. Uses OEM heater core in situ and maintains OEM look and operation. Brings 2 litres of water to 180 Deg F (90 Deg C) in 4 minutes. Virtually instantaneous heat to the OEM heater core, with a total cost of about $80! Much better than a ceramic set up.
DC/DC ConverterKelly HWZ Series DC/DC 96V to 13.5V 300W
30 Amp output, tiny footprint, less than 4 pounds.
InstrumentationCurtis voltmeter, Ammeter & state of charge gage. Green LED for pack voltage go/no go, red LED for brake pump go/no go.
Top Speed65 MPH (104 KPH)
Acceleration0-60 @ 10.3 seconds
Range40 Miles (64 Kilometers)
Watt Hours/Mile190~200 @ 60mph
EV Miles
Start:205,530 Miles (330,697 Kilometers)
Current:205,530 Miles (330,697 Kilometers)
Total:0 Miles (0 Kilometers)
Seating Capacity2 adults
Curb Weight2,425 Pounds (1,102 Kilograms)
About 450kg in batteries! Trojan T-105's weigh 62 lbs each.
Tires13 inch Michelin Proxima RR, 55 psi. 94-01 Integra R front springs, 97 Prelude rear springs, stock struts. 97 Integra rear trailing arms w/disc brakes & 40/40 proportioning valve and 1" master cylinder. Front & Rear Integra stabiliser (anti-sway) bars were "bolt-on" process for the Honda EG model.
Conversion Time9 months since I got the idea into my head until I bought my donor car. The donor car isn't the biggest expense in the project, but the EG Honda Civic is the perfect platform for conversion to an electric car, IMHO. Haven't stopped reading about it. Labour hours currently about 10. Most of the conversion time is consumed with waiting for people to respond and generating project funds.
Conversion CostUS$4500 thus far. Budgeted at $8000 to completion. Total US$12,500.
Additional FeaturesNew Zealand's draconian inspection system will be the most difficult part. It appears that the Government don't want people converting cars unless they can extract money from the process. They even charge a "road user tax" on alternate fuel vehicles, including electric. My opinion, however, is that we are reducing the carbon footprint, so the Government should be paying us.
Completion estimate of Dec 08 has been pushed back to Mar/April 2009 due to drastic reduction of project funds. The goal is to produce an electric car from "off the shelf" components, and to standardise the process and componentry. This will allow me to duplicate the process many times over, saving both cost and time to build additional units. I have a complete pictoral record of the conversion, as well as a "Factory Assembly Manual" I am currently authoring. When the process is complete, I plan to establish a factory and produce the cars in numbers sufficient enough to satisfy some demand for electric vehicles.

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