May 2005
The Las Vegas Electric Vehicle Association (LVEVA) will meet on the third Saturday of each month during 2005. Meetings will be held at the Clark County Library on 1401 E. Flamingo Road from 10:15 AM to 12:15 PM. Members will be displaying their own electric cars and answering questions before and after the meeting.
Month Date Activity
May 07 EV Workshop May 21 Monthly Meeting June 04 EV Workshop June 18 Monthly Meeting July 02 4th of July Parade July 16 Monthly Meeting August 06 EV Workshop
August 20 Monthly Meeting September 03 EV Workshop September 17 Monthly Meeting October 01 EV Workshop October 15 Monthly Meeting November 05 EV Workshop November 19 Monthly Meeting December 03 EV Workshop
December 10 Christmas Parade December 17 Monthly Meeting
LVEVA Board of Directors: Richard Furniss, President
Bill Yule, Vice President Bill Kuehl, Secretary/Treasurer Al Sawyer Jan Himber Al D'Inzillo Adam Howard
Newsletter Editors and Contributors: Bill Kuehl Richard Furniss Al Sawyer, P.E. Jan Himber Adam Howard Stan Hanel
WATTS HAPPENING
is published monthly by the Las Vegas Electric Vehicle Association, a chapter of the Electric Auto Association
Las Vegas Electric Vehicle Association web site
Electric Auto Association web site
Address Correspondence to: LVEVA 2515 Hightree Street No. Las Vegas, NV 89030
Call for Information: Richard Furniss (702) 453-6196 Bill Kuehl (702) 636-0304 Jan Himber (702) 642-4000
Contents:
EV Auxiliary Power: DC-to-DC Converter and Small 12-Volt Auxiliary Battery Wicked Watts 2005 Cancelled due to Wind Conditions; Good Gathering of People! LVEVA Participation in Earth Day Celebrations
LVEVA Local Business Profile: Segway Las Vegas LVEVA Ongoing Projects and EV Workshop EV Parts and EV's For Sale
EV Auxiliary Power: DC-to-DC Converter and Small 12-Volt Auxiliary Battery
LVEVA President Richard Furniss had proposed a group project at the March 2005 meeting to develop a better Auxiliary Battery for EV's. The list of "wants" for the battery were:
--maintenance free After a web-based group discussion, it was concluded that the
easiest, most inexpensive and most popular way to power all the peripherals to an EV (lights, air conditioning, heater, power brakes, power steering, power windows, windshield wipers, audio system, etc.) was to use a step-down
DC-to-DC converter that take in voltage and current from the main traction battery pack (96 volts to 120 volts typically) on its input and convert it to 12 to 14 volts (but with increased current if the power ratio was to remain
relatively the same after some internal component losses). Backup support to peripheral electrical systems would be from a small sealed lead acid gel cell 12-volt battery that would also help serve as a buffer for transient current
flows from peripheral electrical systems. The 12-volt auxiliary battery power could be minimal in case of failure by the main battery traction motor pack or DC-to-DC converter, just enough power to keep the lights and windshield
wiper going for several minutes while an EV driver could pull off the road. The auxiliary battery would be constantly re-charged and "topped off" from the DC-to-DC converter during normal vehicle operation. The auxiliary battery
and peripheral electrical sub-systems would also be isolated from larger motor transient power surges by the DC-to-DC converter, itself.
--same size as a normal auxiliary battery
--40 amp hour capacity
--has to be a fully self-contained unit
--should last 10 years
NEDRA Wicked Watts Canceled Due To Gusty Cross Winds but Good Gathering of People!
The
National Electric Drag Racing Association (NEDRA), a National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) affiliate, attempted to hold Wicked Watts 2005 on the weekend of April 9th at "The Strip" on the Las Vegas Motor Speedway from 8 AM to noon.
However, because of inclement gusty weather, the EVent was cancelled. Despite the obvious disappointment, many people still felt a "good time was had by all". The Las Vegas Motor Speedway is home to many sanctioned
NHRA and NASCAR events during the year. For more information on "The Strip" track location, admission, and logistics, visit:
Friday night, April 9, 2005 at 6 PM had been scheduled as an open "Test and Tune"
where NEDRA racers could race and tune their Electric Dragsters against gasoline-powered cars on an NHRA-sanctioned drag strip. Eric and Tracie Miller tested their vehicle with support from Richard Furniss, NEDRA record holder and
LVEVA President. On Saturday Morning, April 10th, Jr. Dragster competition was scheduled to highlight the early morning events with NEDRA EVents following for all EV dragsters that could pass the NHRA/NEDRA technical
inspection. The wind was relatively calm about 6 AM but at 7 AM a strong weather front started moving through the desert right over the track. It started blowing steadily at about 15 mph and higher directly across "The Strip" drag
race track throughout the morning and afternoon, spreading debris on the surface of the track, as well. Because the EVent was based around the lightweight Jr. Dragster vehicles, about 50 racers shivered and watched the race track
flags with fingers crossed and hopeful glances. The track officials waited until 10 AM before making the final decision but there was no let up from Mother Nature during that time. NEDRA participants included Kent and Brent
Singleton, hoping that Brent could set some final Jr. Dragster records before his 18th birthday would make him ineligible to compete again in the NHRA Jr. Dragster affiliate. With the help of Eric and Tracie Miller's Electric
Dragster, "The Woman", they made one warm up run in the afternoon when the wind finally abated but were then hit by rain showers that once again shut down the track. The BYU team was probably the most disappointed as 22 students
and faculty made the trek from Provo, Utah to be at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the early morning. They had stayed Friday night at a nearby hotel in Mesquite with their UltraCapacitor-powered EV-1, about 100 miles away from the
track in order to awaken early to be at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway when it opened at 7:30 AM. Their vehicle had been mechanically modified and early calculations predicted a performance increase of at least ½ second off their
record-setting times at Wicked Watts 2003. Early test drives showed that the EV-1 had been well-prepared and was ready to run. Bob Anderson, owner of Purpose Driven Engineering (PDE) Systems, Inc. and NU POW'R also arrived with
his Electric drag racer and Electric Quad ATV tow car. Bob provided consolation to all the attendees by hosting an open house at his EV fabrication shop in the industrial section of the raceway. Purpose Driven Engineering also
donated an Electric ATV that was raffled off to lucky winner Jon Hallquist of "Grassroots EV". When the Wicked Watts 2005 organizing committee contacted Bob after the EVent, he continued to be very gracious and helpful to the
NEDRA/LVEVA efforts: "It was a pleasure to host the group at our R&D facility. I realize that to most it is just another warehouse, but to those dedicated to EV awareness it must be a bit of a toystore! I am looking forward
to a rescheduled event so I can run my racecar for the class record. I am considering building a junior dragster with my sons to run next year. It will also help to get them into the business so I can retire someday. Is there
anything I can do to help in promoting the next event? …Las Vegas is the perfect place for an EV due to geographic size, cost of energy, and reasonable elevation changes in the LV Valley. In addition to this, 80% of the populous
could commute in an EV in this city with no problems. I am happy that NU POW'R's first public appearance and open house, while casually planned to the point of spontaneous, was seen as a success. I believe that this gathering at
NU POW'R will become a tradition, and we are building a guestlist in order to invite our new friends to other events of mutual interest. Let's work on building the LVEV community into one of the strongest in the country. NU POW'R
has quietly developed many powerful connections in the automotive industry here and abroad, and has access to the largest vehicle production facility in Southern Nevada, with an understanding that the company will get preferred
consideration for vehicle production runs over 100 units. We are planning an exotic EV sports car that will have unprecedented performance and high profile appeal. By "Wicked Watts 2006" I should have a prototype car to
tease the crowd with! On behalf of NU POW'R LLC, I would like to thank all who attended the event, and STAY TUNED for more news from PDE Systems, Inc. and NU POW'R LLC. We will be starting a periodic E-newsletter and
invite NEDRA members as well as EAA associates and members to send their email address to be included in the mailing. Send this request to
There will be a lot to report in the coming months!
Thanks again for the info and the help, Regards, Bob Anderson NU POW'R LLC" An after-race lunch and recap of the days' records and highlights was held at a local restaurant near the track.
LVEVA Members Participated in Earth Day Exhibitions on April 22nd and 23rd
Many LVEVA members turned out to participate in this year's Earth Day celebrations at two locations. The University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) hosted one EVent on Friday, April 22nd
from 9 AM to noon. The Rouse Corporation and its subsidiary, the Howard Hughes Corporation, hosted the Summerlin EarthFaire on Saturday, April 23rd from 10 AM to 3 PM. LVEVA Vice-President Bill Yule and Board
Member Al D'Inzillo participated in an Earth Day celebration at the UNLV campus on Friday, April 22nd. Bill Yule exhibited his Electric Hyundai conversion and Al D'Inzillo exhibited his Electric FIAT Spyder sports car. The UNLV EV
presentation was arranged by former LVEVA President Gail Lucas, who exhibited one of her CitiCars. New LVEVA members Danny Gersten and Don Sepka also helped out with the exhibit. Danny is a retired school teacher for the Las Vegas
School District and looked right at home with the many school children attending the EVent. In addition, Greg Warner of Segway Las Vegas brought two Segway Human Transporters for display and test rides, including the standard
Segway HT model and the newly released Segway XT for cross-country, off-road transportation. Greg said that he had just received the XT model recently and that it was the first one on display west of the Mississippi. LVEVA
Members Al Sawyer, Jan Himber, Adam Howard and Stan Hanel participated at the Summerlin EarthFaire on Saturday, April 23, 2005. This is the first time that the LVEVA has participated at the Summerlin EarthFaire and our organization
was treated very well by the Rouse Corporation and Howard Hughes Corporation. LVEVA members were provided with a 10' x 10' white tent, a custom green sign with a "Las Vegas Electric Vehicle Association" logo that was mounted on the
tent, a long table with green linen and two chairs. LVEVA members created an exhibit of the Lectra Motors EV's that were produced in Las Vegas during the early 1980's. The production plant for Lectra Motors was originally
located at 5380 South Valley View Blvd. Al Sawyer was President, as well as Director of Research and Development for Lectra Motors, at the time when the company produced over 1,000 vehicles from its Las Vegas location. These EV's
were based on Datsun "glider" chassis and bodies, including pickup trucks, sedans, and the Datsun 200 SX sports car (reconfigured as the Lectra Motors "Centauri" model). Many of these vehicles are still on the road today, 25 years
after they were first produced. Adam Howard also exhibited his progress on a home-built Electric bicycle with a front wheel-driven hub motor, hand-throttle speed controller and a Ni-MH battery pack. The design and assembly of
this bicycle is being developed with the help of Al Sawyer and Jan Himber. LVEVA member Russell Lord of the Free Energy Store also sent a co-worker, Vincent, to volunteer to staff the LVEVA booth during the day. Russ and Vincent
also lent two hub motor Electric tandem bicycles to the booth display. Vincent was a big help as visitor attendance to the LVEVA booth was more than was anticipated. LVEVA members talked with many people interested in
Electric-powered transportation and answered many well-informed questions about the different new, emerging technologies they have been learning about, from Hydrogen Power to Pneumatic Engines, etc. This was an encouraging sign to
LVEVA members at the booth, showing a renewed, surging interest in Electric Vehicle technologies as an alternative to gasoline-based transportation. Gasoline prices seem to be fluctuating around the price of $2.40 per gallon in
Nevada and look to stay near that price level for the foreseeable future. LVEVA members continue to "spread the word" and attempt to encourage public awareness about the many possibilities where Electric Vehicle technology can be
used for daily transportation.
Segway ® to Change Business Model and Open Dealership on Las Vegas Strip
By Stan Hanel
Entrepreneurs Greg Warner and Bob Stevens will be opening a new Segway® Human Transporter dealership here on the Las Vegas Strip in the near future. Greg Warner, former owner of Sin City Scooters in Las Vegas, has literally jumped on the Segway ® Human Transporter platform, as he showed LVEVA club members during Earth Day, April 22nd on the University of Nevada Las Vegas campus.
Greg spent all morning floating 3 inches above the pavement in perfect electronic-assisted comfort thanks to his Segway® HT i180 street model. He also unveiled the very first
Segway® XT platform for Cross-Country travel seen west of the Mississippi. Built with bigger knobby tires and a heftier frame, it truly looks like something that might be ready to tackle the trails in Red Rock Canyon.
Segway® has also announced the rollout of one other platform, the Segway® GT (Golf Transporter) that can accommodate a bag of golf clubs and sustain the platform in an upright position with a human rider, even with the
extra weight of the golf clubs and bag added. The tread on these tires are more like the HT i180 tires. On closer inspection, it can be seen that the tread is actually deeper to accommodate wet grass from a golf course green.
Looking like an old-fashioned, hand-pushed upright lawn mower, the Segway is a magical combination of accelerometers, gyroscopes and computer control. It is a very Zen experience to learn how to ride a Segway® but can be
mastered in just a few minutes. Riding a Segway is an inward-looking experience, all about balance, finding your own center and "going with the flow". Like riding a horse or light sailboat, the more a person tries to force their
will on a Segway® but loses their inner balance, the less this machine will cooperate. When I first stepped on the platform, it was like trying to balance on a surging boat with lots of waves under me. "Curl your toes",
said one bystander to try to help me visualize straightening upwards while another urged me to "lean backwards and forwards" like a pendulum until the wave motion subsided. Once I found my "Segway legs", the experience of
movement became very symbiotic and instinctive. It integrates very well with normal, subconscious body-balancing movements. Speed control ranges for the dual electric motors are pre-set and balanced within each motor's range and
then left untouched by human control, much the same as most modern electric wheel chairs. The only hand control is on the left handlebar that twists outward and inward for left and right turning movements. Two reference arrows
pointing in and out show the direction of movement. Crank the turn control all the way in one direction, the Segway® spins on a dime in a clockwise direction as the motors travel in opposite directions. Crank the twist control
the other way, and the XT quietly and gracefully spins in a counter-clockwise direction. To go forward, just start to lean your body towards the front of the vehicle, away from the center balance point. The more you gradually
lean forward, the quicker the twin electric motors will accelerate. To slow down and stop, lean backwards past the center of balance. This will cause the motors to reverse electric current flow and motor direction, eventually
moving the Segway® backwards. Computer control makes these transitions happen smoothly and elegantly, correcting for unexpected jerkiness from newcomers like me. Riding the Segway was a very pure, elegant way of mobility
that has to be experienced to be fully understood! Most people did not want to put their feet back on solid ground subject to earth's gravity after having experienced the thrill of their first Segway ride. And that is why the
company recently modified its distribution business model that used hi-tech retail stores to one that also now will include a nation-wide network of Authorized Segway ® Dealerships, following the model of the automotive
industry. In this way, it was felt that a more dedicated and focused staff could arrange for more frequent demonstrations and test drives at a showroom floor, as well as provide service and parts for the expanding Segway®
product line. In last month's LVEVA "Watts Happening" newsletter, we provided an update on Valence Batteries and their recent partnership with Segway® to offer a Lithium-Ion Battery Pack for the Human Transporter that would
effectively double the range that is currently achieved using a Nickel Metal Hydride battery pack. Testing by both companies shows that production models of the HT i180 with the Valence Lithium-Ion battery packs should get twice
the range as those outfitted with NiMH packs. The Saphion® technology from Valence is low-maintenance and can operate at battery temperatures as low as 14 degrees Farenheit. The cost differential in the new models for the HT
i180 will be about $500 for this option. Ni-MH models will a Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of $4,495 while Li-Ion models will be $4,995. Stand-alone Li-Ion battery packs to retrofit the original Human Transporter
models or for general EV use will be available in the summer of 2005 for an MSRP of $1,395. Segway HT i180 Specifications: ---Maximum Speed: 12.5 mph ---Carrying Capacity: 260 pounds (rider and cargo) ---Footprint: 19" x 25"
---Weight: Approximately 83 pounds ---Battery Type: Available with nickel-metal hydride batteries (NiMH) or Saphion lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery packs. On-board recharging at any standard 110
VAC outlet. Charge cord included. ---Battery Ranger: With Li-ion batteries, up to 24 miles; with NiMH batteries, up to 12 miles. Range depends on terrain, riding style and payload. ---Motors: Two brushless, DC servomotors
---Wheels: 14: glass-reinforced thermoplastic with new color inserts (currently red, yellow and silver) ---Tires: 19" tubeless, puncture-resistant tires made of a non-marking silica compound ---Platform Height: 8"
---Ground Clearance: With Li-ion batteries = 3"; with NiMH batteries = 4" ---Display: Multicolor backlit LCD, shows battery charge and operating condition
---Limited warranty, parts: One year on major structural and electrical components, 90 days on wear items ---Limited warranty, labor: One year on major structural and electrical components, 90 days on wear items
---Options: Removeable and adjustable silver splashguard fenders for spray protection while riding during wet weather conditions or on grassy, wet golf courses.
---Colors: Midnight Blue, Midnight Blue/Solar Yellow and Midnight Blue/Sport Red For more information, contact local Segway Las Vegas Authorized Distributor Greg Warner at: (702) 877-3900 For more general
information on other distributorships around the country and about co-operating retail stores, call Segway at 1-866-4SEGWAY or visit the company web site at:
A list of cargo-carrying, lighting and travel accessories can be found at
Publicity press release materials and digital images can be found at: www.segway.com/news
LVEVA Ongoing EV Projects & Workshops
by Richard Furniss, LVEVA President Editor's Note: Richard Furniss made a proposal at the
regular LVEVA monthly meeting February 19, 2005 to establish a schedule of regular EV workshops on the first Saturday of every month and add these workshops to the club calendar. Monthly workshops will be held in addition to the
regular general meetings at the Flamingo Public Library on the third Saturday of each month. These EV workshops will be held at various locations in town to give members "hands on" EV building experience. The first four workshops
have been scheduled at Richard Furniss' house: March 5, 2005 Making battery interconnect cables for EV's using Crimp and Solder methods. April 2, 2005 Welding steel and aluminum using gas, stick, MIG and TIG welding techniques.
May 7, 2005 EV Electric Air Condition System Implementation June 4, 2005 EV Charging Systems Each workshop will run from 10 AM to 3 PM (with an hour break for lunch) on the first Saturday of each month. For more information,
contact Richard at telephone number: (702) 453-6196 or email him at http://lasvegasev.com Other ongoing club projects are listed on the LVEVA web site at:
If any LVEVA member has a
project that they want to do, we will list it in our newsletter and web page so we can find people with similar interests and build a team of people to see it through. LVEVA President Richard Furniss is working on two projects,
the 3-wheel EV bike and an EV range extender. Adam Howard and Richard have been promoting an ongoing e-meter challenge and the $/per/mile battery cost projects. Jan Himber and Al Sawyer continue to develop their unique Battery
Monitoring System and Battery Charging Regulator designs. "The e-meter challenge is something that I thought up to see how efficiently the local EV's in town are using battery energy. There are two ways to get more miles per
charge out of our EV's, the first and quick way is to put more Ah in our EV's with T-145 batteries, and the second way is to make your EV more efficient. The first thing is to measure the watt hours/mile and then change something
to make it better. Here is a list of things to do on a EV to get better efficiency by Solectria Electric Vehicle Company employee Seth Allen: ------------------------------------------------------
"You might find that reductions in rolling resistance and parasitic One thing that sort of grew on me at Solectria was a sort of mentality ------------------------------------------------------- So what we did was mount my e-meter in
a box with it's own power supply (battery) and made up some long cables to make it easy to connect it to any EV. The plan is to connect this test unit to each EV and test it. The unit (now called "The EV Polygraph") will
tell the truth about how well your EV is doing on efficiency. There will be a trophy for the winner and it will be passed to the person that "one-ups" the current holder. Of course the devil is in the details. To make
things fair we need to drive the same course. But what we need to figure out is how do we consider "the time it takes to drive the course" in relation to "the weight of the vehicle". In the end, what it comes down
to is "a watt is a watt". How many watts does it take you to drive a mile? Any input into this challenge is, of course, welcome." Richard Furniss
loads, both mechanical and electrical might be where to look first to
extend range.
Things to try:
-Low Rolling Resistance tires
-special alignment (no toe, no camber)
-low viscosity transmission fluid
-a transaxle that uses fluid wetted (versus grease) inner CV joints
-remove the internal motor fan
-add external motor fan to above
-use the biggest properly wound motor possible
-a low current limit
-assuming a DC-DC is used, reduce 12v power wherever possible
-ditch all the sound deadening in the car, you don't need it, it's an
EV!
-if you can get an efficiency map for the motor, then figure the
correct operating regimes based on roadspeed and torque and shift
appropriately (this could be the most significant and it is FREE)
-learn how to drive modestly
-coast whenever possible
-slow down
that every Joule was sacred and every pound was evil. It would have
been easier and cheaper to make steel battery boxes, (and cost was very
much a consideration), but they were made of aluminum."
Las Vegas, NV
President and Board Member, http://www.lveva.org/
Las Vegas Electric Vehicle Association
LVEVA Board Member Adam Howard has also funded development of a hub motor E-bike with design and installation help from fellow Board Members Al Sawyer and Jan Himber. Adam originally test drove a variety of electric-powered bicycles in Southern California, including the WaveCrest TidalForce (hub-motor), the LashOut bicycle with gear driven motor, and a folding Iacocca E-bike. After returning to Las Vegas, he visited the Free Energy Store on West Utah Street in Las Vegas to test drive a tandem hub-motor bicycle. He then ordered a hub-motor directly from a Crystalite ™ distributor to experiment with these "direct drive motors" that do not need a gear box. Adam, with the help of Al Sawyer and Jan Himber, began fabricating, wiring and testing a hub-motor drive system on an older bike. Adam then purchased a hefty new bicycle frame for his first prototype. The team has started mounting their new electric motor drive system to it. The hub motor will be placed at the front wheel of the bicycle where the front forks have been spread apart to incorporate the extra width of the wheel by using a heavy duty, screw-based spreader mechanism. More developments will be chronicled in the June "Watts Happening" Newsletter.
EV Parts For Sale
US145 Batteries Available at Factory-Direct Prices---currently $62.10 This "Factory-Direct Price"
is available to LVEVA club members if they use a trailer to pick up these batteries while purchasing directly at: US Battery 1675 Sampson Avenue Corona, CA 92879 Contact: Christy Delario Telephone: (951) 371-8090
For more detailed information, contact LVEVA Vice-President Bill Yule at Telephone No: (702)566-0794
One
8 inch Advanced DC used motor-- asking price $800 One 9 inch Advanced DC used Motor--asking price $1200 Rudman PFC20 CHARGER used 4 times--asking price $1500
Contact William Kuehl, Email: bill2k2000@yahoo.com
4504 W. Alexander Road, North Las Vegas, Nevada 89032
Tel: 702-636-0304
For Sale: Chrome "Electric" Emblems for EV's
Mike Chancey - Posted 06/25/00
My URL:http://formmail.to/emblem/order
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
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Chrome "Electric" car emblems, just like the OEM factory lettering. Okay, so you own a beautiful electric vehicle, but does the world know? Show them with these profession quality "ELECTRIC" emblems. Fabricated from weather resistant thermoplastic, these signs feature a bright chrome like finish on the letter faces with a subtle matte black background. They mount easily with the self adhesive HighTack backing. Simply peel off the protective cover, and press the sign into place. Each sign is approximately 1.25" in height and 7" in length. Only $6.00Each or four for $20.00, plus $1.75 shipping and handling per order. Discounts for larger orders available. Send check or money order to: Mike Chancey, 1700 East 80th Street, Kansas City, MO 64131, or order online at: http://formmail.to/emblem/order
EV's For Sale:
For Sale: 1995 GMC Sonoma Pickup Conversion $6,500.00
. When new, this vehicle was worth $18,000.00 Asking Price $6,500 or Best Offer William Kuehl
Email: bill2k2000@yahoo.com
This pickup was originally converted for Nevada Power Co. from a new purchase. William Kuehl, LVEVA President, was initially contacted by the Principal
of Clark High School for his knowledge of electric vehicle conversions and was asked to help the 12th grade students build an EV project. The students did the conversion from information given to them by William Kuehl.
After
the project was completed, Nevada Power used the pickup in service until June 2002 when it was auctioned off. William Kuehl bought the truck and towed it home. The mileage was 1,867. He installed twenty new T-145 U.S. Batteries.
These batteries have been run for two years now and there are now 8,811 miles on the pickup truck odometer
The truck's 120-volt system drives an 9-inch Advanced DC motor through a newly upgraded Curtis controller rated at
750 amps. There is an onboard Zivan NG-3 220 volt charger. Tires have been changed to Pirelli P225/60 R 16 with chrome alloy rims.
With new batteries this EV has a range of 53 miles per charge. The currrent two-year (plus)
old batteries have a range of about 20 miles. With this upgraded controller the vehicle can be driven in second gear for most of my "in-town" driving. There is a volt meter for the battery pack voltage and an ampmeter to
tell how much current the motor is using. Also a 12-volt guage to show the voltage in the 12-volt accessory battery.
Contact:
Address: 4504 W. Alexander Road, North Las Vegas, Nevada 89032
Telephone: 702-636-0304
