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September 2009
The Las Vegas Electric Vehicle Association (LVEVA) will meet on the third Saturday of each month during 2009. 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 each meeting.
Calendar
September 12 EV Conversion Workshop
September 19 Monthly Meeting
September 24 “A-to-Z of AFVs” Workshop, College of Southern Nevada and LVRCCC
September 26 EV Conversion Workshop
October 10 EV Conversion Workshop
October 17 Monthly Meeting
October 24 EV Conversion Workshop
November 14 EV Conversion Workshop
November 21 Monthly Meeting
December 5 Santa’s Electric Night Parade (Boulder City)
December 19 Monthly Meeting
LVEVA Board of Directors:
Richard Furniss, President
Lloyd Reece, Vice President
Bill Kuehl, Secretary/Treasurer
Al Sawyer, Jan Himber, Jon Hallquist, Dan Trujillo
Newsletter Editors and Contributors:
Richard Furniss, Lloyd Reece, Bill Kuehl, Al Sawyer, P.E.,
Jan Himber, Brent Singleton, Kent Singleton, 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
http://www.lveva.org
Electric Auto Association web site
http://www.eaaev.org
Electric Auto Association
Membership Renewals
323 Los Altos Drive
Aptos, CA 95003-5248
Current EVents contact:
At http://www.eaaev.org/eaaboard.html
Ron Freund
Chairman, CE Publication
Address Correspondence to:
LVEVA
2816 W. El Campo Grande Avenue
No. Las Vegas, NV 89031
Call for Information:
Richard Furniss (702) 453-6196
Jan Himber for Al Sawyer (702) 642-4000
Bill Kuehl (702) 636-0304
Stan Hanel (702) 405-0506
Contents:
-- LVEVA Educational EV Conversion Workshop Updates
-- Las Vegas Regional Clean Cities Coalition Alternative Fuel Vehicles Workshop
-- “Back To The Future” with an Electric DeLorean at Las Vegas DCS ’09 Car Show
-- LVEVA President Richard Furniss Interviewed on Green Wizard Energy Show
-- NEDRA Electric Drag Racers Profiled on National Public Radio
-- Power of DC EAA Gathering Highlights
-- Tesla Motors Makes Profit of $1 million on Revenue of $20 Million During July 2009
-- Nissan Unveils Leaf Electric Car
-- Second Annual Clean Energy Summit Highlights from UNLV on August 10th
-- Bonneville Salt Flats Alternative Fuel Vehicle Racing Events in September
-- Battery Cell Balancing Design Considerations—Lead Acid vs. Lithium-ion
-- The Zilla is Back! Controller Production to Resume in 60 days...
-- LVEVA DVD Reference Library
-- EV Repairs and Service
-- EV Conversion and Fabrication Support
-- EVs and EV Parts for Sale
LVEVA Educational EV Conversion Workshop Updates
LVEVA Board of Directors members Bill Kuehl, Jon Hallquist and Lloyd Reece are leading an EV Conversion Workshop that will be held on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month, from 8 AM to noon. All LVEVA members are invited to participate in this conversion project.
During 2008, Bill Kuehl received a donation of a 1986 Pontiac Fiero for use by the LVEVA in a conversion project. Jon Hallquist, manager of GrassrootsEV.com in Las Vegas, had arranged the acquisition of a Netgain Warp electric motor and also donated a Curtis motor speed controller, throttle potentiometer box, contactor and other EV parts to the effort.
During the monthly chapter meeting on June 20th, several LVEVA members offered to volunteer their time for the conversion project as part of a Special Interest Group (SIG). It was agreed that this group would meet on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month, from 8 AM to noon, to put together the EV conversion. Highlights of Sessions 1 through 3 were shown in the LVEVA August 2009 “Watts Happening” newsletter.
Bill Kuehl outlined the workshop goals for the next several sessions:
“We will continue taking out parts from the Fiero body, and getting it ready to figure out the battery pack placements, and where to place in the battery supports. Some metal in the back compartment has to be cut out for battery placement. Metal angle iron supports have to be
made for battery placement in the motor compartment. Possibly six to ten in the back compartment and four in the front.
There has to be a template made for the rear end of the electric motor. It will be made with a cut-out for a center hole. A metal plate support with four mounting holes will be required to mount the air conditioning compressor on it.
The wiring harness has to be stripped out to get the wires out of it for the air conditioning compressor and the wires for the speedometer sensor. These wires have to be reconnected to the appropriate wires on the exposed wire loom of the car wiring harness that was cut to remove the engine.
The front end under the hood has to be taken apart, including the plastic panel that held the spare tire. The metal panel has to be cut out to make room for the batteries in front. The condenser has to be moved forward, a support made to hold it, and another support fabricated to mount the fan.
The broken right front fender has to be taken off, and replaced with a good one that I have.”
Session 4 and 5 Highlights are below:
EV Conversion Workshop Session 4 (August 8 from 8 AM to noon)
Attendees: Bill Kuehl and Jon Hallquist
Bill and Jon continued dismantling parts from the Pontiac Fiero.
Jon Hallquist brought a SawzAll electric reciprocating power saw made by Milwaukee Tools that he used to cut away parts of the car body in order to clear space for mounting the battery supports.
EV Conversion Workshop Session 5 (August 22nd from 8 AM to noon)
Attendees: Bill Kuehl, Jon Hallquist, Lloyd Reece, Richard Furniss, Stan Hanel, Hayden Hardie, new attendees Bill, Brian and Gary.
Bill Kuehl had retrieved a fabricated adapter plate, spacer and coupling from a machine shop that would join the Netgain Warp 9-inch electric motor to the vehicle transmission.
Bill, Lloyd and several other participants remounted the rear wheels and transmission subassembly to the body of the car.
Stan Hanel stripped the air conditioning compressor and speedometer wires from the wire loom harness that were previously attached to the engine and had been cut apart during engine disassembly.
Richard Furniss, Bill Kuehl and others reattached brake lines and bled the brake fluid at each wheel in order to refill the brake fluid into the braking system. The team had some laughs while accomplishing this task when they realized they had problems locating the brake pedal vs. the clutch pedal while also trying adjust a lubrication fitting that was mistaken for a brake bleeder valve on the rear left wheel. The team completed their tasks and joked with each other about their mistakes and learning experiences the rest of the morning.
Several other workshop participants disconnected the remaining parts from the front end of the Pontiac Fiero.
Jon Hallquist brought two sample batteries for the battery pack that could be used as references to size the locations and placement of each battery that would be used to make up a complete series battery pack. The team felt that they could fit twenty 6-volt lead acid batteries into the Fiero by placing 14 batteries in the back of the vehicle and six batteries in front. The total pack of twenty 6-volt golf cart batteries would provide a nominal pack voltage of 120 Volts DC.
The EV conversion project will continue into September with meetings scheduled for September 12th and September 26th. Each session will begin at 8 AM and end at noon. The next two workshops will continue the process of adapting the electric motor to the manual transmission as well as mounting the batteries, dashboard meters, electrical components; fabricating battery racks; fabricating battery cables and crimp-on terminal lugs; installing battery and electrical components; electrical wiring; electrical testing; and final system startup.
Admission to the bi-weekly workshop is free to all LVEVA members.
Annual dues for the Electric Auto Association (EAA), that includes local LVEVA chapter membership, is $39 per year and includes newsletters from both the national organization and local chapter as well as access to all events. Local LVEVA chapter-only membership dues are $20 for adults and $15 for senior citizens. Free LVEVA chapter membership is available to students with valid student I.D. cards.
For more information and directions to the EV conversion workshop, contact
Bill Kuehl at: (702) 636-0304
Lloyd Reece at: (702) 524-3233
Jon Hallquist at GrassrootsEV.com: (702) 277-7544
Las Vegas Regional Clean Cities Coalition Alternative Fuel Vehicles Workshop
The A to Z of AFVs
Thursday, September 24, 2009
8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
College of Southern Nevada, Cheyenne Campus
Website: http://lasvegascleancities.org/event092409.html
The Las Vegas Regional Clean Cities Coalition invites you to attend this complimentary, one-day event where you can get a clear understanding of the ABCs of AFVs. It’s really as easy as ABC to get the answers you need to green your fleet.
Who should attend:
Fleet managers
Owners of companies with fleets
Media
Educational leaders
Politicians
Why you should attend:
Get a clear, concise and fuel neutral picture of the currently available alternative fuel vehicles
Better understand which fuels make sense for which fleets
Save money by finding out about available incentives for vehicles, fuel and fueling infrastructure
Hear from fleet professionals as they share success stories about adding AFVs to their fleets
This event is hosted by the Las Vegas Regional Clean Cities Coalition and there is no charge to attend. AFV cars and trucks will be on display during the day.
For more information about enrolling in this workshop, contact:
Kasia McBride
Marketing Specialist
Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute
6771 W. Charleston Blvd, Ste C
Las Vegas, NV 89146-1049
702-254-4180
“Back To The Future” with an Electric DeLorean at Las Vegas DCS ’09 Car Show
The DeLoreans are coming to Las Vegas! LVEVA member Bob Brandys has converted a classic DeLorean DMC to run on electric power and is also helping organize a DeLorean Owners Association meeting from September 19th through the 23rd. This gathering will be staged as a “Prelude” to the annual DeLorean Car Show 2009 that will be held this year in Las Vegas from September 24th through 27th at the Palace Station Hotel and Casino. One event proposed for the Prelude is to attend the monthly LVEVA chapter meeting on September 19th at the Flamingo Public Library from 10 AM to noon as well as the weekly Cars and Coffee car meet earlier in the day from 7 AM to 10 AM at 9500 S. Eastern Avenue in the Sansone Park Place shopping center. LVEVA members are encouraged to support these events and view the DeLorean during the general chapter meeting on Saturday, September 19th.
More information about the DeLorean Car Show 2009 (DCS ’09), staged at the Palace Station Hotel and Casino from September 24 – 27, can be found at Mike Montgomery’s DCS West web site at: http://www.dcswest.info/
LVEVA President Richard Furniss Interviewed on Green Wizard Energy Talk Radio Show
On September 5, 2009, LVEVA President Richard Furniss was invited to talk about the electric vehicle club on the Saturday morning Green Wizard Energy Show from 10:30 AM to 11 AM. It is a call-in talk show that is broadcast on KNUU 970 AM. This radio talk show is hosted every Saturday morning by Dan Hyde and Lou Baker during this time slot. Dan Hyde is the Director for the City of Las Vegas Transportation Fleet as well as Director of the local Las Vegas Regional Clean Cities Coalition. Lou Baker is President of Energy Factories, a company that installs solar power and backup Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) systems for both office buildings and home residences. Lou is also a member of the LVEVA who owns two Ford Ranger electric trucks, a Bombardier Neighborhood Electric Vehicle (NEV), a vintage 1960s Electra King electric car and several other vehicles. He has experimented with hybrid Ultracapacitor/Battery packs as power trains for golf carts, as well.
Richard Furniss was given a chance to talk about the history of the LVEVA in Las Vegas, the National Electric Drag Racing Association, the future availability of electric cars and a range of other issues. The September 5th Green Wizard Energy Show radio broadcast is archived in MP3 audio format at the radio station’s web site: http://970knuu.com/archives.htm
NEDRA Electric Drag Racers Profiled on National Public Radio
NEDRA electric drag racers Mike Willmon, with his “Crazy Horse” 1978 Ford Pinto, and John Wayland, with his “White Zombie” 1972 Datsun 1200, were interviewed by Colin Fogarty of National Public Radio during the Wayland Invitational at the Portland International Raceway last month (August 2009). The interview and article emphasized that Mike Willmon’s “Crazy Horse” Pinto can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds, a speed comparable to a $1 million Ferrari Enzo. Paul Gulick, driving a Tesla Motors Roadster and winning his first drag race at PIR, was also interviewed.
The text article can be found at: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112006313
The recorded audio broadcast of the story and interviews with Willmon, Wayland and Gulick can be found at:
http://www.npr.org/templates/player/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=112006313&m=112281155
“Power of DC” Electric Auto Association Gathering Highlights
From Mark Hanson on the EV Discussion List:
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009
Subject: [EVDL] Power of DC- Great EV Race
I just got back from the Power of DC with all the fun EV folks. It was a great EV race with autocross on Saturday with three Tesla Motors Roadsters and on Sunday during the NEDRA quarter-mile drag races. This time we had a few cool educational classes on Saturday- Vehicle to Grid (V2G) by the University of Delaware as well as surveys of the latest battery technologies, with the LiFePO4 chemistry being dominant.
The NEDRA drag race on Saturday had the usual generator drama, getting the right hook-ups, sharing cables, breakout panels. Shawn Lawless had the right idea, he came fully prepared with his own generator & cabling. He brought a real quality set of electric vehicles, including a Junior Dragster (that Chip Gribben drove), a real cool Russian motorcycle/side car, and a race bike also using A123 Systems LiFePO4's like the Jr. Dragster. The electric race bike performed in the 10-second range for the quarter mile (Chip has the time slips on the vehicles). All Shawn's vehicles were done with excellent mechanical design and construction techniques that I noticed while looking at the traction drives on the dragster and bike. We were surprised he came after setting up the electric Disney parade floats in Orlando during the week (his main business).
The three Tesla Roadsters raced periodically and seamed to steal the show as everyone & media drooled over them. The 6800 itty-bitty batteries seemed to behave themselves and it was a real kick in the pants to ride in one and feel the amazing acceleration (in the 12's quarter mile). The conversions and solar cars were cool too with some Honda Insights and plug-in Prius's. I miss the west coast (like Barona) EV races though with no gasser red-necks (much quieter) but the crowd seemed to like the smoke and noise of the gassers when one got down into the 7's in the quarter mile.
It was a great time with a lot of cool fun people.
Have a renewable energy day,
Mark
From Doug Stansfield:
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:23:12 -0400
From: "Douglas A. Stansfield" <Doug@StansfieldFinancial.com>
Subject: Re: [EVDL] Power of DC Great EV Race
To: "'Electric Vehicle Discussion List'" <ev@lists.sjsu.edu>
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I whole heartedly agree. I made it to Friday night and Saturday’s
festivities. I got a chance to push my 2003 Hyundai Tiburon around the
Autocross for the first time and I was thrilled to participate.
My 96-volt system was crushed “time-wise” by the Tesla guys as my personal best was 22.6 seconds around the track and the Tesla's best (at least until I left) was 17.9 seconds around the same track. The Tesla is an impressive car.
Met a lot of great people and would recommend it to anyone. It is so much fun to meet other people that share the EV vision and that are looking forward to building their own EVs really soon.
When is the next event? Lets have another one before the end of the
year!!!!!
Anybody game....
Sincerely;
Douglas A. Stansfield
President
www.TransAtlanticElectricConversions.com
Tesla Motors Makes Profit of $1 million on Revenue of $20 Million During July 2009
During July 2009, the LVEVA helped organize and publicize the Renew America Roadtrip by a Tesla Motors Roadster when it stopped over in Las Vegas from July 27th to July 28th, before completing its all-electric intercontinental run from New York City to Seal Beach, California. There is now a lot of buzz happening with the Tesla Roadster Owners Forum in recent weeks thanks to a professional video produced by Tesla Motors at Green Valley Ranch that is being featured on the company's web site at: http://www.vmgin.com/tmg/tesla/tr.html
The video plays on QuickTime and features a white Tesla Roadster demonstration as well as an announcement about the upcoming Model S and a possible follow-up economy sedan that the company will manufacture in 2015. The Roadster has an LCD touchscreen on its dashboard that allows its owners to access a “Valet mode” where they can program the car not to go over a certain speed, can track the number of times the car is turned on, as well as the number of times someone has tried to open the trunk. Roadster owners can then tip the valet accordingly while staying at one of the Las Vegas resorts.
According to Georg Kuhnke, Western Regional Coordinator of the Renew America Roadtrip, several members of the Tesla Roadster Owners Forum are now asking where they can recharge when they arrive in the Las Vegas area.
Tesla Motors also made news that the company finally turned a profit in July 2009 of $1 million on $20 million of revenue by producing and selling 109 Roadsters that month. Plans are moving forward to use the recent $465 million loan guarantee from the U.S. government to build a drive train factory in the Bay Area and a Model S production line in Southern California. Daimler AG announced in May 2009 that it had purchased 10% of the company but later resold part of its equity stake to Aabar Investments PJSC in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, who is also Daimler’s largest investor.
Nissan Unveils Leaf Electric Car
From Nissan Motors web site at: http://www.nissanusa.com/leaf-electric-car/
PRESS RELEASE:
NISSAN UNVEILS "LEAF" – THE WORLD'S FIRST ELECTRIC CAR DESIGNED FOR AFFORDABILITY
AND REAL-WORLD REQUIREMENTS
Event ushers in a new era for Nissan and a new era for mobility
YOKOHAMA, (Aug. 2, 2009) - Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today unveiled Nissan LEAF, the world's first affordable, zero-emission car. Designed specifically for a lithium-ion battery-powered chassis, Nissan LEAF is a medium-size hatchback that comfortably seats five adults and has a range of more than 160km (100 miles) to satisfy real-world consumer requirements.
NISSAN LEAF
Slated for launch in late 2010 in Japan, the United States, and Europe, Nissan LEAF ushers in a new era of mobility – the zero-emission era. The car is the embodiment of Nissan's radical, transformative vision for the future and the culmination of decades of investment and research.
"Nissan LEAF is a tremendous accomplishment – one in which all Nissan employees can take great pride," said Nissan President and CEO Carlos Ghosn. "We have been working tirelessly to make this day a reality – the unveiling of a real-world car that has zero – not simply reduced – emissions. It's the first step in what is sure to be an exciting journey – for people all over the world, for Nissan and for the industry."
Key characteristics of the LEAF include:
1) Zero-emission power train and platform
2) Affordable pricing
3) Distinctive design
4) Real-world range autonomy – 160km (100 miles)
5) Connected Mobility: Advanced intelligent transportation (IT) system
The "LEAF" name is a significant statement about the car itself. Just as leaves purify the air in nature, so Nissan LEAF purifies mobility by taking emissions out of the driving experience. Pricing details will be announced closer to start of sales in late 2010; however, the company expects the car to be competitively priced in the range of a well-equipped C-segment vehicle. Additionally, Nissan LEAF is expected to qualify for an array of significant local, regional and national tax breaks and incentives in markets around the world. As an added benefit, because the vehicle has less mechanical complexity than a traditional gasoline-powered car, Nissan LEAF is designed to be friendly to the wallet as well as to the environment.
ZERO-EMISSION MOBILITY
Nissan LEAF is powered by laminated compact lithium-ion batteries, which generate power output of over 90kW, while its electric motor delivers 80kW/280Nm. This ensures a highly responsive, fun-to-drive experience that is in keeping with what consumers have come to expect from traditional, gasoline-powered automobiles.
Unlike internal-combustion engine (ICE) equipped vehicles, Nissan LEAF's power train has no tail pipe, and thus no emission of CO2 or other greenhouse gases. A combination of Nissan LEAF's regenerative braking system and innovative lithium-ion battery packs enables the car to deliver a driving range of more than 160km (100 miles) on one full charge*. (*US LA4 mode)
Extensive consumer research demonstrates that this range satisfies the daily driving requirements of more than 70% of the world's consumers who drive cars.
And, Nissan's approach makes charging easy and convenient. Nissan LEAF can be charged up to 80% of its full capacity in just under 30 minutes with a quick charger. Charging at home through a 200V outlet is estimated to take approximately eight hours – ample time to enable an overnight refresh for consumer and car alike.
REAL-WORLD CAR
The engineers and designers behind Nissan LEAF worked to create a competitively priced real-world car that would enable Nissan to lead mobility into the zero-emission era. To ensure comfort, spaciousness and cargo capacity, Nissan LEAF employs a completely new chassis and body layout.
"Our car had to be the world's first, medium-size, practical EV that motorists could afford and would want to use every day. And that's what we've created. The styling will identify not only Nissan LEAF but also the owner as a participant in the new era of zero-emission mobility," said Masato INOUE, Product Chief Designer.
DISTINCTIVE DESIGN
Even the smallest details can yield tremendous effect.
Nissan LEAF's frontal styling is characterized by a sharp, upright V-shaped design featuring long, up-slanting light-emitting diode (LED) headlights that employ a blue internal reflective design that announces, "This car is special." But the headlights do more than make a statement. They are also designed to cleverly split and redirect airflow away from the door mirrors, thus reducing wind noise and drag. And, the headlights provide yet one more benefit in that they consume just 10 percent of the electricity of conventional lamps, which helps Nissan LEAF to achieve its world-class range autonomy.
Through bright trim colors inside, Nissan LEAF creates a pleasing and stylish cabin environment. An environmentally friendly "blue earth" color theme originates from the Aqua Globe body color of Nissan LEAF's introductory model. This theme is carried into the interior through blue dashboard highlights and instrument illumination.
CONNECTED MOBILITY IT SYSTEM
Nissan LEAF employs an exclusive advanced IT system. Connected to a global data center, the system can provide support, information, and entertainment for drivers 24 hours a day.
The dash-mounted monitor displays Nissan LEAF's remaining power – or "reachable area" – in addition to showing a selection of nearby charging stations.
Another state-of-the-art feature is the ability to use mobile phones to turn on air-conditioning and set charging functions – even when Nissan LEAF is powered down. An on-board remote-controlled timer can also be pre-programmed to recharge batteries.
"The IT system is a critical advantage," says Tooru ABE, Chief Product Specialist. "We wanted this vehicle to be a partner for the driver and an enhancement for the passengers. We also wanted this vehicle to help create a zero-emission community, and these IT features will help make that possible."
HOLISTIC APPROACH TO ZERO-EMISSION MOBILITY AND ECO-FRIENDLY INNOVATION
Nissan LEAF is a critical first step in establishing the era of zero-emission mobility; however, Nissan recognizes that internal-combustion engine (ICE) technologies will play a vital role in global transportation for decades to come. Because of this, Nissan is implementing its zero-emission vision through a holistic approach, which provides consumers a comprehensive range of eco-friendly technologies from which to choose.
For some consumers, Nissan LEAF will be the perfect match, and the only car they will ever need. For others, Nissan LEAF will be a logical addition to the family fleet – the optimal choice for the daily commute, for example.
While zero-emission is the ultimate goal, the company is committed to ongoing innovation in eco-friendly technologies that increase efficiency and reduce emissions. As a result, Nissan offers a comprehensive suite of automotive technologies, including CVT, Idle Stop, HEV, Clean Diesel, and ongoing research and investment in FCV technology.
WORLDWIDE PARTNERS
Zero-emission mobility programs under the banner of the Renault-Nissan Alliance include partnerships with countries such as the UK and Portugal, local governments in the Japan and the USA, and other sectors, for a total of nearly 30 partnerships worldwide.
In these partnerships major efforts focus on three areas:
1) Development of a comprehensive charging infrastructure through public and private investment,
2) Incentives and subsidies from local, regional, and national governments, and
3) Public education on the individual and societal benefits of zero-emissions mobility.
ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLE PRODUCTION
Nissan LEAF is the first in the company's forthcoming line of EVs and is a major milestone in the realization of the Renault-Nissan Alliance's vision for zero-emission mobility. The first of Nissan's EVs will be manufactured at Oppama, Japan, with additional capacity planned for Smyrna, Tennessee, USA. Meanwhile, lithium-ion batteries are being produced in Zama, Japan, with additional capacity planned for the USA, the UK and Portugal, and other sites for investment are under study around the world.
ABOUT NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. is a global automotive company with vehicle sales of 3.411 million in 2008. Nissan is present in all major auto markets worldwide, selling a comprehensive range of cars, pickup trucks, SUVs, and light commercial vehicles.
NISSAN BLUE CITIZENSHIP
Nissan is committed to making a better world through its commitment to corporate social responsibility. This includes programs that focus on technological innovations that focus on people and care for the planet. Our vision for zero-emission mobility is an outgrowth of our CSR approach, which we call Blue Citizenship. Together, we are working with our Alliance partner, Renault, to make a better world through zero-emission mobility.
For more information, please visit the Nissan Zero-Emission website:
http://www.nissan-zeroemission.com
NISSAN LEAF Specs
Dimensions
Length: 4445 mm / 175.0 in.
Width: 1770 mm / 69.7 in.
Height : 1550 mm / 61.0 in.
Wheelbase: 2700 mm / 106.3 in.
Performance
Driving range over: 160km/100miles (US LA4 mode)
Max speed (km/h): over 140km/h (over 87 mph)
Motor
Type: AC motor
Max power (kW): 80kW
Max torque (Nm): 280Nm
Battery
Type: laminated lithium-ion battery
Total capacity (kWh): 24
Power output (kW): over 90
Energy density (Wh/kg): 140
Power density (kW/kg): 2.5
Number of modules: 48
Charging times: quick charger DC 50kW (0 to 80%): less than 30 min; home-use AC200V charger: less than 8 hrs
Battery layout: Under seat & floor
http://www.nissan-zeroemission.com/EN/LEAF/
A product review of the Nissan Leaf can be found on Autoblog Green: http://tinyurl.com/nrst73
Second Annual Clean Energy Summit Highlights from UNLV on August, 2009
The University of Nevada-Las Vegas once again hosted a National Clean Energy Summit 2.0 from August 10th – 11th. Event highlights can be found at its web site: http://www.cleanenergysummit.org
Former U.S. Vice-President and Nobel Prize winner Al Gore participated in a roundtable discussion format with over 20 national and state policymakers that included Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Department of Energy Secretary, Dr. Steven Chu, energy executive T. Boone Pickens, U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, moderator and former U.S. House of Representatives Congressman Tim Wirth (D-Colorado), Special Advisor Van Jones to the White House Council on Environmental Quality, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Dow-Corning CEO Stephanie Burns, Bright Source Energy CEO John Woolard, American Wind Energy Association CEO Denise Bode, NV Energy CEO Michael Yackira, Nevada State AFL-CIO Director Danny Thompson, solar power lobbyist Rose McKinney-James, General Wesley Clark, and other invited guests who “charted a course for our nation’s clean energy future”.
The conference was once again organized by John Podesta from the Center for American Progress Action Fund. Podesta was a former White House Chief of Staff under former president Bill Clinton, as well as head of the White House transition team under President Barack Obama. He has written
After introductory remarks by Senator Harry Reid and an opening keynote address by Al Gore, the current summit agenda featured a series of moderated roundtable discussions by participant speakers from 10 AM to 12:30 PM, when the conference broke for lunch.
At 2 PM, former President Bill Clinton delivered a keynote address that followed up on a keynote address he delivered to the first National Clean Energy Summit in August 2008.
After his address, a clean-energy town hall discussion commenced from 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM. It was moderated by John Podesta, who will field questions from the audience directed to former Vice-President Al Gore, Senator Harry Reid, T. Boone Pickens, and Kathy Zoi.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 10, 2009
Contact:
Center for American Progress
Suzi Emmerling 202-344-0404
semmerling@americanprogress.org
Energy Future Coalition
John Anthony 202-277-2103
janthony@unfoundation.org
Natural Gas: The Bridge Fuel to the 21st Century
John Podesta and Senator Tim Wirth release a memo on the benefits of natural gas as well as a report detailing the jobs created by retrofitting homes and commercial buildings in the United States.
Las Vegas, NV - Newly available supplies of American unconventional shale gas can reduce foreign oil use and global warming pollution according to a policy agenda released today by the Center for American Progress and the Energy Future Coalition. Technological advancements make it possible to produce trillions of cubic feet of natural gas trapped in shale. CAP and EFC propose a policy agenda to increase gas use to produce cleaner electricity, augment intermittent renewable electricity, and power motor vehicles. The proposal includes safeguards to protect air, water, and climate from gas production.
CAP and EFC today also released “Rebuilding America.” The report determined that retrofitting 40% of our homes and commercial buildings would save consumers up to $1200 per month on energy bills. This program would create 625,000 new jobs in construction, manufacturing and other fields. Improved financing options and more efficient building codes would drive $500 million in public and private investments in retrofitting.
“Natural gas can be a global warming game changer,” said John Podesta, President and CEO of the Center for American Progress. “This home grown American fuel can replace millions of barrels of oil we would import from other nations, and instead keep these dollars here while enhancing our national security.”
“The evidence of global warming grows every day,” said Timothy E. Wirth, President of the U.N. Foundation. “We must take action now to break down barriers to investment in energy efficiency, to accelerate our deployment of renewable energy, and to make greater use of newly abundant domestic natural gas – the cleanest fossil fuel.”
“Energy efficiency should be the first source we turn toward to meet energy demand and reduce consumers’ bills” said Senator Harry Reid. “It creates more jobs than nearly every other energy investment and the cheapest, cleanest, safest energy is the energy we never have to use.”
The recent, dramatic increases in unconventional gas production and the enormous expansion of the producible resource base could fundamentally alter the U.S. energy mix. This gas could play a larger role in helping to more rapidly and cost-effectively speed the transition to a low-carbon economy and reduce global warming pollution.
The Energy Information Administration estimates that the United States has approximately 1,770 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of technically recoverable gas, including 238 tcf of proven reserves. At the current production rates, there is enough natural gas to supply the U.S. for the next 90 years. These newly characterized gas resources gas findings are in Arkansas, Louisiana, Michigan, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and elsewhere.
The CAP and EFC agenda include the following recommendations to produce cleaner transportation and electricity, and produce natural gas without harming the environment.
Expand the market for natural gas as a heavy-duty transportation fuel by increasing incentives for gas-powered buses and heavy trucks.
Create incentives for communities to develop bus rapid transit systems that employ buses fueled by natural gas.
Establish incentives to retire aging, inefficient, dirty coal-fired power plants, and replace them with renewable and low-carbon electricity.
Establish a dedicated incentive for development and deployment of “dispatchable” renewable energy to build markets for electricity storage technology.
Conduct a comprehensive analysis of the impact of natural gas production on air, water, land, and global warming. Include a compilation of best practices and recommendations for new state safeguards.
Support public disclosure requirements on the release of toxic chemicals used during the production of natural gas.
Download the full memo. (pdf)
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2009/08/pdf/naturalgasmemo.pdf
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 11, 2009
NATIONAL CLEAN ENERGY SUMMIT 2.0 CHARTS COURSE FOR CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY AND NEW JOB CREATION
Senate Majority Leader Reid, President Clinton, Vice President Gore, Energy Executive T. Boone Pickens and Center for American Progress Action Fund President & CEO John Podesta Outline Consensus Points
Las Vegas - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Center for American Progress Action Fund President and CEO John Podesta brought high-level industry leaders, labor leaders, policy experts and public officials together at the University of Nevada Las Vegas for the National Clean Energy Summit 2.0, shifting the clean energy focus to jobs and the investment needed in clean energy technologies to create them.
Podesta and Reid discussed steps that can be put into action to build a clean energy economy which will create jobs, save consumers money, and drive new private investment into a more productive, innovative and efficient economy.
They were joined by President Bill Clinton, Vice President Al Gore, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, Assistant Energy Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Cathy Zoi, Senator Maria Cantwell (Wash.), Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, United Nations Foundation President Tim Wirth and Energy Executive T. Boone Pickens.
The Summit’s conclusions included the following:
Clean energy investments are a solution that addresses many concerns. They will help us cut our dependence on foreign oil. They will help create new jobs. And they will reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Building a clean energy economy will create jobs, save consumers money, and drive new private investment into a more productive, innovative and efficient economy.
Creating jobs and growing new markets for American businesses in clean energy will require sustained Presidential leadership, strong legislation from Congress, engagement of cities and states, and the full participation of the private sector.
A newly released study by Center for American Progress and Energy Future Coalition, "Rebuilding America," found that retrofitting 40% of America's homes and small businesses or 50 million buildings could create 625,000 sustained jobs in construction and manufacturing, save consumers up to $64 billion dollars on their energy bills, and drive hundreds of billions of dollars in new private investment into the economy. But to reap these benefits we need strong new policies and leadership to help the market work.
We must continue funding for clean energy job training and skills at apprenticeship programs, and universities and community colleges, which will prepare the workforce for a clean energy economy.
There must be binding reductions in carbon pollution to put a price on it. This will send a price signal that promotes investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies more rewarding.
Natural gas can play a critical role as a bridge fuel to a low- or zero-carbon future with the right government incentives and policies. Today the Center for American Progress and Energy Future Coalition released a policy agenda that would increase demand for gas, cut oil use, reduce pollution, and foster growth in renewable energy
America needs a long term, consistent strategy on investment in energy that meets our economic, environmental and national security challenges if we plan to compete with China and other nations.
Consensus that a smart national transmission grid is essential to developing Nevada’s and the nation’s vast renewable energy resources.
Public lands in Nevada and across the West must be used to their maximum potential to produce renewable energy while maintaining natural resources.
The Federal government should provide significant manufacturing incentives for renewable energy technologies.
A low carbon fuel standard and greater investments in alternative fuel infrastructure are necessary to maximize sustainable biofuels production that will increase our energy security
We must remove the incentives and regulatory obstacles that are preventing significant adoption of energy efficiency practices that could otherwise create more than half a million new jobs and reduce energy consumption by 25% in less than 20 years.
Federal and state governments should provide incentives for reusing and retrofitting urban infrastructure for new clean energy manufacturing facilities and to promote job creation.
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Bonneville Salt Flats Alternative Fuel Vehicle Time Trial Events September 16th – 19th
Brent and Kent Singleton, founders of the Utah EV Coalition, a Utah chapter of the Electric Auto Association, have announced their support to organize the third annual Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) series of racing events at Bonneville Salt Flats during 2009. These time trials will be held in conjunction with the Utah Salt Flats Racing Association “World of Speed” events from September 16 – 19th of this year.
The Bonneville Salt Flats land speed raceway in Wendover, Utah was originally formed on 159 square miles of residual potash salt deposits left behind by the evaporation of the prehistoric Lake Bonneville. In 1912, this special surface was tested for automotive land speed racing because the salt lakebed area was so flat over such a vast expanse that a racer could see the curvature of the earth. Also, the cooling effect and traction of the moist salt on automobile tires allowed for faster speeds to be achieved than on traditional paved road surfaces over longer distances. In the 1920s and 1930s, Ab Jenkins broke all previous worldwide automotive land speed records on the Bonneville Salt Flats while driving the “Mormon Meteor”. His record-setting feats attracted the attention of other international racers of his era. Since then, Bonneville has become one of the world’s most famous international raceways where everyone is welcome to compete on the same playa. Backyard builders have always raced alongside some of the finest automotive engineers in the world.
Wally Parks, a founder, guiding light, and “Father” of the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) was also a leading advocate for land speed racing at Bonneville Salt Flats until he passed away in September 2007 at age 94.
Bonneville Salt Flats land speed racing events are staged by amateur organizations like the Southern California Timing Association (SCTA), the Utah Salt Flats Racing Association (USFRA) and the BUB Motorcycle Speed Trials organization. The raceway and competition events are not owned or sponsored by the petroleum industry. Possibly, because of these amateur origins, the Bonneville racing spirit promotes international cooperation and teamwork among competitors, who are dedicated to enhancing the greater good of the competitions and conservation of the Bonneville Salt Flats racing surface to help save it for future generations.
The Singletons believe that the Bonneville Salt Flats can encourage the growth of alternative fuel vehicle testing and performance enhancements in the same way that other amateur events at Bonneville have improved petroleum-powered vehicles over the last 60 years, by allowing backyard builders to demonstrate their vehicles on the same level of competition as world famous engineers.
Past achievements during the last two “World of Speed” AFV racing events have included:
1. Hydrogen fuel-cell electric land speed records exceeding 200 mph set by Ohio State University’s Buckeye Bullet 2 streamliner during 2007 and 2008. The Buckeye Bullet 2 was designed and built by students and faculty from The Ohio State University’s Engineering Department.
2. First home-built Electrathon vehicle land speed racing competition in 2007 between two Electrathon racing vehicles.
3. First home-built Electrathon vehicles to exceed 100-mph speed benchmark in 2008, with two teams out of five competitors exceeding 100 mph.
4. The establishment of new Electric-powered Barstool records exceeding 48 mph during 2007 and 2008.
For more information about racing categories and safety requirements for entering an electric vehicle to pursue a land speed record on the Bonneville Salt Flats during “World of Speed” AFV 2009, contact Kent Singleton by email at: kent@saltflats.com
Battery Cell Balancing Design Considerations—Lead Acid vs. Lithium-ion
Editor’s Note: Lee Hart is a teacher and engineer with professional experience designing electric vehicles for commercial applications. For over ten years, he has volunteered much time to the EV Discussion List online community answering technical questions about the latest EV technologies. The following is one of the best discussions we have seen on the chemistry balancing differences between Lead-Acid battery cells and Lithium-ion battery cells. The price of lithium-ion battery cells is coming down and these are important considerations for EV builders who are starting to experiment with matching lithium-ion battery cells together to create larger electric vehicle battery packs.
Question:
I want to know if anyone has taken two Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) batteries and connected them in a parallel (plus to plus, negative to negative) and then connected these
sets in a series string. I wanted to know if I could increase the 3-4C rating of the cells to 6-8C if I did this? Or would I still be limited?
Answer:
Theoretically, under ideal circumstances with identical cells, you can parallel them with no concerns. The cells would share the load equally, and you can draw twice the current from the
paralleled pair as you could from one cell. They wouldn't get out of balance.
However, conditions are not likely to be ideal. There will be differences in the internal resistance of the cells, and in the wiring between them. They may be at different temperatures, or come from
different production batches. These differences are likely to increase as the cells age.
We've had a lot of experience with lead-acid batteries in parallel, so let us consider them first. We know what works, why it works, and what conditions are likely to cause problems. Lead-acids happen to have some self-balancing mechanisms that operate to keep paralleled cells in
balance, and some that drive them out of balance.
- Lead-acid's internal resistance goes up as SOC goes down. If one
battery has less charge, it has more resistance, and so supplies
less current. This aids operation of the batteries in parallel; the load
automatically shifts to the stronger battery.
- Lead-acid's voltage varies with SOC (higher voltage means higher
state of charge). This also aids operation of batteries in parallel, as
they will tend to self-equalize, with the more-charged battery
sending charge into the less-charged one until they are equal.
- Lead-acid's temperature effects work against operating them in
parallel. If one battery gets hotter, its internal resistance drops.
That makes it hog more current, which makes it heat up still more.
It can lead to thermal runaway, where the temperature gets worse and
worse until the battery fails. The higher the current, the worse
this problem becomes.
- Lead-acid's voltage will drop if it is seriously overcharged. The
excess charging power produces heat, which lowers the battery's
voltage. This can increase the charging current, producing still
more heat, until the battery is destroyed.
- Lead-acid battery failures are usually benign; they tend to quietly
lose capacity until it's too low to use any more. They don't burn.
Other failure modes are messy and smelly (venting hydrogen, leaking
electrolyte) but only become dangerous when there are other problems
(battery box not vented, leaks fall on something important).
This means that lead-acids in parallel usually work. The conditions where they *don't* work are at high charging currents, and where there are significant temperature differences between them.
Now consider lithiums. There are many different chemistries, and each has somewhat different characteristics. You'll have to look closely at the specific ones you are using. But in general:
- Lithium's internal resistance does not change with state of charge.
It is some particular value for each cell, which varies between
cells due to random manufacturing differences. Internal resistance
does *not* tend to balance the load between parallel cells. Instead,
the current divides according to the relative internal resistance
difference between them.
To make the currents equal, you need to hand-match the cells for
equal internal resistance, and/or adjust the wiring resistance of
each so the total resistances are equal for each leg.
- Lithium's voltage is a very weak function of state of charge. It only
changes noticeably near 100% or 0% SOC. Cells in parallel just barely
drift toward the same state of charge, over a period of weeks.
This means that unless the forces tending to unbalance the cells are
small, voltage will not be sufficient to keep them at the same SOC.
- Lithium's failure modes are often dramatic. They burn! Triggers are
excessive temperature, usually caused by overcharging, subsequent use
after being discharged too deeply, or manufacturing defects.
When you parallel lithium cells, their states of charge do not track each other very well. The one with the lower resistance supplies more current. This makes it charge and discharge faster, so its SOC swings are greater, and it tends to run hotter. This is bad for its life.
If you charge close to 100% SOC, or discharge close to 0% SOC, the lower resistance cell gets there first. But then its voltage will change at these extremes, which shifts current toward the other cell in parallel. Both cells will thus tend to arrive at 0% SOC or 100% SOC at the same
time, in spite of the difference. This situation tends to "reset" them to the same state of charge, but only when you are bumping into the 0% or 100% end.
Here are some strategies for running such cells in parallel. Match their internal resistances as closely as possible, and/or add series resistance to each to insure that they share the current equally. Mount them to keep their temperatures as close to the same as possible.
Fire safety is a concern. The cells will age at different rates, and there is no easy way to detect when one is failing. If one cell fails shorted, the other cell will dump all its energy into it. If one cell
fails open, the other one now has to carry double the current. For this reason, I think a fuse in series with each cell makes a lot of sense. It can limit the current and temperature that each cell sees, and provide a ballasting resistance to make them share current more equally.
It seems like systems that directly wire lithium cells in parallel simply ignore these issues and do it anyway. If you don't measure what is happening, you don't know about it.
But, I notice that many such systems have short battery life, and fires are not an infrequent occurrence.
> If the cells in parallel, will they always be the same voltage so they won't go
> out of balance?
Try a little experiment. Charge one cell, and discharge another. Connect them in parallel, with an ammeter between them. You'll observe that the current is high for only a few minutes, and then quickly falls to a negligible level. If you watch the amphours transferred, it takes weeks
for them to equalize to each be at 50% SOC.
Now wire two cells in parallel with short heavy leads or straps. Connect a load. Use a Hall effect DC current probe to measure the current that each cell is supplying. You'll find that unless you have matched the cells, the currents can be quite different. I've seen differences in excess of 2:1.
> But, as others have said, if you are going to design a new system just buy
> the single cells that are rated for what you want to accomplish?
This is by far a better way to go.
Lee Hart
The Zilla is Back! Controller Production to Resume in 60 days...
Editor’s Note: From Otmar Ebenhoech and James Morrison, posted on the EV Discussion List on August 26, 2009
Hello All,
I hope you will pardon this commercial interruption. I know many of you have been waiting for this announcement and I hope it will be welcome. -Otmar
We are pleased to announce that Café Electric and EV Components are teaming up to produce the Zilla line of controllers. We are setting up production and testing over the next 6 weeks and expect the first deliveries by early November.
Otmar Ebenhoech is joining James Morrison (CEO) and Dave Kois (COO) as owners of EV Components. Otmar is supervising the training of the staff at EV Components and verifying that the high quality of the Zilla controllers is maintained. Once the staff at EV Components has Zilla production running to Otmar’s satisfaction, then he will be able to focus his time and energy on new R&D projects.
EV Components will be producing the Zilla 1K and 2K in HV and EHV voltage ratings in the first production run. After the initial orders are satisfied, we will also be offering the more economical Zilla 1K-LV. Prices will remain the same as previously offered by Café Electric.
http://www.evcomponents.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=37
If you are already on the Café Electric waiting list you will have the first opportunity to place your order . Beginning today, those who are already on the waiting list will have a 14 day window to confirm their position with a $500 deposit. After 14 days all new orders will be prioritized in the order that your deposit arrives.
If you would like to order now, but are not on the waiting list, you can place your order through our website. To insure fairness to those who have been waiting your controller will be produced after those early waiting list orders are completed.
We have decided to require a $500 deposit in order to help determine firm demand so that we can properly scale our staff, equipment and materials for production. We are tentatively planning staff and equipment to support higher production levels than previously maintained by Cafe Electric. Our goal is to have production to the point where nobody has to wait for a controller. We hope to have controllers in stock on the shelf ready to ship in the not too distant future.
Thank you for your patience during this transition period. We look forward to bringing the Zilla line of controllers back to you as soon as possible.
Otmar Ebenhoech
Café Electric
Web site: http://www.CafeElectric.com
James Morrison
Dave Kois
EV Components
Web site: http://www.evcomponents.com
LVEVA DVD Reference Library
The LVEVA maintains a growing library of DVD reference videos that are available to its members that can be borrowed for one month at a time. Bill Kuehl, LVEVA Secretary/Treasurer is also the LVEVA video librarian. He can be contacted to pick up and return these videos at each monthly chapter meeting. The current list of videos that are available for a one month rental are:
1. “Who Killed the Elecric Car” Documentary
2. Plug in Partners National Campaign (2006)
3. EAA Silicon Valley CalCars PHEV Technology Overview (2005)
4. Boulder City Christmas Parade Highlights (2006)
5. Convert Your Pickup to Electric (DIY Video by GrassrootsEV)
Note: This video can be copied to viewer’s hard disk to keep!
6. Tom Gage of AC Propulsion speaks at EAA Silicon Valley (2005)
7. Monster Garage EV conversion (Jesse James)
and John Wayland White Zombie Videos (2006)
8. Electric Avenue by George Gladic Fox Valley EAA Chapter 2006.
9. Bruce Katz of Polyplus Battery Company speaks at EAASV (2005)
EV Repairs and Service
Western Petroleum Station
2051 E. Sahara (corner of Eastern Avenue and Sahara)
Las Vegas, NV 89104
Contact: Jim Johnson
Telephone: (702) 457-2675
Web site: http://storefront.dexonline.com/jims-texaco
Precision EV Components Machining Support
Real Products, LLC
3433 Neeham Road #2
North Las Vegas, NV 89030
Contact: Eric Tschabold
Tel: (702) 644-1165
Email: energyz@cox.net
EV Parts and Kits for Sale:
GrassrootsEV.com
Las Vegas Office
Address: 5225 S. Valley View Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89118
“Electric Vehicles and Everything for Them”
Contact: Jon Hallquist
Tel: (702) 277-7544
Email: jon@grassrootsev.com
Web site: http://www.grassrootsev.com
OKA NEV ZEV Parts and Kits for Sale: www.okaauto.com
OKA NEV ZEV KIT cars in stock now for immediate delivery prices start at $5,000 FOB Las Vegas. We also have 4844 ALLTRAX Controllers(48V 400 A DC for Series motor) in stock (more than we need) $550 list, $375.00 NET.
Contact: Miro Kefurt
OKA AUTO USA : www.okaauto.com
Distributor: MIROX Corporation
5015 W. Sahara Ave. #125-130
Las Vegas, Nevada 89146
USA
Tel: (702) 683-8292
E-mail: okaauto@aol.com
The Free Energy Store
300 West Utah, Suite 101
Las Vegas, NV 89102
Tel: (702) 320-0770
Fax: (702) 320-0270
Web site: http://www.freeenergystore.com
Contact: Russ Lord
Email: russ@freeenergystore.com
For Sale: Chrome "Electric" Emblems for EV's
Mike Chancey - Posted 06/25/00
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Checked: 07/13/03
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 $6.00 each 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.
EVs For Sale:
For Sale: RedStreak Electric Two-wheel Scooter with Bicycle Seat– New
Color: Silver
Asking Price: $200
Contact: Jean Norton
Tel: (702) 301-0979
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For Sale: Electrans 3-wheel Futurista ETV
Net Weight: 1180 lbs.
Loaded Weight: 1765 lbs.
Max Speed: 55 MPH
Range: 110 Miles
Battery Pack: Lithium Iron Phosphate
Turning Radius: 18 ft 4 inches
Working Voltage: 60 Volts DC
Seats: 2
Recharge Time: Only 4 1/2 hours at 110 VAC
Department of Transportation (DOT) approval to license this vehicle through the DMV
Contact: Bob MacNamara
ElecTrans
Tel: (702) 927-8838
Web site: www.futurista.biz
For Sale: Electric 1985 Pontiac “Fiero” --Record-Holding Race Car
This 1985 Pontiac “Fiero” Conversion currently holds four National Electric Drag Racing Association (NEDRA) Class Records.
1. Class MC/F (Modified Conversion 97-120 volts)
2. Class MC/E (Modified Conversion 121-144 volts)
3. Class MC/D (Modified Conversion 145-168 volts)
4. Class MC/C (Modified Conversion 169-192 volts)
The 1985 Pontiac Fiero has been converted with:
1. A new Netgain Warp-9 Electric DC Motor coupled to a 5-speed manual transmission.
2. A DCP T-REX 1000 Water-cooled Controller with an Input Voltage Range of 96 to 336 Volts
and Motor Current Rating at 1000 Amps.
3. The Battery System is at 192 Volts. The battery pack consists of sixteen 12-volt sealed ODYSSEY PC-680 batteries with the capability of increasing battery pack capacity and voltages to compete in the NEDRA MC/B Class (Modified Conversion 193-240 volts) or to a maximum capacity of 336-volts to compete in the MC/A Class (Modified Conversion 241 volts and higher).
4. Tires are B.F. Goodrich G-Force T/A Drag Radials P215/60 R14 that connect the Electric Motor torque to the road for “no slip” acceleration.
5. Battery Charger is a 120- to 240-volt Variable Transformer with a heavy-duty full bridge rectifier. Additional cables and connectors are installed for Dump Charging from a DC battery pack.
Asking Price: $10,000 or Best Offer.
Contact: William Kuehl
Address: 4504 W. Alexander Road, North Las Vegas, Nevada 89032
Telephone: 702-636-0304
For Sale: 1995 Geo Metro Conversion Electric Car
Body Configuration: 2-door
Color: Red
Battery Pack: 72-Volt System using Nine 8-Volt Lead Acid Golf Cart Batteries
Range: 35 mile range
Top Speed: 70 mph
Onboard 72-Volt Charger
2-year-old conversion from Ogden, Utah
Price: $8,000
Contact: Jean Norton
Tel: (702) 301-0979
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