No aim 0-30 in 6.9 sec 2009-03-23

44 pcs TS-LFP90AHA in series. BMS by http://www.co2-ausstieg.de/index.html

ThunderSky

141

LifePO4

Regenerative braking

http://electricaid.ning.com/profiles/blogs/converting-a-fossil-burner

TBD

TBD Siemens Simotion 440.60010.20

500

2009-03-24T01:23:47Z

Siemens 443.10002.20

7692

1540

Estimated

2010-05-17 137

919

Kit

Ginetta G15 Siemens 1LH5116-4AA99-Z, 3 phase AC asynchronous induction GinELla

Having wanted to convert a car for decades, this project began to take shape when someone told me that several 2000 - 2002 Th!nk City EVs was discovered at a car recycling yard. I salvaged a couple of AC motor/transmission/differential units, inverters, DC/DC converters, drive shafts and some spare parts for my Th!nk City. I hauled it all home in my 2000 Th!nk City EV. For a conversion with this motor/drive train to make sense I think it has to come out even more lightweight than the original Th!nk City at 2.070 lbs. A few possible donor cars came to my mind: Citroën 2CV, old Fiat 500, Trabant and old Mini. Then I came across this tiny British sports car called Ginetta. It features a galvanized steel frame and fiberglass body. Dry weight is only 1176 lbs, but there is not many parts to replace with lighter items or remove. Side windows are sliding perspex, no heater. My G15 is factory assembled, but the model started out in 1968 as a kit car before the British car tax system was changed. Wish I could afford lithium battery. Hopefully the price will be down when I'm ready to install the battery. I've got some second hand Chairman 12V, 105Ah lead/acid batteries for testing purpose, but I haven't been able to get the motor to run on the garage floor yet. I didn't get the contactor box and BMS because they were already salvaged from all the cars in the scrap yard. The contactor box contains some pre charge cirquits necessary to start up the inverter. I've recently (March 2009) located and bought a defective contactor box that I hope I can repair. I think I've figured out a way to trick the drive system into thinking the BMS sends OK orders. But I have to get the contactor box working before I can verify that. (Some of the data I was forced to enter is pure guessing.)

1177

2007-12-11 No Original 155R13

2009-10-09

2009-10-09T22:08:11Z

5989

1973