I just brought one back with the dead batteries still connected last night. Do you still need a picture? If your auction was in Oregon, we can also commiserate about the rust.I just joined your elite group of impulsive Vantage EV1000 government auction purchasers. The batteries are all disconnected, and I'm trying to find a manual that has the battery diagrams. Any advice? Thanks in advance.
Thanks, got it figured out. I had to build a new battery box, as the batteries I ordered off Amazon turned out to be a big larger than the originals. The good news is that the vehicle actually works and moves pretty well! With the speed limiter I'm not sure if it will be a good commuter though.I just brought one back with the dead batteries still connected last night. Do you still need a picture? If your auction was in Oregon, we can also commiserate about the rust.
The six batteries I have are pretty good size. . Getting even larger.. Impressive... I am rural and just a few miles from our unincorporated city. I think this should get me safely to breakfast and back with the puppy in the jump seat. I agree that tractors may be passing me with the speed limiter engaged. Have a good one.Thanks, got it figured out. I had to build a new battery box, as the batteries I ordered off Amazon turned out to be a big larger than the originals. The good news is that the vehicle actually works and moves pretty well! With the speed limiter I'm not sure if it will be a good commuter though.
As for the rust, I bought my van out of Alabama. Shipping it in times of Covid was....interesting.
Bet of luck!
I guess this is the place to be for those of us who have picked these up at government auctions. I am now the proud(?) owner of a 2013 crew cab green truck.
This one has a battery box with 16x 6v flooded cells in it… not sure how that works as I believe it’s supposed to be 72v. (The battery box will actually hold 18 batteries) from what I understand the controller would possibly handle the higher voltage up to 108v? So not sure if the previous owner just left extra batteries in the box, or if they were actually running it at 96v?
From the first pass overview I’ve given it I believe that the charger is an Elcon PF1500. I believe I will need to get this reprogrammed if I plan on upgrading to 6x 12v AGM batteries. Does anyone have any experience with this? I think I would have to send it in, unless someone has resources that would allow us to reprogram; or am I better off just replacing the charger?
Javan in Hawaii
This model by Vantage Vehicle International was featured in a previous discussion:I am now the proud(?) owner of a 2013 crew cab green truck.
It might make sense to ask questions about this van in the other thread.This one has a battery box with 16x 6v flooded cells in it… not sure how that works as I believe it’s supposed to be 72v. (The battery box will actually hold 18 batteries) from what I understand the controller would possibly handle the higher voltage up to 108v? So not sure if the previous owner just left extra batteries in the box, or if they were actually running it at 96v?
Any update? We recently picked up same model, 2012 with solar and A/C. No batteries though, so I need input and lessons learned. We would like to upgrade batteries and reprogram to between 35-45mph.
i am in the the same boat i just get one in SC and dont have battery i think i gonna use the nissan leaf lithium battery on but i need more info abouth the truck and parts forYep, same boat here. These damn Auctions. Mine does not have batteries so looking forward to that. Has anybody actually figured out to make it faster yet?
Awesome! Thank you for the directioni am in the the same boat i just get one in SC and dont have battery i think i gonna use the nissan leaf lithium battery on but i need more info abouth the truck and parts for
the nissan leaf battery is all mosto the same price thos ones came in the truck but is a have of the wheight Lithium Battery 72V 100Ah LiFePO4 EV Golf Cart | BSLBATT®
Ha, great thinking!If you speed it up, you'll need a lot more than the Barbie Jeep brakes it comes with.
Any luck with the batteries yet?i am in the the same boat i just get one in SC and dont have battery i think i gonna use the nissan leaf lithium battery on but i need more info abouth the truck and parts for
the nissan leaf battery is all mosto the same price thos ones came in the truck but is a have of the wheight Lithium Battery 72V 100Ah LiFePO4 EV Golf Cart | BSLBATT®
How did you gain OEM programming access to the Curtis controller.Hi there, I got your pm and I'll send you an email shortly.
Basically, I've found that the batteries were pretty damaged - presumably from sitting for so long deeply discharged. 5 of the six weren't totally bad, but one has severely limited capacity which dragged the whole pack down.
Instead of buying new 200ah AGM traction batteries, I installed some 100ah AGM cells that I had laying around. With this setup I'm only getting about 12 miles of range.
I was able to gain OEM programming access to the Curtis controller. I have the max speed tuned up to around 35mph and I've reduced the max current to 65% to try to squeeze a bit more range.
For the truck to be really useful for me, I need about 20 miles of range before it falls into limp mode. I'm working on sourcing some lithium cells to convert over.
I hope your batteries are in better shape than mine were!
-Nate
Hi, my name is Alex.Hi there, I got your pm and I'll send you an email shortly.
Basically, I've found that the batteries were pretty damaged - presumably from sitting for so long deeply discharged. 5 of the six weren't totally bad, but one has severely limited capacity which dragged the whole pack down.
Instead of buying new 200ah AGM traction batteries, I installed some 100ah AGM cells that I had laying around. With this setup I'm only getting about 12 miles of range.
I was able to gain OEM programming access to the Curtis controller. I have the max speed tuned up to around 35mph and I've reduced the max current to 65% to try to squeeze a bit more range.
For the truck to be really useful for me, I need about 20 miles of range before it falls into limp mode. I'm working on sourcing some lithium cells to convert over.
I hope your batteries are in better shape than mine were!
-Nate