Electric conversion story

[2stroketurbo]

Those lithiums must've cost you ....

I'd love to see a lithium EV 360 van burnout ( hint-hint )

[Tony2ltr]

THe Good thing is that the subi is so little I can get away with a 10khw pack and still have a viable electric car. Secondly, theb price of lithium is coming way down!
it is about 2/3 of what is was last year at this time.
-Tony

[StevenM]

You MUST post a bunch of pictures of the new batteries in place, engine bay, the whole thing.
How many HP is that motor? And please give us the details on the batteries - weight/size/price...

PS: I am still dragging my feet on that Citicar...

Steve

[2stroketurbo]

Yes-yes- you must post pictures.

[Tony2ltr]

Ok, I may be willing to burnout, but as you know, tires are hard to come by!
Secondly, I am belt drive, and I am not really sure how long it will last. But you will have to tell me if you want a burnout in 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th gear!

I have a very small, 10 kilowatt-hour pack which consists of 2 seriesed packs of approx. 72 volts,(3.3 volts X 24 series sets of 2 parallel 30 AH cells) which is good for about 50 miles. They cost me about $4k. They are shangdong Hi-Power cells.

I'll get pics as soon as I can, btu I an having nore fun driving it!

-Tony

[2stroketurbo]

Just any old burnout in a 360 van is monumental and photo worthy, don't break an axle!

4th gear burnout ? really? that is one grippy clutch!

[StevenM]

Tony,

If you have a video camera and a tripod, shooting something like this with your van would be something to see. Or a person in place of a tripod can work too! Hopefully you won't need snow...

[2stroketurbo]

Tony,

If you have a video camera and a tripod, shooting something like this with your van would be something to see. Or a person in place of a tripod can work too! Hopefully you won't need snow...

Ha! that is a great video if I say so myself. It was shot with a cheap tripod. I think it cost 9 dollar, I've used it for tons of stuff. The dollar store sells knock off's of those tripods. they cost one dollar. They are crap. I broke it taking it out of the package. Get the 9 dollar one with the metal ball pivot.

[Tony2ltr]

Not a burnout, but there is a hot reporter!!!!
http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A ... ml&h=56f40
-Tony

[StevenM]

That's a great program you are running. My local corner mechanic is a great guy and keeps my family's daily drivers patched up, but I am not sure he is ready to deal with issues relating to anything that runs (at least in part) on batteries.

Great to get your van in the story. I am sure most viewers just thought "what the...", and then it was gone.

Cool decal on the side of it! I cannot read the text and URL across the bottom. What does it say?


Steve

[Tony2ltr]

I guess I haven't been on for a while.
I believe it is http://www.neeaa.com
it is for the northeast electric auto association.
-Tony
there is also a yahoo group.

[Sigmaz]

That's a great program you are running. My local corner mechanic is a great guy and keeps my family's daily drivers patched up, but I am not sure he is ready to deal with issues relating to anything that runs (at least in part) on batteries.

Great to get your van in the story. I am sure most viewers just thought "what the...", and then it was gone.

Cool decal on the side of it! I cannot read the text and URL across the bottom. What does it say?


Steve

Its nice to see your friend and mine Reddy Kilowatt proudly representing electricity once again after all these years..

[books1]

Jon, just a minor heads-up..... it looks as if you've flipped the piccy of Reddy

[books1]

Not a burnout, but there is a hot reporter!!!!(...)

Nah...... that's just Rob Sass in drag!

[Sigmaz]

Jon, just a minor heads-up..... it looks as if you've flipped the piccy of Reddy

How about that...
I just grabbed one from the web.. lol..

[StevenM]

Wow I had no idea that character was such an icon... look here.

Here even has a fan site... http://www.reddykilowatt.org/

Steve

[jbills]

hey tony - J here. I'm in the process of restoring & upgrading an old Jet Industries (Subaru 600) Electravan, getting it up to par and back on the road.

right now I'm staring at basically a rolling chassis, and I could use some inspiration!

How about a little walkaround tour of your EV 360 van? I've seen the news video and it looks sweet... could I talk you into a little closer look? Surely someone over there has an iPhone or something and could record you and shoot it to youtube... possibly?