Lane, Charge time from empty should be 6.5hrs on 220v, and 13hrs on 110v.
its never a good idea to drain the battery pack down to 0%, and i never do, most of my charging take no more than 4 hours...i usually run it down to 35% remaining. I will get those number is i can get this on a scale again. Honestly, i cant recall if it handled the same prior to the conversion...but since then I've changed the shocks and camber compensator/etc...so it should handle better
DannyP, Thanks! I will take Clean over Sanitary
I hear ya, with the conversion, you win some, you lose some.
i do miss the rumble sound of the motor...sometimes
Sassy, Thanks!
Ron, thanks, range is a relative thing, one can say there is never enough range, even in a tesla that goes 300+miles. It one is looking for a longer range in an ev conversion, its possible, your just carrying around a lot more weight. performance decreases.
WOLFGANG, the shifter is as your know it, its not a direct drive setup. going thru the gears are still required, but i find myself never really needing to start in first, or using first unless i want to peal out or go up a very very steep hill. you can start in 4th, but its kinda slow, 3rd is ok, 2nd is my favorite, again 1st is just too short, when you punch the throttle, your basicly passing the range of 1st gear in 1 sec.
i still use the clutch, never tried not using it...i guess it theoretically should work if your going slow enough without something going CLUNK!
Edsnova, here are some specs.
AC motor with regen...regen has switch that toggles to aggressive and less agressive.
battery pack:
160Ah x 38cells
3.6V
LiFePO4
650amp 121 volt controller
DC/DC converter 400 Watt
Xantrex Pro Link monitor
Liquid cooled chill plate to cool controller
Yes, still uses clutch and the 4 speed transmission that come with the car.
MusbJim, thanks man. I should take you for a ride...but not too far maybe around 90mile drive, cause i need to charge it after that