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Electric Ghia: September 2008
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Herein will be chronicled the conversion of my 1972 Karmann Ghia to an electric vehicle. Friday, September 26, 2008. The inspection as an ICE went well, and the car is registered and on the road since September 12th. My wiring diagram is in progress, it will be periodically updated here. This is a snapshot as of today:. The motor has arrived at REV Consultants, where it will stay until the conversion. The adapter, contactor and inertia switch have arrived. Gauges and shunts (ElectoAuto or KTA). The back ...
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ElectroJeep - All-Electric Jeep Cherokee: January 2008
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ElectroJeep - All-Electric Jeep Cherokee. This blog documents the conversion process of a 1986 Jeep Cherokee from gasoline to electric. Saturday, January 26, 2008. Take into account structural members under the seat or in the rear trunk area - that is the next step, and may change battery layout in those areas. Saturday, January 19, 2008. Next project - an electric Jeep Cherokee. Having completed my electric Porsche 914 conversion. Basic specifications will be:. Charger: likely Zivan NG-3. Full ElectroJe...
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ElectroJeep - All-Electric Jeep Cherokee: September 2008
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ElectroJeep - All-Electric Jeep Cherokee. This blog documents the conversion process of a 1986 Jeep Cherokee from gasoline to electric. Monday, September 29, 2008. Polypropylene covers, I. For electrical insulation and keeping water, dust out of the battery racks, each will have a polypropylene cover. I purchased some 1/4" thick polypro at a local plastic shop. I used this blade on my circular handsaw to cut it up (I found that Sharpies mark on it acceptably for guidelines):. Sunday, September 28, 2008.
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ElectroJeep - All-Electric Jeep Cherokee: 1000 Lithium Miles
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ElectroJeep - All-Electric Jeep Cherokee. This blog documents the conversion process of a 1986 Jeep Cherokee from gasoline to electric. Tuesday, August 5, 2014. Yesterday, I passed 1000 miles since I got back on the road with LiFePO4 cells. I've continued to track my daily drives. Here is the chart as of this morning:. Average daily drive: 15.9 miles. Average daily energy used: 7.13 kWh. Average watt-hours/mile: 424.5. Average mpge: 79.4. From what I know of LiFePO4, low temperature will affect capacity,...
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ElectroJeep - All-Electric Jeep Cherokee: It's a vehicle again!
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ElectroJeep - All-Electric Jeep Cherokee. This blog documents the conversion process of a 1986 Jeep Cherokee from gasoline to electric. Sunday, April 20, 2014. It's a vehicle again! With everything wired up and functional, it is time for a test drive. So, without further ado - the ElectroJeep rides again! It's riding pretty high, so I will probably ratchet back the lift kit to avoid undue stress on the transmission. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). 12 Volt Circuit Diagram. High Voltage Circuit Diagram.
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ElectroJeep - All-Electric Jeep Cherokee: August 2008
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ElectroJeep - All-Electric Jeep Cherokee. This blog documents the conversion process of a 1986 Jeep Cherokee from gasoline to electric. Monday, August 25, 2008. This worked well, but made thousands of tiny needle-like slivers which worked their way into my clothing (and any exposed skin). Be careful out there. Here is the final rack, with 3/8 inch threaded rod connectors welded and rods inserted, and the rack bolted to the uprights. In the background is the ElectroJeep's German cousin, the volt914. Scrol...
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ElectroJeep - All-Electric Jeep Cherokee: April 2008
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ElectroJeep - All-Electric Jeep Cherokee. This blog documents the conversion process of a 1986 Jeep Cherokee from gasoline to electric. Saturday, April 19, 2008. The batteries arrived yesterday - over 1500 pounds of them. They were nicely strapped and shrink-wrapped to a pallet:. Here is one of the batteries unboxed. It is a 12 volt, 80 amp-hour, 56-pound bundle of lead, acid, and plastic - the Concorde Chairman AGM-1280T. I bought them from EFI Technical. 300 South Harbor Blvd., Ste 810. A computer chip...
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ElectroJeep - All-Electric Jeep Cherokee: 500 miles on LiFePO4
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ElectroJeep - All-Electric Jeep Cherokee. This blog documents the conversion process of a 1986 Jeep Cherokee from gasoline to electric. Saturday, June 14, 2014. 500 miles on LiFePO4. Yesterday, the ElectroJeep pushed over the 500 mile mark with its new lithium battery. I've been tracking its performance along the way. First, as detailed earlier on this blog. Finally, here is a chart plotting miles driven against kWh used:. It's exciting how reliable and useful the ElectroJeep is, especially compared to t...
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ElectroJeep - All-Electric Jeep Cherokee: October 2008
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ElectroJeep - All-Electric Jeep Cherokee. This blog documents the conversion process of a 1986 Jeep Cherokee from gasoline to electric. Wednesday, October 22, 2008. Dash, Part II. I managed to extract the gauge body from the dashboard tonight. Here is the front:. And here is the back - interesting "printed circuit on plastic" technology it has going:. And here it is - all fitting nicely:. Sunday, October 19, 2008. Dash, Part I. And the gauge bezel:. Also, for the ammeter:. I used a hot knife (basically, ...
