Owner Name: Dennis Berube Occupation: Owner of welder repair business Vehicle Year/Make/Model: 1991 custom drag rail Placed in Service: October, 1991 Production Vehicle or Conversion: neither - custom-built electric drag rail Motor Specifications: series-wound DC motor with GE case, custom brushes and springs, and armature and fields re-wound to Dennis’s specifications Batteries: between 28 and 56 sealed lead acid batteries Controller: IGBT-driven "Zilla" controller by Electric Vehicle Components, Ltd. (EVCL) Charger: Diesel generator powering Dennis’s custom individual battery chargers and regulation devices Inverter/Converter: 12 V auxiliary battery Drivetrain: direct drive, chain-driven
Range: a little over a quarter mile (under full load) Charging Time: 14 minutes Economy: 15 cents in generator diesel fuel per run (typical gas-powered dragster uses $15 in fuel per run) 0-60 mph time: 1.5-1.75 seconds (estimated) 60 ft time in quarter mile: 1.05-1.25 seconds Best quarter-mile time: 8.801 seconds Best quarter-mile trap speed: 147 miles per hour Max torque: (undisclosed) Horsepower: (undisclosed)
