Owner Name: Michael Haseltine Occupation: Information Architect and Webmaster Vehicle Year/Make/Model: 1984 Dodge Ram D-50 pickup Placed in Service: November 1, 1999 Production Vehicle or Conversion: Conversion Motor Specifications: Advanced D.C. FB1-400A, 9" diameter Batteries: 120v pack of 20 Optima YTs in buddy pairs - in the process of upping it to 24 for 144v Controller: Auburn Scientific Kodiak, water cooled Charger: Zivan NG3 240v. input, but it can't be upgraded to the new pack voltage, so I'm going to the one Rich Rudman/Manzanita Micro is in process of creating Inverter/Converter: Todd PC30LV Drivetrain: Stock 4-speed manual transmission Range: has been 20-25 miles on the 120v pack of 20 YTs in buddy pairs Charging Time: I think of it as 1 hr/5 miles, not counting any balancing Economy: 300 WHr/Mi
My Other Car Is: 1990 Plymouth Voyager van What I Like Most About My EV: quiet, smooth, coolness factor, the ev grin What I Use My EV For: daily commute How Owning an EV Has Changed My Driving: really conscious of how far and hard I've driven What I Dislike About My EV: Long-term costs because of the YTs What I Would Like To See Improved: I'm currently doing a lot of it: upgrading to higher voltage (144), getting rid of the power steering because I didn't like the noise of the pump (though I expect to miss the power assist, which I really have liked), enclosing the batteries in plastic boxes so I can insulate them from the winter cold and the summer heat, and probably more spring capacity. Things I'd still like to do have to do with the original vehicle: new interior, new paint job. The Most Fun I Have With My EV Is: Driving it My Favorite EV Trip Is: ?
