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For Sale - Commodore Ute Conversion

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For sale by Derek (not me)
Contact him on: 0427 223 682

1997 VS Commodore ute
Direct drive electric conversion
Evenetic Soliton Jr 600 amp controller
Kostov 11" DC motor peak HP 165
Electric power steering unit from a Holden Astra
12 v electric vacuum pump
1800 w heater element mounted in a copper tank with the glycol mix pumped via a Davis Craig heater pump through the original heater core.
Range is approx. 80 to 100 km with a 8-10 hour charge time from flat.
Zeva battery management system
Extensive body customizing including custom wood grain interior panels.
Ford 9" final drive conversion ratio of 564:1
Auxillary battery charged via a 129 amp alternator belt driven from front motor shaft
ADR complianced and engineered
Registered until 17/03/2023

$25,000
Located in Devonport, Tasmania
You may have seen it at the Electric Vehicle Show in 2017.
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No main battery pack type/capacity/voltage info?
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spod wrote: Sun, 17 Jul 2022, 12:04 No main battery pack type/capacity/voltage info?
I believe the battery is made of 180 AH LFP cells, running at 144 V nominal. But best to call Derek to check. Please do, I spoke with him yesterday and he hasn't had any queries yet!.
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Ok, thanks. I think the short range is the main issue for this vehicle, nearly 26kWh and 80-100km range means 260 to 325Wh/km. I expect the alternator hanging off the electric motor has a lot to do with that, would need a DC-DC upgrade for anyone who buys it I expect. Have decided to wait for something longer range to hit the market...
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spod wrote: Wed, 20 Jul 2022, 06:32 Ok, thanks. I think the short range is the main issue for this vehicle, nearly 26kWh and 80-100km range means 260 to 325Wh/km. I expect the alternator hanging off the electric motor has a lot to do with that, would need a DC-DC upgrade for anyone who buys it I expect.
For anyone looking at this it's best to talk to Derek, but I get the impression that he's never actually tested the range. His battery is getting older, which is probably why he didn't list the battery capacity. That said, my much smaller ute gets about 25 kWh/100km, so I would not be surprised to see a similar figure for this one.
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