Kenneth Watkins, an electrical engineer from Orlando, Florida, decided he’d like to make an all electric vehicle for his commute. So he bought a truck, ripped out the combustion engine and associated bits, installed an electric motor, controller, and battery bank, and voila, he had a great all electric truck.

Here are the specs on the vehicle:

• Motor: Advanced DC FB1-4001A Series Wound DC
• Drivetrain: 5 speed manual transmission
• Controller: Curtis 1231C-8601 (95-144Vdc) 500 Amp
• Batteries: 24 Trojan T 105, 6.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, Flooded
• System Voltage: 144 Volts
• Charger: Zivan NG-3
• DC/DC: Converter Power-One
• Instrumentation: 60-160 V Voltmater, 0-400 Ammeter, Tachometer, Controller Temperature gauge, Acc. Voltmeter
• Top Speed: 70 MPH (112 KPH)
• Range: 50 Miles (80 Kilometers)
• Conversion Time: 3 months
• Conversion Cost: $15,000

If you’d like to do a conversion, contact Ken at (407) 805-0766 or through his MySpace page.

This entry was posted on Thursday, June 14th, 2007 at 6:36 am and is filed under Transportation.