My Past and Present EV's
Pontiac Junior Star Chief Convertible, Drive by Wire Electric GoKart, and Unique Mobility - Electrek
My current EV Project: 1982 Unique Mobility Electrek. Needs a lot of work. Picture will be posted soon. Around 75 produced from 1979 to 1982
Manufactured by: Unique Mobility - History
http://www.uqm.com/about/history.html
Motor: GE 32HP 165V Shunt wound
Controller: Marked Unique Mobility - Highway Motor Controller A-6411371
Body: Fiberglass/Polycarbonate by Unique Mobility
Frame/Drivertrain: VW Rabbit?
Battery: 16 - 6V Golf Cart Batteries (fused at 375Amps) in a center battery tunnel
and a motorcycle battery
Charger: Marked Unique Mobility
DC/DC Converter: Marked Unique Mobility 75-120V in 13.7 out 40Amps A-6411384
Controller, Battery Charger, DC/DC Converter are Soleq
Carries 4 people GVW 3350#
Speed: Specs say 75mph
I have a copy of the operation manual
6/24/08 - After repairing the battery tray - took the car out for a test drive. Rotors need to be replaced and I think that
the front left CV joint is bad.
6/6/08 - Repairing the battery tray.
1/13/08 - Did a short test run to around 40 mph. Need to check more things out.
1/8/08 - Finished the new steel seat supports. Primed. Need to put back together and to
finish fixing the signal lights for a higher speed testing soon!
Questions on the Electrek:
I need to figure out what cars supplied the following for replacement parts:
Windshield
Thanks for the info on the tail lights - Chevy Monza 75-80
Thanks again for telling emailing me!!
1/7/08 - Brakes (I Think) are fixed.
12/28/07 - Replace the brake line on one side but, the other side is bad also. Decided to put the wheels
back on and get it in the garage to work on it since the weather outside is very much winter
I drove the car into the garage without brakes. Tore out most of the exterior since it was
a swimming pool inside steel components rusted. Bottom of seats need replacing along
with a lot of the uphostery.
11/24/07 - Put the car on jacks. We then put 8 - 12V batteries in it. Fired it. It did not work.
Check other things out such as the battery charger - works
In playing - I pushed the relay in and it showed signs of life and the wheels did go
around. Next get the brakes working and do an actual test drive.
My second EV project: A drive by wire electric gokart. Picture will be posted soon.
Manufactured by: PDI
Motor: Leeson PM 36V 1.5 HP 6 HP Peak Drive motor
12V @20Amps Steering motor with feedback pot
Steering wheel and Accelerator pedal - pot controlled
Brake pedal: Switch
Controller: PDI Design by me: 24V 225Amp - full bridge for fwd and rev
Brakes: Motor braking
Body: None
Frame: Steel
Battery: 2 - 12V Deep Cycle
Charger: 24V
Driver and Passenger
Speed: Regulated at 8 mph High speed 4 mph Low by software
(@24V without the software limit it will go 12mph @36V estimate 18 or greater)
My first EV at 3 years Old:
Pontiac Junior Star Chief Convertible
(from the Thursday, December 22,1955 edition of "The Sauk-Prairie Star")
We still have this car but, someday will get a makeover after 51 years of kids and storage.
Still remember driving it in our basement and punching holes in the sheet rock with the pointy bumper.
The car got a lot of use. 100's of kids drove or rode this car. We went thru many wheels, batteries, etc. Drove it in the 4th of July Parade in Witwen, WI a few times.
Manufactured by: Powercar company of Mystic Connecticut 1956
Motor: Starter Motor with a jackshaft drive
Controller: On off switch - Reverse with contactors
Brakes: Friction on tire
Body: Fiberglass
Frame: Steel
Battery: 12V Auto
Charger: Automotive type
Speed: Slow
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