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| Price: |
$ 8,500.00 USD
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| Listing Began: |
July 25, 2008
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| Listing ID: |
115
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| Seller Info |
DougCampbell
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Vancouver |
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BC |
| Zip Code: |
V6H 3R9 |
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Canada |
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(604) 837-7455 |
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This is a 1988 Ford Escort wagon. Professionally converted in the
state of California by Solar Electric. The history of the vehicle is very
interesting. It was custom built for Eric Neilson the brother of the actor
Leslie Neilson who eventually became a politician here in Canada. I still have
the original convertion owners manual supplied by Solar Electric. From the
documents and business cards I still have it looks like Eric Neilson became a
franchise owner of a Solar Electric here in Canada. I am by no means an expert
in this stuff but the vehicle operates on a 108 volt system {18x6 volt deep
cycle batteries}. The electric engine is made by GE. It has an Iota DLS-30 dc
to dc converter. The onboard charger is a K&W BC-20. The charger has adjustable
amperage and voltage. It is a manual transmission but with an electric car it
works very similar to an automatic as you only usually use 2nd and 3rd gears.
The car is capable of freeway speeds as daily I have to go on the freeway and
do 80-90 kilometers per hour {50-55 mph} with no problem. It is able to atain
higher speeds. The fasteset I had it going was 110 kilometers per hour{65 mph}.
The battery pack is approx 1 year old and I have not maintained the battery
pack optimaly. The bottom line is at this point only able to retain about 40%
of its origanal capacity. When the pack was new it would get approx 40 kms {25
miles} to a charge and now goes about 15 kms{10 miles} without having to be
recharged. I still use it daily to commute to and from work as my commute is
only 12-14 kilometers one way and then I plug it in a work for about 4 hours
and I get a return trip. This is in winter time so it should go further as it
warms up. I beleive in giving a good deal if you get a good deal. I am asking
only $8500 for the vehicle. I beleive this is an excellent deal as a convertion
now is about $16000 to $18000. |
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