[Oeva-list] Found on Trading Post: 1994 US Electricar Prism

[Travis Gintz]

Trying to help my friend sell his US Electricar Prizm located in Vancouver,
WA (pass it on if you can).....

This 1994 U.S. Electricar Prizm is one of less than 200 Prizm-based sedans
built on the Geo factory floor by Hughes Aerospace in conjunction with
Chevrolet in the mid-90's, and was developed to an extremely high standard.
The Prizm sedan holds 50 batteries in a tray located under the cab, leaving
seating for 5 with 4 doors and a full trunk. It has a liquid-cooled Siemens
AC induction motor and Hughes "Dolphin" 3-phase 50kW
inverter/charger/controller for extremely quiet and smooth operation, and
very effective 50kW regenerative braking, which makes brake pads last a
very, very long time. This particular example was part of a private
collection when I bought it 3 years ago, and is a beautiful and very clean
example of this very rare model. This vehicle is capable of a 70-mile range
with new batteries (currently I can do 35 miles per charge with 5-year-old
batteries), and a top speed of around 90 mph (I've never gone quite that
fast, but I don't doubt the claim). This Prizm is in excellent condition
with only a single dent on the very bottom of the rocker panel behind the
passenger front wheel. It was freshly painted in 2006, and the paint is near
perfect. My wife uses this car as a daily driver 7 days a week. It starts,
runs, and charges trouble-free on a 110V or 220V supply and will fully
charge in between 5 (220V) and 18 (110V) hours. In real-world use, we charge
at 110V after a 15-mile drive in about 8 hours. We changed to compact
fluorescents throughout our home and completely offset the cost of operating
the car. We laugh as we pass gas stations! Plug it in at night like you plug
in your cell phone. It's that simple. I have made extensive use of the U.S.
Electricar Yahoo group (and highly recommend joining if you buy the car),
which has advice, upgrade and repair info for absolutely every aspect of
this car's operation and maintenance. I have followed the advice found there
to upgrade protection of the control unit with additional fusing, and
replaced 14 marginal batteries with identical-model replacements 2.5 years
ago. While I had the pack down, I added Lee Hart zener-diode regulators to
each of the 50 batteries to protect them from overcharging. Plain and simple
and TRUE: This car has been more reliable than any gas vehicle I have ever
owned. We would NEVER sell this car otherwise, but a move to Calgary forces
the sale.



http://www.evtradinpost.com/index.php?method=showdetails&list=advertisement&rollid=3521&fromfromlist=advertisement_active&fromfrommethod=showhtmllist



email me and I can get you his phone number, or email him via trading post.


-- 
Travis Gintz
1986 Honda VFR DC conversion
Http://blog.evfr.net/
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