E-Beetle Info

Facts

Car: 1972 VW Beetle
Motor: Curtis AC-50 AC motor system ($5000)
Controller: Curtis AC
Batteries: 2 strings of 50 Thundersky 160 AH lithium iron phosphate (about $25,000)
System Voltage: 165 volts (range 150-190 volts)
Power: 80 kW (105 hp)
Range: 500 km at 50 km/hr, 300 km at 100 km/hr
Chargers: Three 3 kW chargers, charge time of 4 hours from empty at 240v 40 amps ($1000 each)



Current Sponsors and Affiliates

UBC APSC Professional Activities Fund
UBC Applied Sciences
Department of Mining Engineering
Norman B. Keevil Institute for Mining Engineering
UBC-ICICS
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
UBC Parking Office
Century Group, Tsawwassen, B.C.
UBC Thunderbird Robotics
Thai Kitchen Restaurant, Richmond, B,.C.
delta-Q Technologies
AVR Import Specialties
Tigon Systems
Blackspire Bike Parts
Koolance Computer Watercooling
Thomas & Betts
Penguin ASI
Toronto Electric
Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association
Dominos Pizza - Dunbar St.