X1/9 My 1974 X1/9 Electric

[alexettor]

So cute

 

[Venters]

Very cool. What are the stats of the car now it is an EV? range, 0-60, top speed?

 

[jimbro1000]

Is it running wet cell batteries?

What is the range, recharge time? How is it recharged?

 

[etcadman]

The current / original batteries are 100ah AGM (sealed) lead acid batteries. The usable range is about 25 miles, but 2 of the batteries are low and drop out before that range. The charger is 110v/220vac and right now isn't able to recharge the pack properly due to the batteries imbalance issue. I've temporarily installed individual charger to achieve some balancing, but this is just a stop-gap.

I didn't buy this conversion because of these batteries but because it's a great candidate for installing higher capacity lithium batteries. My goal is to put in enough batteries to achieve at least a 100 miles/charge range. And the car needs proper instrumentation to track the energy usage. So I'll provide updates as the upgrade progresses.

 

[fiatx]

How much weight did this setup add?

 

[Jamieboy]

That is a thing of beauty - absolutely wonderful.