John Wayland - 71.5 kWh!!! EV1-powered Insight

[MitchJi]

Hi,

http://www.plasmaboyracing.com/blog/?p=486

It’s been a rough road to get to where we are today with the Silver Streak project, the l-o-n-g range 71.5 kWh, EV1-powered Insight, but I’m happy to report that this past weekend on Saturday Sept. 17th, we finally began the conversion process...

I am very excited to announce that we have partnered with Rinehart Motion Systems (RMS) and will be using their model PM100DX to power up Silver Streak’s very special AC motor. Conservatively rated at 70 kW continuous, this liquid-cooledinverter can easily output 100 kW and is an ideal match up to this car, as it’s compact size and resulting light weight (just 16.5 lbs.) frees up valuable real estate under the hood while its output capacity is right at my target power level....

The focus of the Silver Streak project is simple. Take the 1st gen. Honda Insight to where we had all hoped it would go – a full electric version, and take an artifact from the glory days of the GM EV1, it’s 137 hp AC drive motor/transaxle, and drop it into the Insight...

I have this new condition EV1 motor/transaxle that escaped the crusher – special thanks to Otmar Ebenhoech for his friend’s ‘insight’ to source it over a GM parts counter before they were all gone, with generous sponsorship from Dow Kokam I also have 258, 75 ahr LiPol cells, and I now have an inverter… no more excuses!...

 

[neptronix]

Wow.
This guy has hookups.

 

[The Mighty Volt]

Dude is connected for sure. He also seems like a fun guy. Reminds me a bit of Jay Leno.

That "White Zombie" motor he had was no joke either.

 

[Arlo1]

very cool