Porsche 550 Spyder replica electric conversion

The Porsche 550 Spyder replica electric conversion is a kit car replica of a 1950s model Porsche Spyder hand assembled and converted to an battery electric vehicle by MendoMotive [http://www.renewables.com/ElectricVehicles.htm] .

The base model Porsche 550 Spyder electric conversion produces 128 horsepower (96 kW) from one FB1-4001 Advanced DC 8 inch (200 mm) motor operating at 120 volts/800 amps total. This motor accelerates it from 0 to convert|60|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on in 8 seconds and gives a top speed of convert|112|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on. The range per charge is between from 40 to convert|100|mi|km|-1 and can be charged within 8 hours using 110 AC volts and 5 hours using 220 AC volts.

The price of the car (without motor) is approximately US $17,000. The conversion varies in price depending on power output. Conversion costs vary from US $16,000 and up for the 96 kW unit to US $30,000 and up for the 240+ kW racing version. [http://www.renewables.com/ElectricSpyder.htm]

External links

* [http://www.renewables.com/ElectricVehicles.htm MendoMotive]
*Porsche 550 Spyder replica electric conversion Photograph: http://www.renewables.com/Spyder.jpg
* [http://www.ohler.com/ev/spyder/history.html Private electric conversion of a Spyder kit] by [http://www.ohler.com/personal/index.html Peter Ohler]
* [http://www.thunderranch.com/550.html Thunder Ranch Porsche Spyder 550 replica kit]