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For all its imperfections, the Citicar was a great vehicle. I still believe that millions of people would be willing to drive such a vehicle for the greater good. Thanks for sharing this rare experience.
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Too cool. I used to own an old US Postal Comuta-Van. I miss that little guy. I upgraded to a an EV Beetle but it was a great little truck.
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No - kept the stock springs because we only went with 8 batts, in the same configuration as the Citi (4 front, 4 back). The converted car is only a few hundred pounds over stock weight.
I've got some vids of the car up here - click my username. Or see forkenswift -dot- com for links to all kinds of info about the car.
evconvert -dot- com has info about a great, inexpensively converted 72v Metro convertible. Look for the "Larry's EV" entry.
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You drive citicar....on Miles? "Home to work". How much....miles or time?
Call me.
McKNUCKLEHEAD20 2 years ago
When it is not broken, I was driving about 2 miles to work, and 2 miles home. Takes 5-10 minutes!
I need a foward-reverse dash switch, I think. stuck forward, and in reverse, blows the control circuit fuse!
ncrowevolvo 2 years ago
Cool video. I've been waiting for someone to take me for a virtual ride in a C-Car for a long time.
I'm interested in the contactor controller. I was trying to listen for the clicks of the contactors as you pressed the accelerator. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think I heard the 1st to 2nd click at 37 seconds, and 2:11, for example. (Have I got that right?)
But I couldn't find the 2nd to 3rd speed click. Can you point out where that happens in the video? Thanks.
ForkenSwiftDotCom 4 years ago
Thanks! The 2 spots you note are 2nd to 3rd. I spend as little time as possible in 1st, it is just for the first little bit of getting rolling, and It scares me to heat up the first speed resistor any more than it must! (Glenn calls it a potato cooker!) Thanks again
ncrowevolvo 4 years ago
Ah, OK then. Thanks for letting me know.
Can't beat a contactor controller, potato cooker or not! I've got 48v in my Metro conversion, and with a Curtis PWM 225A golf cart controller it won't accelerate anywhere near as fast as your Citi. It's quiet & smooooooth, but slow!
ForkenSwiftDotCom 4 years ago
Cool! Put some photos online- I've wanted to convert a Geo metro convertible. They look like fun! Did you have to replace the springs?
ncrowevolvo 4 years ago