1972 Electric Volkswagen Bug

Description for Volkswagen Beetle - Classic 1972

This is an EV conversion I did myself and had been a daily driver for 2 years. Invested over $22,000, ut the battery pack has died and I don't have the money or motivation to replace it. LiFeO4 batteries (154v), " DC motor, Vnetics controller with liquid cooling, C/DC converter. More information and pictures can be found at the EVAlbum website. Google "evalbum 1972 VW convertible".

Regarding the actual VW body: The car was fully restored in 1995 by my father-in-law in New Mexico. It appears to have spent its entire life in the desert southwest. I got the car in 2009 right after the convertible top was replaced and started the conversion in 2011. The car was rust free when I got it except for the passenger floor pan where battery acid had eaten a hole through the floor. I replaced the floor pan with a new one from Wolfsburg West. The body has some small dents and dings and needs a paint job, ut otherwise is in good shape. The car worked well, ut I don't want this rust free car to spend the winters on the salty roads here and the hill country of western NC is not the best place for this EV.

48 GBS 100AH, .20 Volt, ithium-Ion 2 packs (4 cells each)in the rear engine compartment, packs behind the rear seat, nd 4 packs in the front trunk.

Energy Management System from Elite Power Solutions provides pack voltage, urrent, apacity, nd individual cell voltage and temperature on a LCD display on the dash. The LCD is part of the stereo that lets me stream music from iPhone via Bluetooth. Seems out of place in this old car but kind of cool too.

Electric resistance heater from Canadian EV that is wired directly to the traction battery. Replaced the stock airbox with the heater and may now have the best defroster of any old Bug out there.

Car could be returned to a normal gas engine without too much trouble, r replace the batteries (replacement cost is ~$7.5k) and drive gasoline free for years.