For sale, 1996 Fiat Cinquecento converted to battery-electric power
Converted by Grilli Automotive in 2009, upgraded by Jozztek in 2011
Also in November 2011, fitted with 2 new and 7 recent 110a/h SLAs
December 2011, fitted replacement 65a/h Optima YT auxiliary battery
Nelco series-wound N132 DC motor, standard 5-speed manual gearbox
Zapi 96v.dc controller fitted in aluminium case to suppress RFI
Zivan NG3 charger, 12v.dc auxiliary charger, variety of 15-amp 240v.ac cables
Volvo electric vacuum-pump assisted brakes
Taxed and tested to December 2012
Found an amenable insurer accepting “modified-car”
Best range recently 21 miles on hilly plateau near Plymouth
Max. speed indicated recently just under 70mph
Reason for sale: Partner now entirely dependent on heart pacemaker
Medical advice therefore NO EV safe to enter or ride within
(learned this very unexpectedly in annual check 3 weeks AFTER purchase...)
Hence aspired long-term development project now not feasible for me
October 2011, paid £1,450.00- for car and replacement batteries
November 2011Jozztek upgrade cost £1,400.00-
Presently completing improvements to rear battery-pack compartment
Also in process of diagnosing intermittent no-drive fault
Car will be available for sale when this work is completed, c.2 weeks
Great fun to drive, appears to cost c. 1p/mile
Included in deal,
Spare Zapi controller, Spare Zivan charger, spare Optima YT aux. Battery
1 Sprung “towing-pole” which can be taken down to fit in boot
(just in case of range over-optimism.....)
I hate having to sell this little gem, but it is a visual reminder we need to move on
I just want to recover as much of the money I laid out as possible
This will be on here for 2 weeks for offers, (see also for sale section of this forum) then on ebay
If not sold, will sell EV parts, original parts, and shell separately
If necessary will be scrapped, which would be a shame
Ed. Gordon in Plymouth, Devon
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