1992 Polo 86C
Johannes Hübner
Germany
Converted vehicle
Year: 1992
Make: VW
Model: Polo 86C
Transmission: manual
Components in the conversion
01. Traction battery
Capacity:
19 kWh
New / Used:
new
Brand:
Winston 152x LFP40AHA
Distribution of traction battery:
Motor compartment, Rear
Battery management system:
new
Brand:
Home made
02. Electric motor
Capacity:
45 kW
New / Used:
new
Brand:
Lenze Industrial Motor
03. Inverter
Capacity:
80 kW
New / Used:
new
Brand:
Home made
04. DC / DC converter
Capacity:
230V AC to 14V 20A
New / Used:
new
Brand:
Meanwell
05. Charger
Capacity:
3 kW
New / Used:
new
Brand:
Home made - integrated with inverter
06. Heater
Capacity:
2 kW
New / Used:
new
Brand:
From Obi electric heater
Control unit
Brand:
Not needed
Instrumentation
Brand:
Stock instrument cluster
Values displayed:
State of charge, motor temperature, error and ready light
Project Duration
From: 03.2013
To: 11.2014
Project cost
Project cost: 10000€
Vehicle Parameters
Range: 150 km
Top speed: 120 km/h
Average energy consumption: 12 kWh/100 km
General description (highlights, challenges):
Vehicle contained only home-built electronics as barely any second hand components were available back then. Inverter and motor doubled up as a battery charger, so no additional hardware was deployed for charging.
Project website:
https://openinverter.org/wiki/VW_Polo_86C_Conversion
Images
Contact information
First and Last name: Johannes Hübner
Email: hidden@test.de
Country: Germany