For Sale Big Electric Van

*** UPDATE: as of 11/14/2010 this vehicle has been sold. If you would like to contact the new owner, I will forward an email.


Check out my Big EV!

I really love this van, and it continues to serve me well, but I'm running out of parking space!

I'd love to see this go to a good loving home! (I'd rather it go to a PC'er than list it on Ebay)

Reasonable offers accepted, but I'm not going to give it away. I need enough to cover the occasional rent-a-truck when I need to haul something heavy.

I will include the 50A charger which charges the van to 80% in under 4 hours.

 

Yeah, it cost them a lot to make these vans. I got one of only several that were equipped with NiCads. The body and mechanicals are in great shape, although it could use a paint job. The lowest I'd consider is probably around $4K, as the batteries are worth that alone.

I almost sold it to a friend of mine recently who was going to put a 2002 GMC van on it to "modernize" it, but his van got totalled and he changed his mind.

Yeah, It's definitely big! It's 202" (close to 17 feet!) from bumper to bumper tips. It was built as a cargo van, but then Southern California Edison had it customized to haul people around as an electric demonstrator. I only have one back seat left (the other 2 were not in it when I bought it). So it will seat 5 comfortably, but you can throw a bunch more in there in "pile-in" mode.

That back seat pops out, then you can haul lumber, sheetrock, cement, large rocks, etc, and even (my favorite) battery packs from other EV's.

 

Here is some more info about them:
Electric G-Van demonstration and commercial assessment project

Mine is a slightly different model, and has NiCad instead of Lead-Acid, but otherwise similar. The original Lead-Acid version only went 52mph, whereas mine will go 60. (Rev limiter starts effecting power at 55, and cuts power entirely @ 60.) Acceleration with the NiCads is also quite good, The original current limit was at 200A and mine will pull up to 300A peak. (about 60kw)

 

Here's the Layout:

 

Cheap, just buy a one-way plane ticket and come out and visit us Yanks in San Francisco for a while. I know you'll have a great time! Then when you've had your fill, just drive it home!

 

*** UPDATE: as of 11/14/2010 this vehicle has been sold. If you would like to contact the new owner, I will forward an email.

 

Actually, someone close by is purchasing it, and he says I can visit it anytime! =)