Zap Xebra

Latest news: Supposed to arrive in Spokane late tonight. Probably get delivery tomorrow morning (Friday).

I'm so excited!

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(priussoris @ May 10 2007, 07:06 AM) [snapback]439033[/snapback]</div>

As Tracy said, the dealer did all the mods, as I have zero mechanic-type skills.

Six small batteries replaced with seven big ones (140 ah) increasing the drive voltage to 84 v. 400-amp controller, set by the dealer at 380 amps, the level his testing has shown him to be optimum. This will give me more acceleration and hill-climbing ability, and the dealer claims 40 miles of range if I drive reasonably.

Air-ride front suspension.

BattEQ battery balancer.

LED lighting.

Chrome wheel covers.

Front seats replaced with more comfortable ones. (The PK has very comfortable seats. The stock SD does not.)

Some detailing.

If I can find my digital camera I'll take some really bad pictures. My pictures are always pretty bad. I think it's been 3 years since I took a picture. I looked for my camera the other day and could not find it. I imagine it will turn up if I ever get around to a thorough spring cleaning.

It's due to be delivered in just over 2 hours at Allan's place (he's getting a PK, also with the 7 big batteries and possibly the bigger controller).

 

It's here!!! Sean says it'll go 45 mph. So far I just drove home from Allan's place, no 45 mph streets.

More later...

 

Today I drove Escuincle 23 Zap miles, after which his voltage was still around 75. This seems consistent with an advertised range of 40 miles as modified. Lots of smiles, several people asked me about him when he was parked, altogether a pleasant experience. I am very happy to be driving electric.

Now I can say, along with Darell: My Prius is my gas-guzzler.

I found my camera but the batteries are dead. I suppose it's been 3 years since I took a picture with it. One of these days I'll post pictures, but if you go to gpev.us and click on showroom, the green SD pictured is mine, unless he changes the pictures now that that one is no longer on his lot. Actually, that's the same picture I have posted elsewhere on PC.


These are the mods that Sean, at Grants Pass EV did to my Xebra SD:

Seven 140 AH batteries to replace the six much smaller OEM batteries
Curtis 400-amp controler, set for 375 amps
Upgraded charger
Air Ride suspension on the front wheel
LED marker lights all around
25' extension cord (not a mod, but included in the price I paid)
BattEQ battery equalizers
Chrome wheel covers
Upgraded seats to replace the uncomfortable stock seats
Some paint detailing (the words "Electric" and "All-electric all the time" and some small lightning bolts.)
Rear-view mirror removed from the OEM ceiling mount (where it wobbled) and re-mounted on the windshield.

My full purchase price was $16,881. This was $1,000 less than I had estimated it would be. Since he is out of state, he did not charge sales tax, so I had to pay $1,530 to register it, which included sales tax and licensing fees. Price with sales tax and licensing: $18,411.

 

PICTURES COURTESY OF ALLEN (allende):

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Above and below: Escuincle and a blue PK on the trailer. The blue one was going to another city.

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Below: Allan's PK and Escuincle in Allan's driveway after they were unloaded from the trailer. Sean, at the far right and me with my back turned. I didn't know Allan was taking the picture.

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Tiffany also took some pictures, and I'll post them when she sends them to me.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(efusco @ May 12 2007, 06:01 AM) [snapback]440525[/snapback]</div>

Everything we buy gets transported from somewhere. If you think the rig Sean uses to deliver Xebras is big, think about the freighter that brought them over from China! Or the semi that brought your Prius from San Pedro (?) to Florida.

That pickup is probably the smallest thing that could pull a 40-foot trailer loaded with three Zap Xebras. (Allan's was off-loaded before the pics were taken.) Now, if the Big Three would sell EVs we could buy them from the dealership and we wouldn't have to see the rig that brought them from Detroit.

As for pictures, I assure you anybody else's pics will be better than any I'd take.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(efusco @ May 12 2007, 02:35 PM) [snapback]440713[/snapback]</div>

Sorry. Didn't mean to be condescending. I took your post as a put-down of Sean for using that big honking pickup. Bit of a misunderstanding both ways, perhaps.

Well, since everybody is asking, here are my own lousy photos:

At Home:

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At a store parking lot:

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At a parking lot on the Centennial Trail, which follows the river, and is shared by walkers, joggers, roller-bladers, cyclists...

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