Chrysler TEVan

The Chrysler TEVan was a BEV produced from 1993 to 1995 and was sold primarily to electric utilities. It was the first generation and used either Nickel-iron or nickel-cadmium batteries. The 180V cadmium pack consisted of 30 SAFT STM5-200 6V 180Ah batteries in 6 removable pods under the floor. The iron pack consisted of 30 Eagle-Picher nickel-iron 6V 200Ah batteries in 6 dismountable pods under the floor. It used a 65 hp (?kW) Sep-Ex GE DC traction motor and a 2 speed transmission with a clutch and park, the controller was also made by GE. The on-board charger was a PFC Martin-Marietta and accepted 120VAC@15A, 240VAC@20A, 240VAC@40A, or 208VAC@40A 3 Phase as inputs. It had an 8.8 Kw electric heater, and the 120A DC/DC converter was part of the motor controller, there was no auxilary (12V) battery. It's had a top speed of 70mph, over 50 miles(NiMH), 60 miles(Ni-Iron), owners manual states 80 miles of range, seating for 5 adults, and curb weight of 5060 lbs. Guages included motor temp and SOC (state of charge) "Fuel". It was also equiped with electric air conditioning (R-134a), regenerative braking, power Brakes, power Steering, AM/FM Stereo, airbags, and an automatic watering system for easy battery maintainance. The stock tires were Goodyear P205/75R15 Regatta II at 50PSI. It was built as an electric at Chrysler's Windsor, Ontario, Canada plant.

The second generation EPIC (Electric Powered Interurban Commuter Vehicle) was launched in 1997 with advanced lead-acid batteries and later in 1998 with nickel metal-hydride batteries. Both used AC traction motors and single speed transmissions. The EPIC was built at DaimlerChrysler's Windsor Assembly Plant on the same production line as the gasoline minivans and offered for (sale/lease?) in New York and California in 1999.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery_electric_vehicle#Production_vehicles

External links

• Dave Davidson's '93 Dodge TEVan - evalbum
• Don Buckshot's '93 Dodge TEVan - evalbum
• [http://evalbum.com/425.html James Wolfe's '93 Dodge

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• [http://www.electricdrive.org/index.php?tg=articles&idx=More&topics=4&article=

electricdrive.org article]

• [http://www.electricdrive.org/index.php?tg=fileman&idx=get&id=1&gr=Y&path=EDTA

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