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Nick Carter, PhD
Owner, npc Solar
NABCEP Certified
PV Installer
NYSERDA Approved PV Installer
(# PV4575)
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This part of the npc Solar site contains assorted photos, links and information related to our
Solectria Force EV (Electric Vehicle). This is the transportation we use to do solar system
site visits, not a huge diesel truck!
OUR SOLECTRIA FORCE IS NOW FOR SALE (Nov 2012)!
$6,500
SEE IT ON THE
EV TRADIN' POST
The Solectria Force is based on a 1999 Geo Metro and runs on a single string of 26 flooded NiCd batteries from
SAFT of France. These are 6V modules, giving a nominal DC pack voltage of 156V. The drive system
is actually AC with the controller converting the DC from the pack to 3-phase AC to drive the motor.
The car has a range of 60-80 miles based on mixed freeway/surface-street driving and closer to
90 miles around town. The top speed is around 70mph and the energy consumption is around 250Wh/mile.
We are on the E-9 Time-of-Use rate with PG&E and mostly charge after midnight, so we pay around 1.5
cents per mile for electricity.
Various aspects of owning and driving an electric vehicle are also documented here.
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Photo: G Gendreau
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PV Design: npc Solar
PV Installation: North Bay
Solar Electric
Patio Structure: R.T.West
Photo: B. Larsen
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NABCEP Certified
