Hello to All,
It’s been a rough road to get to where we are today with the Silver Streak project, the l-o-n-g range 71.5 kWh, EV1-powered Insight, but I’m happy to report that this past weekend on Saturday Sept. 17th, we finally began the conversion process. A project of this magnitude needs to be carefully planned with all the pieces lined up before the tear-down can begin. The final crucial element I had been searching for - the all important inverter/controller, has been procured. I am very excited to announce that we have partnered with Rinehart Motion Systems (RMS) and will be using their model PM100DX to power up Silver Streak’s very special AC motor. 
Conservatively rated at 70 kW continuous, this liquid-cooled inverter can easily output 100 kW and is an ideal match up to this car, as it’s compact size and resulting light weight (just 16.5 lbs.) frees up valuable real estate under the hood while its output capacity is right at my target power level. More details on this great product – including how I will squeeze a bit more power from it, and RMS’s involvement in the project, to follow. [click to continue…]
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