EV calc model

Written by chivey on July 5, 2026 Tags: Design

EV calc (http://www.evconvert.com/tools/evcalc/?s=b) model of the StealthBus.

!!!Motor (Net Gain – Warp 9)

Standard model from EV Calc tool.

|!Voltage|192|

|!Weight|135|

|!Horse Power|36|

|!Maximum RPM|5000|

|!Motor a|46239|

|!Motor b|0.4564|

|!Motor c|2436|

|!Motor d|303|

|!Motor k|0.0069|

|!Motor n|1.5845|

!!!Vehicle (1973 Volkswagen Bus)

From various VW specifications

|!Drag Coeff|0.38|

|!Frontal Area|27|

|!Initial Curb Wt|2900|

|!Drive efficiency|0.91|

|!1st gear ratio|17.366|

|!2nd gear ratio|9.40963|

|!3rd gear ratio|5.76277|

|!4th gear ratio|4.06273|

|!Final ratio|4.57|

!!!Battery Pack (C&D Tech Max Rate AGM 138Ah)

From C&D datasheet, converted to Puekerts using EV calc tools.

|!Voltage|12|

|!Weight|100|

|!Puekerts Exp|1.082|

|!Puekerts Cap|163.244|

|!Resistance|0.0023|

!!!Controller (Logisystems AFX 156)

From Logisystems datasheet

|!min voltage|120|

|!max voltage|156|

|!max current|750|

|!weight|20|

|!efficiency|95|

!!!System

|!Voltage|144|

|!# Batt Strings|1|

|!% DOD|100|

|!Charger Weight|20|

|!lbs Removed|600|

|!Misc Added lbs|500|

|!Incline|1|

|!Wind|0|

|!Tire Section|195|

|!Tire Aspect|50|

|!Tire Rim|15|

|!Rolling Resistance|0.015|

|!Brake/Steer Resistance|0.003|

|!Kwh Rate|0.09|

|!Commute Miles|20|