I now have an electric car! It’s a 2000 Corbin Sparrow (VIN #70). I purchased it used off Ebay. It had some problems when I got it, but I fixed it up, and it's a fun car to drive!
Funny looking, ain’t it? I get a LOT of comments on this car when I drive it across the Ferry. Everybody asks the usual questions about it, so I made up a flyer of info I can hand out. (http://www.CasaDelGato.Com/EV/SparrowFlyer.pdf)
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The Heater/Defogger fan was rather anemic when I got the car, so I had to do some repairs and changes to it. |
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I made battery heaters to keep them warm in the winter. |
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I installed a full set of Rudman MKII Regulators. |
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The bearings in the rear axle failed in October 2002, so I had the axle rebuilt. It was NOT easy figuring it out, but a local machine shop did the work for me. I also had to replace the press-fit hub center, as it melted while being removed. (very low temp alloy!) |
I rolled it onto it's side on 5/6/02. http://www.CasaDelGato.Com/EV/Sparrow/SparrowCrash.html
Corbin Motors: (Sparrow) http://www.corbinmotors.com
DC Power: (Motor Controller) http://dcpowersystems.com
Zivan: (Charger) http://www.zivan.it/ing/prodotti6.htm
Xantrex: (E-Meter, now called a Link10) http://www.xantrex.com
Optima: (Batteries) http://www.optimabatteries.com/products/deep_Cycle/index.asp
Manzanita Micro (Battery charge regulators, and GOOD chargers!) http://manzanitamicro.com
Evercell: (Batteries) http://www.evercel.com
Electric Auto Association: http://www.eaaev.org
Eco-Motion (Seattle EV Club) http://slough1.home.mindspring.com/seva.html