Targa EV Project
8.1.4.20- One sliver lining from COVID. Time to work on my e-Porsche-
Current set up-
Four AGNI 95R motors paired with two custom 1:3.2 Fixed-Ratio Gearboxes
64 200Ah batteries (32 front, 32 back)
– 2 Soliton Jr. Controllers
– 660V Elcon Charger
– Orion BMS2
– The black tube is a “bazooka” sub-woofer for the custom car horn (BOSE mid/hi frequency 4″ Driver up front under the right headlight.) Drive the car every day in this great New England August weather.
Interior screens-
Ipad Mini in the steering wheel- Speedometer” App/CarPlay
15″ ELO Touch screen-
– Shows the MPH/RPM-L/RPM-R. Information coming from two custom Photo-Sensor Tachometers
– All temp/current/Voltage information from the two Controllers
– Separate screen with all Battery current infp coming from the Orion BMS2
– Andromeda screen dedicated to the Orion BMS2 State-of-Charge, minV/MaxV
Good weather for daily driving.
9.8.16
Janney’s e-Porsche Custom 911/993 Targa Wins Top Honors
Christopher Janney’s custom-built “e-Porsche” has been awarded top honors in the “Best Modified” category as part of the Larz Anderson’s Auto Museum annual “Porsche Day” in Brookline, MA. Janney, together with members of the MIT Electric Vehicle Team, developed an experimental Targa EV that combines a 1975 911 Targa roll-bar/rear window with the Type 993 body.
Janney initially started the development with EVP LLC in West Palm Beach, Florida. However, due to both EVP’s design, management and construction limitations, Janney shipped the car to his Lexington, MA studio in July, 2016. With the assistance of Jarrod Smith and other members of the MIT Electrical Vehicle Team, the development continues today utilizing available advances in electric car research and technology. Currently, the experimental e-Porsche uses 48 Shenzen Herculesi 200Ah LiFePO4 batteries interfaced to an ORION BMS2 Battery Management System. The motors are four AGNI 155R electric motors, joined in pairs to two custom-designed 3.2:1 fixed-ratio gearboxes. The batteries are set front and rear of the car with the motors placed mid-frame for weight balance. Additional features in design include a custom transparent blue-glass “T-Top.”
For more than eighty-five years the Larz Anderson Auto Museum has been supporting the community through a variety of educational programs, exhibits, and lectures.
The The Larz Anderson Auto Museum's primary goal is its continued support of the community through educational outreach and the preservation of its permanent collection of early automobiles. The Museum serves as a resource for automotive and cultural interests.
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2.19.16
Since 2014, PhenomenArts, Inc. together with members of the MIT Electric Vehicle Team, has been developing a custom-built “e-Porsche.”
This unique combination of the 1975 911 Targa roll-bar/rear window with the 993 body is a one of kind.
The derivation of the form-
In 1967, the Porsche 911 “Targa” model was inspired by the Targa Florio sports car road race in Sicily, Italy where Porsche had a successful history, with seven victories since 1956. This Porsche model sported a removable roof panel and, as of 1968, a fixed-glass rear window. This Targa model was discontinued in the early ’90’s.
The entire Porsche 911 was revamped in 1993 and dubbed “Type 993.” A much sleeker modification, the exterior of the 993 featured all-new front and rear end that was much smoother and more aerodynamic.
The 993 generation of the 911 is often referred to as the best and most desirable of the 911 series because of its refined form. The 993 was and forever will be that last fresh breath of air that Porsche gave the world. It is referred to as the “King of Porsche,” and it is generally acknowledged as “The purists’ Holy Grail.”
As of 3.1.19, this experimental e-Porsche uses 48 Shenzhen Herculesi 200Ah LiFePO4 batteries interfaced to an ORION BMS2 Battery Management System. The motors are four AGNI 155R electric motos, joined in pairs to two custom-designed 3.2:1 fixed-ratio gearboxes. The batteries are set 24 front and 24 rear with the motors placed mid-frame for weight balance. Additional features include a custom, transparent, blue-glass “T-Top.”
This experimental e-Porsche uses 96 HETER LiFePO4 batteries interfaced to the latest ORION BMS2 Battery Management System. The motors are four AGNI 155R electric motors, joined in pairs to two custom-designed 3.2:1 fixed-ratio gearboxes. The batteries are set front and rear of the car with the motors placed mid-frame for weight balance. Additional features include a custom transparent blue-glass “T-Top.”
PhenomenArts started the development initially with EVP LLC in West Palm Beach, Florida. However, due to both EVP’s design, management and construction limitations, the car was shipped to PhenomenArts’s Lexington, MA studio in July, 2016. With the assistance of members from the MIT Electrical Vehicle Team, the development continues along with the most current advances in electric car research and technology.
The car was initially premiered at the “Life Is Beautiful” Music and Art Festival in Las Vegas in September, 2017. It is been invited to be part of the 2018 Watkins Green Grand Prix in April.
For images and video, go to— https://www.janneysound.com/project/targa-ev-project/
The size of the X-Y-Z accelerometer that will measure the G-Forces on the car.
Coverage for the Porsche:
“A week has come and gone since last weekend’s festivities at Life is Beautiful. This marks the 3rd year in a row I have made the pilgrimage to glorious downtown Las Vegas for what has become my all-time favorite festival. Words cannot explain all that encompasses this unique festival, however, I shall try.
This year brought on some interesting changes to the event. For starters, the Art portions of the festival felt amped up. This is a welcome change and presented more opportunities to wander around and explore the nooks and crannies that make Life is Beautiful so special.
Life is Beautiful is such a unique festival that the last thing to bring up is the music. This by no means is the least important part of the festival but rather the cherry on the top of a wonderful weekend. Dynamic performances were found throughout the weekend with highlights including Zeds Dead, Lorde, Blink 182, Kaskade, Pretty Lights Live, Deorro, Lil Dickey, Muse, Big Gigantic, and Zhu, who by the way arrived on stage in a Porsche.
The word is out, and this is no longer the best-kept secret in Vegas. Life is Beautiful sold out fast last year and this year it did take some more planning to navigate the crowd. However, with a redesigned layout that provided more alternative paths to get from stage to stage I did not feel it was completely overcrowded, but let me tell you something right now. Do not sleep on tickets to this next year. With the success of this year, I think it is safe to say the tickets for next year will not be around long. This festival has something for everyone, be it the seasoned festival goer, the festival noob who wants to get their feet wet, jam sesh fans, emo fans, rockers and ravers of all ages. There is just something magical about walking out of a festival directly onto the blinking lights of Freemont street that cannot be explained. Go for the music, go for the art, go for the comedy, the fact is you simply have to experience Life is Beautiful at least once in your life.”
More coverage for the Porsche: https://www.edmsauce.com/2017/09/30/life-beautiful-2017-review/
Targa going to Vegas to be in Zhu’s “Life is Beautiful” show and video.
Targa going to Vegas to be in Zhu’s “Life is Beautiful” show and video.
T-Top Frame
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Targa EV Project
MountTabeA MountTable1BPhenomenArts, Inc. to build an elegant low-cost sports car
Always interested in good design, PhenomenArts has elected to build an experimental Plug-in electric sports car. The car will be built on a Porsche 911 Targa frame with a Carrera 993 body This car will be a hybrid of two of the most elegant sports cars ever designed. After some experimentation, the car now uses 96 HETER LiFePO4 batteries. The electric motors are four AGNI 155R engines with 3.2:1 fixed-ratio gearboxes placed mid-frame for weight balance.
The car is being built in West Palm Beach, Florida at EVP LLC. Having been road testing it for the last year, the car is now on schedule to be shipped to the Lexington, MA studio in July where PhenomenArts will complete the custom-dash electrical interface. As an experimental car in a fast-moving field, as the battery technology improves, PhenomenArts will continue to improve and refine the car.
PhenomenArts has also designed a custom “T-Top” and will install the first prototype when the car arrives in Lexington, MA.
All phases of the fabrication will be documented on Hi-Definition video as well as magazine-quality photographs.
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