Tesla Motors’ most expensive totally electric car models are equipped with lithium batteries manufactured by Panasonic that have a range in excess of 400 miles per full charge.  And, most other major automakers, from Chevrolet to Toyota, have been aiming for a similar range in their electric vehicles.

Historically, fully electric automobiles have faced a serious handicap when compared to vehicles powered with internal combustion engines in that they have been limited with the requirement and or need for recharging depleted or discharged battery packs that typically require hours to fully re-charge.

It’s long been said that the automobile’s future is destined for models that run unabated by the force of electricity without distance and “run-time” limitations!   

Yep, reliable, long-lasting, on-board rechargeable battery packs have always been considered the “fix” for such a drawback － but an acceptable short-term method for an electric “fill-up” or  “recharge” has until now, left the electric car wanting.   

The fix for this impossible task has often been called a “Perpetual Motion Machine”; trouble is, as far as modern science can determine, in this universe, physical laws of nature simply will not allow such a beast. But, just so you will agree that such a theory of impossibility is applied to Electric Car research and development (R & D) efforts; please be aware that most folks in the auto industry, describe a perpetual motion machine as a “hypothetical” machine that can run indefinitely without an energy source. 

The next best thing, in the electric auto industry, has to be a motor vehicle that can run for a really long time with an energy source in place that is constantly being recharged; ideally, from start-up to shutdown!  

Enter DC to AC Propulsion , LLC － over the past ten (10) years,  the research and development efforts at the tiny Electric Car Manufacturer nearly depleted multi-billionaire Billy Joe (BJ) Jones’ vast treasure chest. Billy Joe attributes the company’s recent breakthrough and turn-about to the policy shift from developing a brush-less DC in-frame motor for his “family car’s” propulsion system to a three (3) phase four (4) pole A/C induction motor & inverter for the car’s primary power output source. The “new” motor is basically an AC induction motor; a concept invented back in the 19^th century by Nicola Tesla, though, this electric motor is slightly modified －with a few patented undisclosed improvements.   

With only three moving parts; the induction motor and inverter is connected directly to the rear axles. This eliminates the need for a transmission which offsets the cost of the two (2) newly designed three (3) Phase Brush-less Generators built into each front axle.

The breakthrough system constantly recharges the 95kw; 500 volt lithium Battery Pack with a graduating amp “charge output” rate. In the simplest of terms, each generator’s output, is activated beginning at 25 amps each time the vehicle exceeds five (5) mph in forward motion and gradually increases to 500 amps of charge output, at 60 mph. Although the on-board battery charging system dramatically extends the Battery Pack’s power output availability, the battery will still gradually discharge by the time the vehicle completes an average of 3,300 typical US highway miles.  The complex battery was designed and built by a collaborative effort between Panasonic and yep DC to AC Propulsion, still, it’s described as close to the same type Battery Pack used by Tesla Motors, save one secret element. Oh, and yes, there are on-board visual and auditory fore-warnings of an impending depleted Battery Pack set at 100, 75, 50, 25, and 5 miles remaining run time.

The propulsion unit (the induction motor) and the inverter, combined, are a bit less than 33 inches long and about 14 inches in diameter; yet, with the support of the inverter, the induction motor cranks out a whopping 777 horsepower.

Equipped vehicles dash to 100 mph in only 3.4 seconds; top speed: well beyond 250 mph!  Perhaps someone ought-a inform BJ, that, typically “Family Cars” are not quite so swift 🙂 🙂 🙂

On that note, beyond the huge 3,300 mile distance breakthrough, DC to AC Propulsion recently entered into an agreement with GM and Ford that is best described as being akin to the deal Ford made with automotive legend Carroll Shelby and his company, Shelby American back in 1964. The idea then was to make the 1965 Mustang, and beyond into a Shelby Cobra performance racer.

The current DC to AC Propulsion Agreements are structured with the intent to provide a pathway for the “Conversion” of the  Chevy Malibu and the Ford Fusion to fully electric mid-sized family cars capable of traveling a minimum of 3,300 miles on a single charge. 

The major aspects of the Conversions will require a slight modification of the original auto’s frame, chassis and or suspension system. The original tires, axle assemblies, steering linkage, braking component parts, and et cetera will remain basically unchanged, though slightly retrofitted before re-assembly as may or may not be required. However, major component parts such as the engine, its unneeded accessories, and the transmission will be returned to the appropriate auto manufacturer.  

See the early critical stages of the re-assembly and or Conversion process displayed below: