Electric BMW; 4-door 5-speed 318i

This is a sharp-looking EV-sports car that has been converted with considerable TLC. Rescued from an estate sale, this 4-door 5-speed 318i with power windows and sunroof has new paint, as well as aftermarket lights and wheels. The painting, upgrades and EV conversion occurred in 2012 and were executed with precision care by a helicopter engineer; it has a custom-machined adapter plate connecting the Warp 9 motor to the BMW transmission, with a new clutch installed at the time of conversion. The car has 155K original miles, but only the last 7,500 mi are EV. A recent inspection by a certified BMW mechanic revealed that all non-EV parts are in great working order. EV components consist of a 144V ThunderSky LiFePo4 battery pack, a water-cooled EVNetics ‘Soloton Jr.’ controller, Elcon DC/DC converter, MiniBMS (batt mgt system), CleanPowerAuto EV display (AH meter for accurate state-of-charge readings), and an Elcon 3 kW PFC charger that automatically senses 110V/220V input (can currently plug into regular 110V/20A outlet or 220V, & gas cap area has space for a J1772 inlet for public charging). The main motor also drives a power-steering pump and air-conditioner. This is a truly precision-built machine that drives great. It is a fantastic inter-city car, getting easily 20 mi per charge (my commute is 9 mi each way). Despite being stripped of ICE components, it’s still a fairly heavy car (hence the moderate range); wIth a pack upgrade, the range could double or more. I’m only selling due to a move where my commuting distance will be significantly longer. The previous owner spent about $12K on the conversion (parts only), and he gave me receipts for the components. This car is physically located in Chicago.

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