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Quirky Porsche Features Killed my 12V Battery

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

The Porsche 914 has a bunch of "distinctive" features that make it different from many other cars. I've left my turn signal on before, but the combination of the LED tail-lights and the deep-cycle accessory battery kept the car alive. Best wishes to all in the process of their EV conversions. Cheers, Tim.

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Battery Woes

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

After contacting Zivan tech support, they said that lead-acid batteries typically get 400 deep cycles or 800 half-cycles at best. If my average trip is 20 miles between charges and I have 8600 miles on the car, that means about 430 half-cycles.

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