GEM Owner’s Manual - Page 77
Operation and Maintenance
The GEM car has a battery control and recharge system specially designed
for electric vehicle usage. Depending on the model and options of your GEM,
it may be equipped with Flooded-wet cell or valve regulated Gel type lead
acid batteries. There are also two possible battery placement congurations.
The standard conguration consists of 6, 12-volt batteries with 2 of the
batteries located under the battery access cover on the bed of the GEM eS,
GEM eL, GEM eL XD, and GEM e6® models (see page 84), or under the
maintenance plate on the rear spat of the GEM e2, GEM e4, and GEM e6®
models, with the other 4 batteries located under the bench seat on all models.
The optional conguration, available on the GEM e6® and the GEM eL XD
models, consists of nine, 8-volt batteries. On the GEM eL XD model, 6 of
these batteries are located under the bench seat, with the remaining 3 located
under the access panel located on the bed. On the GEM e6® model, 3 of
the batteries are located under the middle seat pedestal, with access through
the panel located on the front of that pedestal. 3 more batteries are located
under the rear bench seat, with the nal 3 batteries located under the access
panel on either the rear bed or rear spat. The charging system is designed
to maximize the battery pack life while recharging the pack in the shortest
time with available household current (ground fault protected 110-volt, 15-
amp, A/C outlet). The following guidelines will insure that you receive the
maximum battery life and performance out of your GEM car. Because of
the high power draw at low states of battery charge, the AC outlet should be
dedicated only to recharging your GEM battery-electric vehicle.
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