Paul Peavyhouse
Wed, 10 Jan 2007 19:40:22 -0800
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http://online.wsj.com/public/article/PR-CO-20070109-902621-SHkeRpMOS5nUZ6v2_js6b6zmyY4_20070109.html?mod=wsjcrmain How many S10EV came from Disney as surplus because they couldn't find a use for them anymore? Pv -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was sc...
Paul Peavyhouse
Wed, 10 Jan 2007 19:40:22 -0800
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http://online.wsj.com/public/article/PR-CO-20070109-902621-SHkeRpMOS5nUZ6v2_js6b6zmyY4_20070109.html?mod=wsjcrmain How many S10EV came from Disney as surplus because they couldn't find a use for them anymore? Pv -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was sc...
Niel Nielsen
Wed, 10 Jan 2007 02:25:40 -0600
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The Ovonics NiMH batteries solved two problems that had plagued electric cars for decades: 1. Short range (low energy/weight ratio) 2. Short battery life (2-3 years life on lead-acid was not uncommon) The Ovonics NiMH had a energy/weight ratio that was about double of the lead...
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Tue, 9 Jan 2007 19:16:51 EST
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Most people would not know or think about the following. I have to admit the slick response the S-10 was not built as a ground up EV does at first sound reasonable. However this answer from GM Dave Barthmuss is vague and for good reason. They do not want you to consider the fo...
Joshua Tomel
Mon, 01 Jan 2007 22:07:28 -0500
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Hi all, I enter the new year with good news for northeastern S-10 owners, Jim Coate is a godsend for you. I personally want to thank him for all his due diligence with my truck and staying around for quite awhile to make sure the job got done. Here's what Jim did, He came down...
Paul Peavyhouse
Tue, 12 Dec 2006 14:35:12 -0800
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I will second that the S10 EV was also completely unknown to me until I stumbled across one on ebay (being sold by evbones...a rarity to see them on ebay). I helped to build and race Montana State University's solarcar entry in to GM's 1995's SunRayce. In 1995 the energy was h...
Paul Peavyhouse
Mon, 11 Dec 2006 14:05:20 -0800
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FYI, you can fairly clearly see the 4 caps in the PIM in this photo: http://picasaweb.google.com/paul.peavyhouse/EVBones/photo#5002781962869735442 Pv On 12/11/06, Jeff Thomas <[email removed]> wrote: > > Well... I suppose it's time to explain this in some detail. > > I have di...
Jeff Thomas
Mon, 11 Dec 2006 12:43:19 -0700
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Well... I suppose it's time to explain this in some detail. I have discussed this problem privately with some owners, and shown those who have visited the EV Bones facilities some of the carnage resulting from catastrophic filter capacitor failure. It's bad. I did not want to...
Adams, Lynn
Mon, 11 Dec 2006 06:43:20 -0700
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Niel (and the group) The behavior you describe is similar to my truck in cold weather. I do notice the whine from the power steering and the motor, but it is not much different than in the summer. Neither are at an annoying level and are masked by the fuel fired heater. The cy...
Gil Dawson
Sun, 10 Dec 2006 11:11:31 -0800
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Hi, Jim-- I was very saddened to hear about the serious damage to your truck Thank you for your detailed report. You may have allowed other S-10E owners to avoid experiencing the same thing. I do have a few questions: Where can we buy those capacitors new? Do you have any sugg...
Jim Coate
Fri, 08 Dec 2006 15:14:18 -0500
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My S-10 is now up and running again after several weeks of trials & tribulations. Hopefully hearing my tales can save others the hassle of going through the same thing: It all began one fall day when I parked the truck in the driveway, plugged in the charger paddle, and while...
Stephen Weitz
Thu, 7 Dec 2006 21:50:07 -0800
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I have the opposite opinion, although no hard data. A slow charge using 120V would not heat up the batteries so the heat pump would not go on if the ambient temperatures are moderate (like much of the year in Oakland). This would be more efficient charging (albeit longer) beca...
Paul Peavyhouse
Thu, 7 Dec 2006 15:12:03 -0800
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So, should we conclude from this that the 120V charger is useless on the NiMH S-10s? This confirms Jeff's opinion when I asked him about the old EV1 120V 1.2kWchargers. He said that these are useless because no or very little amps will reach the pack when the heat pump is runn...
Gil Dawson
Thu, 7 Dec 2006 07:38:47 -0800
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Below is my final report on the 11/15/06 120V Charger tests, which incorporates a few comments I received since my preliminary report written the same day. --Gil Test Report - 120V Convenience Chargers - 11/15/06 by Gil Dawson Test Description Jim Hannigan, Gardner Harris and...
Gil Dawson
Thu, 16 Nov 2006 17:04:02 -0800
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Tom-- Thanks for your enhancements to our story. They are spot on, IMHO. I still fancy one of those 120V chargers, though, to support my fantasy of charging through the bathroom window at a ski lodge. Sorry about mixing up your electric cars -- you've had so many! --Gil At 1:2...
Gil Dawson
Thu, 16 Nov 2006 09:58:54 -0800
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Hi, casey-- I trust you will not mind my responding via the lists, but I think your question will be of interest to others, and my answer may benefit from the adjustments of others. I hate to be the bearer of unpleasant news, but I'm fairly sure that you'll need another way to...
Gil Dawson
Wed, 15 Nov 2006 19:00:16 -0800
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Jim, Gar-- Below is my report on the tests we performed this afternoon. I'd appreciate your sending me your comments and corrections so that I may incorporate them into a fresh edition of this report. --Gil Preliminary Test Report - 120V Convenience Chargers - 11/15/06 - First...
Joshua Tomel
Thu Nov 2 18:36:27 2006
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I want to apologize for the double posts, it my stupid new keyboard, that is going back to the store today. It sticks and then causes me to hit the enter key too many times causing the double posts. So again I'm sorry. Secondly I did turn down the RAV4EV which is sad because I...
Richard Kelly
Thu Oct 26 14:20:15 2006
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Very nice, Gil. Short but sweet. This is the letter I sent. "Most car makers put five new technologies into the cars they call hybrids. GM makes a car with only one of them, slaps a badge on it, and calls it progress. Dan Neil calls this for what it is, "cheap." ["Green lite,"...
Gil Dawson
Wed Oct 25 18:27:54 2006
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Kudos to Dan Neil for exposing in today's paper (Rumble Seat, p G1) GM's disingenuous effort to enter the "hybrid" market with its Saturn Vue GL. By calling this car a "hybrid", GM is employing a lame PR gimmick that waters down exciting new hybrid technology to include anythi...
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Fri Sep 29 15:00:48 2006
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Hello Lynn Thank you for the Tonneau Cover results. I would like to add one myself but want to keep it as light as possible. I like the idea of a full hard cover but I have not found one that weighs less than about 60 pounds. Here is one called an Undercover that has a lot of...
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Sat Aug 26 03:58:40 2006
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From: Mike Kane [mailto:[email removed]] Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 9:18 AM To: [email removed]; [email removed]; [email removed] Subject: Press Release - Nissan Crushes Pasadena Electric Cars FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 24, 2006 Nissan Crushes Working Electric Vehicles De...
Richard Kelly
Thu Aug 17 13:24:07 2006
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Don, > From: [email removed] .. > I did a nationwide parts search and VPI there is none of these parts > available. Has Brian, Jeff or anyone else come up with any ideas? As you've heard, Jeff and Brian are sending out a unit from one of their shop trucks. I've since also hear...
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Wed Aug 16 16:30:06 2006
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_____ From: Tom Shjarback [mailto:[email removed]] Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 7:29 AM To: 'Jeff Thomas'; [email removed] Cc: [email removed] Subject: RE: [S10-EV] s-10 GM part # 27003265 To all, I replaced the buffer on my 1998 S10E, and it wasn't the problem. The fan mo...
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Wed Aug 16 01:43:37 2006
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Hello Jeff If you are going to make these up I would be interested in getting a few of them. When you have the time and of course after anyone else who needs one. Maybe being in a little cooler climate the factory ones will last just a little longer. But now that I said that I...
Jeff Thomas
Tue Aug 15 22:51:10 2006
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Don, Richard and list members; The Front Fan buffer is a known chronic problem item. A large percentage have had that fan buffer replaced, with some more than once. Bryan told me that he's removed a working buffer from one of our trucks and will be sending it to Richard. We no...
List member
Tue Aug 15 20:32:36 2006
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Hello Richard There was something else that I forgot to bring up. You have had this same part fail two times on this truck? There must be something else besides just this part causing the problem. That is going to have to be addressed or your just going to burn out another one...
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Tue Aug 15 20:24:56 2006
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Hello Richard I did a nationwide parts search and VPI there is none of these parts available. Has Brian, Jeff or anyone else come up with any ideas? The only choice I can think of is if you cannot find a used one is to have yours repaired or have someone make a new replacement...
Richard Kelly
Fri Aug 11 14:43:40 2006
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Last week after I parked my truck, the coolant fan would not stop running. Three hours later, it was still going, and I had to disconnect the 12V battery to prevent it from being discharged. Brian at EVBones quickly diagnosed it as a bad Fan Buffer, a potted solid-state device...
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Tue Aug 8 14:28:22 2006
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-----Original Message----- From: Barry Pataky [mailto:[email removed]] Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 1:37 AM To: [email removed]; [email removed] Cc: [email removed]; [email removed]; [email removed]; [email removed]; [email removed] Subject: Re: [EV1-CLUB] Re: [ranger-ev] Fa...