Paul Peavyhouse
Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:56:59 -0700
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What do you meant you were going through regular batteries in your S10EV? Is the 12V battery tasked hard and to blame for some of these "E" errors? I've always wondered how much these accessory batteries are tasked, and why they are so big (as if we will be needing to crank a...
Stephen Weitz
Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:50:57 -0700
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I installed a Yellow Top Optima battery. They are more expensive but really heavy duty. A lot of people use them when using extended loud audio with their cars off. I was going through regular batteries in my S10 EV. The Yellow Top has been great! No more voltages in the <12 v...
Joshua Tomel
Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:15:02 -0400
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Guys, This has been a stinker of a weekend, I'm all to blame for it, plus it's a story of what not to do. Here's what happened: I drove Friday afternoon in the high 80's heat here in the Long Island area to a job interview nearly 20 miles away, there was a few people ahead of...
Stephen Weitz
Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:28:37 -0700
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There is talk on the Rav4 EV group (people with 100,000 miles) about looking for new batteries. They have identified possible sources in Europe but not the US. How are we doing with our NiMH battery supply? I'm fine now, but years later, will you have some? Or would the RAV4 b...
paul doe
Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:44:37 -0700 (PDT)
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I have the Goodyear Viva 2 which are only available from Walmart and they seem to work well. Also, they have a 60K mile warranty. Paul [email removed] wrote: Here is the link to the report. Unfortunately it is from 2003. http://tinyurl.com/53rm8j Consumer Reports also reviewed...
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Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:08:45 -0700
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Here is the link to the report. Unfortunately it is from 2003. http://tinyurl.com/53rm8j Consumer Reports also reviewed tires. In the all-season truck tire category the "Fuel Smart" tires were the Hankok Dyna Pro. The Pirelli Scorpion and Goodyear Fortera scored well too in th...
Lance Haines
Sat, 31 May 2008 10:43:03 -0500 (CDT)
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All, I have been driving my Pb-Acid 1998 S-10 Electric since January 2000. For the last couple of years, I have really been "limping along" with my well worn Pb batteries. I effectively doubled the range of my truck by getting permission to charge at work. Alas, this last wint...
Tom Dowling
Wed, 28 May 2008 17:03:55 -0700
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GM S-10EV Pickup Posted by: "mike_klimesh" [email removed] mike_klimesh Tue May 27, 2008 9:42 pm (PDT) A few people have asked about the S-10EV pickup. It's one of the factory GM ones, as I understand it there were only 63 of these sold. I think he said it was was from a utili...
Richard Poudrier
Wed, 28 May 2008 15:27:42 -0400
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Hi Alex, About a week ago I plugged my S10 into the charger overnight and the next morning found it had not finished charging. My Gen 1 charger was displaying the message, "Check Vehicle". When I turned the key on I could see it had only charged up to about 70% and the battery...
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Wed, 28 May 2008 00:23:11 -0700
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Update on the record setting EV auction: > heard from the RAV4-EV seller today. He did get a buyer after the top > bidder dropped out and sold it for $69,850. I guess that's still a record, > just not quite as crazy as 90K. > > -- > Tom Saxton > [email removed] > On 5/26/08, [...
Gil Dawson
Tue, 27 May 2008 01:59:34 -0700
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At 12:25 P -0700 5/26/08, Stephen Weitz wrote: >My tire went flat on my Chevy S10 EV. Any suggestions on how to >change a tire on this truck? I called the Auto Club, and they towed it to a local tire shop, who sold me a new tire, installed, for $60. After that, the truck pulle...
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Mon, 26 May 2008 16:04:20 -0700
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This was posted on the RAV4 EV list too. The winning bidder retracted their bid. The seller is going to make a 2nd chance offer to the #2 bidder. Still this auction makes a point that there is a big demand for OEM EVs. Regards, Pat On 5/26/08, John Miller <[email removed]> wro...
John Miller
Mon, 26 May 2008 14:24:35 -0700
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A 2001 Rav4 EV just sold on eBay for $89,200 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230254014549 8 different bidders were willing to pay $40,000 or more for it. There were 4 bids (from four distinct bidders) in the last 28 seconds, pushing the price up $...
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Sun, 25 May 2008 21:31:50 EDT
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Hello Alex Pat touched on what I believe you are noticing. I am only 50 miles from you and it is the ambient temperature. It is now warm enough in our area that the heat generated by the batteries during charging require the use of the A/C. When your batteries are reaching nea...
Tom Dowling
Sun, 25 May 2008 14:55:19 -0700
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I believe this is the site: http://www.evchargernews.com/regions/90712_1.htm An LPI charger will not work with the RAV4 EVs that are on the road today. Perhaps an S10E driver is nearby? Tom Dowling From: [email removed] [mailto:[email removed]] On Behalf Of Jaime Guoz Sent: Su...
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Sat, 24 May 2008 00:45:14 -0700
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Here is what I recall Jeff telling me: > The system will periodically do bulk overcharge (leveling charge) to ensure > all 26 batteries are completely full. This removes the SOC calculation error > in the BPCM program that accumulates over time. With only six temperature > sen...
Jeff Thomas
Thu, 15 May 2008 09:01:20 -0700
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Pat, I agree; it's great exposure in a mainstream publication, even if their typical reader is predisposed to a conservationist viewpoint. On a side note to the article exposure: The EVBones web statistics reports a total of 6200 new visitors in the last 72 hours directly attr...
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Wed, 14 May 2008 00:31:05 -0700
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The Sierra Club has a write up about 3 renewably powered EVs, including two S10EVs belonging to Stephen Weitz and Alex Beamer. Way to go guys. http://www.sierraclub.org/wecandoit/home/electric_cars.asp It was also cool to see Darrell Dickey written about. I made all my 240V ex...
Mike Kane
Thu, 8 May 2008 09:49:47 -0700 (PDT)
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There is one other thing that doesn't pass the "sniff test" here. The statement that the station will be energy neutral. An 80Kw solar array should produce about 440KWh per day. If that energy is used to produce 12Kg of H2 from electrolysis, that is 36.67 KWh/Kg. Most of the t...
Stephen Weitz
Thu, 8 May 2008 07:31:29 -0700
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Thank you Niel. I hope Mark A. is paying attention to your analysis. Stephen On May 7, 2008, at 11:24 PM, Niel Nielsen wrote: > In case you're not a member of EAA, there's an article in this > month's Current Events about a "green" hydrogen station that just > opened in Sacram...
Niel Nielsen
Thu, 08 May 2008 01:24:24 -0500
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In case you're not a member of EAA, there's an article in this month's Current Events about a "green" hydrogen station that just opened in Sacramento. The station has extensive solar panels (80 KW), and uses the electricity to electrolysis water into hydrogen and oxygen, and c...
Steve Hawkins
Wed, 7 May 2008 14:29:05 -0600
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Dear Bryan, Thanks for your response and the very interesting information copied below, nevertheless I will be happy to continue to modify my car to my needs. I did find your contention that EV-95s are "no-good" and need replacement every two years interesting, as they have be...
Jeff Thomas
Mon, 5 May 2008 15:23:14 -0700
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It is part of a low-pass filter. Jeff On May 5, 2008, at 1:45 PM, Frank Fenton wrote: > Those are 30.9k resistors per the Battery Pack Manual. (yep, I > finally got > one) Looks like they limit any current flow to the BCM. > Frank > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [emai...
Frank Fenton
Mon, 5 May 2008 15:45:24 -0500
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Those are 30.9k resistors per the Battery Pack Manual. (yep, I finally got one) Looks like they limit any current flow to the BCM. Frank -----Original Message----- From: [email removed] [mailto:[email removed]] On Behalf Of Bill Palter Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 1:06 PM To: St...
Bill Palter
Mon, 05 May 2008 11:05:53 -0700
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I believe that is an inline fusable link Bill On Mon, 2008-05-05 at 11:43 -0600, Steve Hawkins wrote: > Can anyone tell me what electronic device is connected in-line with > each battery terminal in the 18awg orange wire? It is housed in a > black shrink-wrap with a purple str...
Steve Hawkins
Mon, 5 May 2008 11:43:39 -0600
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Can anyone tell me what electronic device is connected in-line with each battery terminal in the 18awg orange wire? It is housed in a black shrink-wrap with a purple strip about 3 inches from each terminal,and looks like a "pill" or "bump" under the shrink wrap? Steve --------...
Mike Kane
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:59:56 -0700 (PDT)
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Hi All, Following are some specifics regarding Plug In America's efforts to hire a full time executive director. Please pass along to anyone you know who might be a good candidate. Thanks, Mike Kane ------------------ Dear members of the EV community, Plug In America is excite...
Jeff Thomas
Thu, 17 Apr 2008 06:54:18 -0700
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There has been communication off-list with a few owners. All "free range" S-10EV's are accounted for, even yours. The exact number are known, and will not be published to the list serve. Jeff On Apr 17, 2008, at 6:40 AM, paul doe wrote: > Patrick, > > I'm not sure I would call...
Niel Nielsen
Sat, 12 Apr 2008 03:24:53 -0500
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Keith, You actually own one of the best two electric vehicles that are on the road today (the other is the Toyota RAV4-EV). But the version of the S10 you that you have came with lead acid batteries that don't last very long. (Four years on a lead acid pack is pushing it for m...
Dennis Scott
Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:57:29 -0500
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Does anybody have any experience with the use of Panasonic EC-HV1255 batteries in a 97 S10E? I am wondering if there is anyone that has used these and if there is a problem with charging due to the difference in internal resistance? Any range issues? Thanks Dennis Scott [email...