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...
Gil Dawson
Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:33:03 -0700
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Hugues-- If your apartment manager will let you have an electrician install a 240V 30-amp circuit, large paddle chargers are relatively available. --Gil At 11:40 A -0400 6/11/08, Joshua Tomel wrote: >Hugues, > I would do some research on which type of battery you >have under t...
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...
Hugues Marceau
Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:44:43 -0400
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Hi, I'm an electrical engineering student and have access to two of the university Chevy S10 EV. Would one of you guys have a convenience charger (to sell) to let me charge a S10 in my apartment's parking? Thanks Hugues Marceau
Dennis Scott
Sat, 7 Jun 2008 17:19:10 -0500
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There is a water pump for the 2007 Cobalt that is item 330242328554 on Ebay now buy it now $200 looks like it would work. Dennis Scott
Johnny Chattin
Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:04:12 -0400
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How much do you want for it, I am? interested Thank You, Johnny Chattin -----Original Message----- From: Eric Snider <[email removed]> To: [email removed] Sent: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 4:00 pm Subject: [S10-EV] Sell my Magnecharger? Get an S10? Hi, I'm new to the list. I don't have an...
Eric Snider
Wed, 4 Jun 2008 13:00:02 -0700
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Hi, I'm new to the list. I don't have an S10 although I wish I did... I had a GM EV1 which was taken away and crushed. Anyway, I still have my Magnecharger with the big paddle. I haven't used it in a while, but the last time it was hooked up it powered on and looked good. I'm...
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...
List member
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...
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Sun, 25 May 2008 14:55:19 -0700
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From: [email removed] [mailto:[email removed]] On Behalf Of smokey Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2008 12:24 AM To: [email removed] Subject: S10 ev pu Am thinking of buying one want to know the value of a 1997 S10 electric PU built by GM Gene smokey [[email removed]] -------------- n...
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...
Stephen Weitz
Sat, 24 May 2008 10:50:25 -0700
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Could it be that ambient temperature is warmer now? I would guess that the extra energy required for cooling in the summer increases the time it takes to do the leveling charge. In order to ensure that the air conditioning is working to cool the batteries, I always check the s...
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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...
Alex Beamer
Fri, 23 May 2008 22:20:54 -0700
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Hi, I have been noticing lately that my 1997 S-10EV with NiMH batteries (converted by Jeff) is starting to do more frequent maintenance charging cycles. I charge my S-10EV two or three times per week. In the past it seems I would notice a maintenance charging cycle once every...
Steve Hawkins
Tue, 20 May 2008 09:34:00 -0600
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Hi Tom, I have just reworked my '98 box and made manual notes as to the high voltage wiring, and some of the low voltage wiring. If no-one comes up with a proper GM box wiring diagram (which I would be very interested in also) I would be happy to forward the data I have if it...
Adams, Lynn
Mon, 19 May 2008 09:23:48 -0600
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Tom, I built a honeycomb aluminum half tonneau cover for my truck when I had it. I used 3/8 Al honeycomb and then used aluminum channel from home depot along the edges (super glued on- super glue holds a strong al-al bond). Foam tape under the cover to protect the paint and se...
Thomas Sadowski
Sun, 18 May 2008 22:36:50 -0500
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My truck is going to need a minor makeover out back. Disney placed a gargantuan green decal over the whole tailgate with "ELECTRIC VEHICLE" written in big, bold letters. The original owner then spray painted directly over the decal to cover the Disney logo. I prefer the origin...
Stephen Weitz
Thu, 15 May 2008 23:13:33 -0700
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Note the very last line. Add to your reasons to use EV+PV. Stephen -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Print Story_ Researchers warn of nitrogen hazard to environment on Yahoo! News.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 65690 bytes Des...
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...
Steve Hawkins
Wed, 7 May 2008 08:32:41 -0600
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Hi Bryan, Thanks for your response. You are correct that I am only at the first stage of learning the process. Every bit of information helps and your explanation is much appreciated. I believe I can get the recipe for the ECUs fairly easily through a cooperative local dealer...