Joshua Tomel
Tue, 5 Aug 2008 14:27:46 -0400
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Lloyd, I saw the item# 230274514400 on the bay. I was wondering, is your truck filled with PbA (Lead Acid) batteries or NiMH batteries? I noticed in that auction a 120 volt portable charger was included, are you using that, and how well does it work? I got one because there ar...
Paul Peavyhouse
Tue, 5 Aug 2008 09:06:31 -0700
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FYI, I don't intend for this to start a flame war or any sort of "debate", but you should make it a habit to *never* drive these trucks past 50% charge. The knee-bend in the voltage is drastic after this point, and if you exert many amps from the pack after 50% then you are as...
Jeff Thomas
Tue, 5 Aug 2008 09:04:05 -0700
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What you are hearing is the oscillator of the switching DC-DC power supply inside the AD (Auto Disconnect) module located within your sealed battery pack assembly. The systems remain powered continuously, and the audible noise is a harmonic of the magnetics GM chose. Some AD m...
Lloyd Campbell
Tue, 5 Aug 2008 10:11:28 -0500
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Hello everyone, First of all I would like to introduce myself to the list as a new S10-EV owner. I?ve been a list member for a couple months now and I asked the towing question last week. My name is Lloyd Campbell and I reside in Zimmerman MN. Just last weekend I drove to San...
eric
Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:23:40 -0400
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In the pod3 photo the gear that drives the diff on the very top. the cogs on that gear look just like the park cogs and an auto trans Eric > > I wouldn't be at all suprised if the damage to the vehicle that Jeff > fixed was caused by the tow operator dragging the vehicle while...
Thomas W. Dowling
Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:19:11 -0700
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I think tow truck drivers take delight in cowboy antics.... A few years ago, I was in Santa Monica at an EV1 event. Two of the EV charging spaces in the parking lot were blocked by City ICE vehicles -- Tauruses, as I recall. An EV1 driver complained to the Santa Monica police...
Joshua Tomel
Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:39:09 -0400
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Niel, Nearly 10 days ago I was put into the same situation where the truck would not charge or drive out from my garage due to the bad temp sensors and the tow truck driver wanted to do the same thing. I was as firm as possible that no movement of my truck was going to take pl...
Niel Nielsen
Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:43:37 -0500
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I wouldn't be at all suprised if the damage to the vehicle that Jeff fixed was caused by the tow operator dragging the vehicle while it was in park. That would create enormous forces on the drive pod. Jeff, where in the gear train does the parking pawl engage? I'm guessing tha...
Jeff Thomas
Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:02:24 -0700
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Again, please, under no circumstances tow an S-10EV with the front wheels in contact with the road. Use a dolly, trailer, or have it towed with front wheels off the ground. You can't afford to buy a new drive pod if something bad happens. Here's my posting about towing made ba...
Gardner L Harris
Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:38:18 -0700
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To tow the S10e any real distance you either have to disconnect the halfshafts to the wheels or better, get a 2-wheeled dolly. Do not tow with the front end on the ground for more than a mile or two and even then IMHO, one must not exceed 30 mph. My experience with the EV1s wa...
Jeff Thomas
Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:03:21 -0700
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Do not tow the S-10EV with the front wheels in contact (turning) with the road under any circumstances. Do use a two wheel swivel dolly or trailer. Jeff On Jul 30, 2008, at 1:29 PM, Lloyd Campbell wrote: > > > What, if any, issues need to addressed to tow the S10-EV with a > s...
Lloyd Campbell
Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:29:01 -0500
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List member
Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:04:35 GMT
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Jeff, thanks so much for the reply. I have one further question: is this module available from ANY Chevy dealer or just one which is still servicing the S10e. If the latter, I don't know of one in SoCal. If the former, it will be a great relief although I assume that the cost...
Jeff Thomas
Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:19:09 -0700
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Gar, it appears the PSM module has passed on. Fortunately the failure mode did not result in a high voltage leakage path that would shut the vehicle down completely. The PSM is beneath the PIM and will need to be pulled for service. Your chevy dealer will have the module avail...
Gardner L Harris
Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:22:49 -0700
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I guess I need a little help here. Today I booted the truck as usual, drove the couple of blocks to a neighbor whom I was picking up so she could do a couple errands. So far, so good. I pulled into her driveway, turned the truck off so I could go to the door to escort her back...
Steve Hawkins
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:43:10 -0600
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Hey Hugues, The buffer is only on the '97 & '98 s10 electric truck and no other vehicles to my knowledge. It is a one-off part and is obsolete. It would be very helpful for you to contribute that information to the list. The s10 ground is fixed and [email removed]. Just click...
John Miller
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:57:10 -0600
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The first one mentions the EV1 (and even has a picture!), the second one is more general, about GM working with utilities to integrate plug in vehicles into a smart grid: Former GM CEO Stempel On the Future of Electric Cars http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121640867386365903.ht...
John Miller
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:27:25 -0600
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Former GM CEO Stempel On the Future of Electric Cars http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121640867386365903.html . Mr. Stempel believes in the idea of electric-drive cars - he uses the term "electric drive" to encompass both all-electric systems and plug-in hybrids. He gave the gr...
Mike Maguire
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:28:15 -0700
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Two things, 1) Shouldn't (if it doesn't already) the Sherman Anti-Trust law prevent Oil companies from owning Battery companies, and 2) I wonder about Manufacturers warranting propulshion batteries longer than they warrantee the '12 volt' system. Is that regulation from an adm...
Gil Dawson
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:27:29 -0700
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At 10:44 P -0700 7/21/08, [email removed] wrote: >CNN's The Situation Room rewrites history Yes, well, they do that all the time. Sometimes we notice it. We're learning. --Gil At 10:44 P -0700 7/21/08, [email removed] wrote: CNN's The Situation Room rewrites history and Expung...
List member
Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:44:39 -0700
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CNN's The Situation Room rewrites history and Expunges the EV1 and S10EV http://tinyurl.com/6flyfg The transcript of the episode that aired July 18, 2008 @16:00 ET is at the above link. While reporter Dana Bash was covering the McCain campaign she referred to GM's Michigan Des...
Ian Ward
Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:00:49 -0500
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He is just blowing smoke - and I'm surprised to see it, as he's been pretty active on the Ranger EV list for a long time. The original batteries only had about 60 miles range, and you can't swap in 12 volts that are anywhere near as good as those were for EVs. - ian On Mon, Ju...
Richard Poudrier
Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:34:02 -0400
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eBay Item #120284030335 It needs batteries, but this guy is claiming it has a range of "80-100 miles per charge, and possibly more" with new lead acid batteries. I don't know anything about the Ranger EV's, I barely know anything about my own S10 EV, but this does not seem rig...
Jeff Thomas
Sun, 20 Jul 2008 08:51:54 -0700
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Independent tests of various LRR tire choices tires are documented in the S-10EV file archives. Choices were weighted by rolling resistance, compound, noise, sidewall/inflation pressure, and tread life. The winner? Goodyear Assurance Comfortred 215/70 R15 They're not the cheap...
Paul Peavyhouse
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:52:09 -0700
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Maybe whoever bought that Magnecharger (charger itself) for $700 off of ebay is someone that won't have a use for it and will fire-sale it for cheap! :) Pv On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 12:08 PM, <[email removed]> wrote: > This is the charge port you put the paddle in Ebay Item 2202...
List member
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:08:29 EDT
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This is the charge port you put the paddle in Ebay Item 220257878825. Unfortunately these did sell for over 900 dollars last time he had them on eBay. It is true they were well over 2000 dollars list price when new. I posted this information before when they when these came up...
EVdave
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:58:20 -0400
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ah, sorry bout that, i posted to the wrong list... db Jim Coate wrote: > This group is all about the S-10's factory built by GM as electric in > 1997-98, using the EV1 drive train... totally different beast from the > Solectria S-10's. Although both can be temperamental beasts...
Jim Coate
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:38:49 -0400
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This group is all about the S-10's factory built by GM as electric in 1997-98, using the EV1 drive train... totally different beast from the Solectria S-10's. Although both can be temperamental beasts ;-) If you have a Solectria, you should instead check out the Solectria grou...
Paul Peavyhouse
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:30:36 -0700
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Yikes! You can still find these fairly easily for <$200! Pv On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 9:12 PM, Tom Dowling <[email removed]> wrote: > Went for $711, it appears. It was in Henderson, Nevada.... > > That does seem like a LOT more than it's worth. I'm sure there are > units in form...
List member
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:06:02 EDT
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I 've got one for sale here is Seattle for $350 if anyone's interested. Email [email removed] for pic ************** Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for FanHouse Fantasy Football today. (http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr00050000000020) ----...