EV Bones LLC Chevrolet S-10EV Sales & Support

Professional Service and Support of the Chevrolet S-10EV, Battery Electric Vehicle.
EV Bones LLC is owned and operated by an environmentally sensitive engineer. I drive an S-10EV daily!

You might already be aware that auto makers had spent considerable time and effort in engineering zero emission vehicles to address the requirements enforced by CARB in the last half of the 1990's.

Each of the big three US auto makers offered a Battery Electric Vehicle version of their standard ICE lineup. It was only GM who used their considerable resources to design an Electric Vehicle from the ground up.

General Motors offerings were the EV1, and the S-10EV. Both vehicles used identical drive train components. The EV1 was offered as a lease-only vehicle, unavailable for sale to the general public. These were an amazing car, and delivered a practical mileage between charging. And charging was safe and simply accomplished using the Magnecharger Inductive charging system.

No EV1's are operational and being driven on our highways today.

The Chevrolet S-10EV was offered as a fleet-lease vehicle to various Governments and utilities in volume. A total of 492 S-10EV's were assembled. Of those, approximately 60 were sold and titled. The title permitted these trucks to be privately owned. Unfortunately all others have since been destroyed.

This truck may look identical to it's gasoline powered sibling, even though it is radically different underneath the skin. The S-10EV is FWD and powered by a 85kw, three phase AC motor, delivering up to 112 horsepower. Two battery chemistries were offered for the S-10EV; (1) an obsolete VRLA (Valve Regulated Lead Acid) battery by Panasonic, and (2) the GM/Ovonic Nickel Metal Hydride battery. With NiMH delivering nearly twice the energy density, and 3X life, over conventional PbA (Lead-Acid) batteries.

Lithium-Ion battery technology is continuously improving, and may be a financially viable traction drive battery alternative to the NiMH chemistry in another 2-3 years.

1997 Chevrolet S-10EV shown with Gen1 220v Magnecharger

S-10EV Charging is performed by the Magnecharger inductive paddle charger.
You may have seen these at malls or public locations offering EV charging stations

An Electric Vehicle can satisfy 90% of the average driver's needs, and know your EV is powered entirely by locally generated energy.
If your commute does not exceed 35 miles RT, level grade (no hill or steep climb), the S-10EV may be an excellent choice for you.
The S-10 cargo carrying ability fits a second vehicle need perfectly, and without contributing to our growing dependence on foreign oil.

EV Bones LLC was established in 2003 to deliver comprehensive long term support of the Chevrolet S-10EV's trucks to individual owners.
No other full size highway EV delivered a similar level of acceleration and top speed, along with quiet operation and zero tailpipe emissions.

2007, EVBones had reached it's goal of helping to sustain -Fifty- privately owned S-10EV electric trucks in daily operation.
EVBones has closed it's electric vehicle refurbishment operations. I will continue to service and support these vehicles.
There is no charge for telephone support to EVBones customers. Telephone support is offered on a fee basis to owners
of vehicles acquired outside of EVBones. Paid telephone support is offered at $100hr using your Visa or MasterCard

Southern California Edison has published comprehensive reports detailing the VRLA, and NiMH S-10EV. These are PDF files at 1.8MB each.
Click here to download the 1998 VRLA S-10EV performance report. Click here to download the 1998 NiMH S-10EV performance report.

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