paul doe
Fri, 11 Jul 2008 06:41:36 -0700 (PDT)
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Dennis, ? ??? It was Chevron who sued Panasonic and Toyota for patent infringement after having merged with Texaco to acquire their share of the Ovonics company.? Check Wikipedia and EV1.org for the details.? You might want to check with Bryan or Jeff to see if they can do an...
eric
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:20:27 -0400
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Usually there are only parts restriction on warranty parts and when pqc or tac stops an order they are usually unaware that it is customer pay. I have ran into this twice while ordering parts. Eric > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >...
Iron _
Tue, 8 Jul 2008 17:05:15 -0500
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ProEV 1995 Subaru Impreza utilizes Kokam batteries. There is also a ton battery performance data on this site, as well as video clips. Should be proof that the batteries are for real, but really darn expensive too. The price of a Kokam 100 amp-hr cell is $592 US according to t...
Dennis Scott
Tue, 8 Jul 2008 16:12:09 -0500
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It seems high but this is way more battery than we have now and should last a long time, my concern is that these appear to be Thundersky batteries marketed under this Tradwin company name. I have seen reports of bad batteries from them but We have also seen Nimh batteries go...
Paul Peavyhouse
Tue, 8 Jul 2008 13:57:23 -0700
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$11K for batteries actually sounds like a great deal, in fact to me it sounds too good to be true and that there must be some gotcha. The hesitation I have is with the quality and compatible integration w/ the truck. I too hope that my batteries continue to hold out and trust...
paul doe
Tue, 8 Jul 2008 13:42:13 -0700 (PDT)
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$10,296 plus shipping from Hong Kong!? I hope my batteries hold out until the prices come down a little.? At least the technology is out there. ? Paul --- On Tue, 7/8/08, Dennis Scott <[email removed]> wrote: From: Dennis Scott <[email removed]> Subject: [S10-EV] Lithium Iron...
Dennis Scott
Tue, 8 Jul 2008 14:26:14 -0500
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I found this company from an Ebay ad for a Rav 4 conversion http://www.tradwinhk.com/ I like the format and I thought I would pass it on The Rav4 owner claimed 150 miles on a DC drive he was using 156V 260AH setup. Here is a quote they sent me 686 lbs for all 104 (26 sets of 4...
Jeff Thomas
Tue, 8 Jul 2008 11:43:31 -0700
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On Jul 8, 2008, at 11:24 AM, Iron _ wrote: > Best prices that I've found on Lithium thus far. > http://www.lionev.com/Battery_module_pricing.html > Please let us know when you send them money. YIKES http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/02/13/lionev-delivers-first- converted-ford-...
Jeff Thomas
Sun, 6 Jul 2008 13:48:11 -0700
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I see that you're already working with the yahoo uselectricar group. They are your sole resource. This list serve is for owners of the GM factory built S-10EV, with no similarity to the conversion vehicle with Hughes Dolphin controllers. Jeff On Jul 6, 2008, at 12:28 PM, Mark...
Steve Hawkins
Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:44:43 -0600
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Hello all. I am having too much fun here. My '98 s10e has the ev-95 pack installed now with upgraded cooling and vitalization and a tech2 is coming for me to work with this weekend. The engineers I am working with agree that she should run properly unless there are additional...
Stephen Weitz
Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:47:38 -0700
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Paul, I think this may be an issue for all EVs using the induction chargers that we use. For example, Darell, on the RAV4 EV list, had error codes and some problems. I suggested that he get an Optima battery and his problems disappeared. He was getting volts below 12.0 and thi...
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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...
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...
Bryan Sailors
Thu, 1 May 2008 09:49:30 -0700
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Steve you dont understand how the system works. The charger is just that...a charger. The charge profile information is stored in the computers that control the vehicle. The BPCM in particular holds the charge profile for different battery chemistries. You program the ECUs on...
Steve Hawkins
Thu, 1 May 2008 10:00:26 -0600
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I am looking through the tech 2 data on my '98 s10e and am not finding charging profile information such as the screens to change from "constant voltage" to "constant current", max. voltages, number of pack cells, cell v, cutoffs, leveling parameters, etc., etc. I am familiar...
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...
Bill Palter
Thu, 17 Apr 2008 06:47:27 -0700
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When I first got my S10 before I bought a TECH-II , the local Chevy dealer's service department was very helpful, reading the codes out of my truck several times for me (at no charge).... Of course they have since gone out of Business... Bill On Thu, 2008-04-17 at 06:40 -0700,...
paul doe
Thu, 17 Apr 2008 06:40:14 -0700 (PDT)
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Patrick, I'm not sure I would call it 'good' pr when you walk into a GM dealership service department and ask for help on an S10-EV (if they even know what you're talking about). Lets put it this way, if you collect a list of VIN's, don't include mine. Thanks, Paul [email remo...
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Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:12:24 -0700
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Jeff, thanks for confirming the wikipedia numbers and the source. I like wikipedia, but it is not always an accurate resource. Paul, GM certainly knew where these were when they were fleet vehicles. If they wanted them to disappear, they could have made an attractive fleet upg...
paul doe
Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:15:07 -0700 (PDT)
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Patrick, There were also a few that were owned by Fulton County Georgia Motor Pool. These have recently appeared (with dead batteries) on eBay. I believe it was 6 they purchased in 1997 as part of an evaluation of lower emission vehicles. The person I traded emails with at Ful...
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Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:26:23 -0700
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> Looking forward to being corrected A couple corrections: > about 20 are 1999s, all NiMH That should be 1998s > When GP&L were done with these 50, they sold Not all 50 (or whatever the number is) came from GP&L. Since the ICE version of the truck had been crash tested, this a...
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...
Jeff Thomas
Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:45:46 -0700
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Hey! Craig Vinton; you're on the wrong list, and obviously confused. This is the S-10EV list serve, for GM built EV's using the EV1 propulsion system. The original poster owns a GM built S-10EV, it is *not* a conversion vehicle. You have a US Electricar. Jeff On Apr 10, 2008,...
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Sat, 8 Mar 2008 13:39:17 EST
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Hello Niel Repairing vehicles from collision damage is my business. I deal with insurance companies everyday. Unless your policy is limited in the dollar amount for repairs they cannot pay less than the value of the vehicle minus the salvage. This varies but a general rule is...
Jerry Pohorsky
Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:00:11 -0800
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Hi Patrick, Nice write-up. Hope you get more involved with the OEVA. Their parent organization has a website: www.ElectricAuto.org that has 6 flyers that you can download as PDF files. You can print them yourself or order copies from the EAA at 10 cents each. These are two-sid...
Jeff Thomas
Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:20:53 -0700
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Pat, a great piece you wrote here. Thanks for taking the time to post it on S10-EV. Jeff On Feb 25, 2008, at 2:23 AM, [email removed] wrote: > Hi All, > > As of Feb 26th, I have been driving an EV for 1 year. Here is the > story of my first year including trip stats, repair is...
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Mon, 25 Feb 2008 01:23:49 -0800
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Hi All, As of Feb 26th, I have been driving an EV for 1 year. Here is the story of my first year including trip stats, repair issues, public education, anecdotes... Be prepared, it's a long email. *Intro* I drive a 1998 Chevy S10EV <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S10ev>. It is m...
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Does anyone have any empirical data on Watts per mile of a NiNH S10EV? I am interested in Watts from the wall to the road, not just from the batteries. I know there are LOTs of factors including how you drive, where you drive, weather... that means there is not one answer. In...