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Thank you very much for letting me join this group. I am really excited about having an EV Ranger. My husband and I are doing a lot of research on EV's--in...
newsolarev
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Jun 3, 2004
1:14 am
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Hi Meredith, Welcome to the group. Even though I don't have a Ranger EV anymore, I still listen here. It is awfully quiet. There are a couple other "owners"...
Geoff Shepherd
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Jun 3, 2004
2:49 am
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Dear all, Thank you for adding me to the group! I really appreciated it. My name is Mirai Aki, and I am currently researching about Ford EV Ranger at my...
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akimirai
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Aug 2, 2004
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Mirai-- There may not be much of a response as nearly all of the Ranger EVs have been recalled and crushed. I am still hanging on to mine, but the lease ran...
Ray Levinson
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Aug 2, 2004
8:02 pm
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... Now that the EV Mandate in CA has been defeated and Ford has taken back and pre- sumably crushed most the Ranger EVs, finding parts like an inverter will...
Dave Goldstein
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Aug 3, 2004
11:53 pm
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Varsity Ford in Ann Arbor Mi. Still services the ranger ev for the UofM fleet trucks. There phone number is 800-875-3673. I also has a few email with Laurie...
Chapin, Tim
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Aug 4, 2004
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Hi, I'm new to the list and have some ?s about converting a Ranger to a Ranger EV. Now, understand my goal, I really just want a good platform on which I can...
evpromoter
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Aug 4, 2004
5:00 pm
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You are in luck. There is a book by Bob Brant called "Build your own Electric Vehicle". That goes through a step by step process of converting a Ranger to an...
Adams, Noel
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Aug 4, 2004
5:22 pm
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Thanks. I'll have access to a copy of Bob Brant's "Build your own Electric Vehicle" on Saturday. However, from what I was able to find on the web, it sounded...
evpromoter
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Aug 5, 2004
7:47 am
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Hi Tom, Did you ever get the service manual for the 1998 Ranger EV? Thanks, Mark...
evpromoter
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Aug 5, 2004
7:58 am
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No, I never did obtain the 1998 Ranger EV service manual. Actually, my Ranger EV was a 2000 model. But I never did obtain any Ranger EV service manuals. I...
Tom Dowling
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Aug 5, 2004
4:35 pm
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Hi Mark, The production Ranger EV was a unique vehicle. It had a number of "carryover" parts and systems from the ICE version, but it also had a lot of unique...
Geoff Shepherd
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Aug 5, 2004
8:58 pm
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On Thu, 5 Aug 2004 13:58:21 -0700 Geoff Shepherd <geoff@...> ... Great post, Jeff, and great advice! I did not know about the Ford Explorer frame....
Dave Goldstein
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Aug 6, 2004
6:26 pm
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Hi Dave, ... That's is one of the biggest borrow-overs. There were also other components, such as the drive-by-wire gas pedal from the Crown Vic, as I recall....
Geoff Shepherd
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Aug 6, 2004
9:38 pm
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I am watching a fleet of these rangers that might come up for sale this summer. 3 of the 6 are already parked because of limits due to the weak packs. I...
Chapin, Tim
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Aug 9, 2004
5:30 pm
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If you can get a replacement pack for $3,000 then $2,500 would be a really good price. _____ From: Chapin, Tim [mailto:tchapin@...] Sent: Monday, August...
Adams, Noel
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Aug 9, 2004
5:37 pm
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Broward county FLorida has two Rangger EVs on eBay. Neither of them is in running condition and both probably need batteries but if anyone is looking for...
anbausa
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Aug 10, 2004
7:46 pm
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I saw these for sale. Seems tempting. I currently own a USE S10 EV and thought getting a Ford Ranger EV would be a great addition. I just joined the list and...
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Aug 10, 2004
9:40 pm
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The batteries are purpose designed for the Ranger. They are 8 volt sealed 78ah (not sure on the ah) that are not being manufactured any more. They can only...
Chapin, Tim
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Aug 11, 2004
1:22 pm
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That is really a shame. Bummer that you can not swap in 12V SLA batteries. As for pack price, I just bought 26 (70AH) Hawker Genesis batteries for my USE S10...
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Aug 11, 2004
5:36 pm
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Because of the $16,000 expense of replacing the oddball 8v AGM batteries on my Ford Ranger EV, I am looking at trying to extend the life of my batteries using...
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Aug 19, 2004
11:33 pm
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I checked with Ford on the $3000 battery packs. It turn out that these were used recovered packs from destroyed Rangers. They come up so rarely that the Ford...
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Aug 19, 2004
11:38 pm
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wlong@... : I am a buyer for Broward County Government and want to notify the group members of our Ebay EV sales....
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Aug 25, 2004
12:34 am
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Hi William, I got this message, but can't find the Electric Ranger on the eBay site. Can you provide a link? Thanks, Mark ... From: groupmodrator...
Mark Bayazit
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Aug 26, 2004
9:31 pm
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Fellow Ranger EV owners and fans. I would like to take some time here to shed some light on the topic of the mysterious Requalified batteries we have heard so...
kimeplex
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Sep 1, 2004
12:04 am
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Well written... and to think, I was the one that started it all and I still don't own a ranger!!!!!! ... From: kimeplex [mailto:kimeplex@...] Sent:...
Chapin, Tim
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Sep 1, 2004
2:04 pm
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I suggest that you place the list of available parts and the URL of the site on the files section of this Yahoo Ranger list. That way it will be available for...
Adams, Noel
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Sep 1, 2004
2:45 pm
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For those of you who have an interest. I have a set of Ranger EV service manuals on ebay. The manual set covers model years 98 and 99 lead acid and NiMH. ...
kimeplex
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Sep 1, 2004
9:38 pm
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It finally happened, UofM auctioned off 3 ford Ranger ev's and I got one of them… Loaded it up on the trailer at noon time. Now to find out if I got...
tchapin41
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Nov 8, 2004
8:13 pm
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Have you tried charging it? If you have and charging wouldn't start then try and jump the Aux battery first to see if it will start charging. The batteries...
Adams, Noel
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