... From Blue Sky's ebay ad, here are all of the Ford dealerships in California who are trained and equiped to service Ranger EVs: Villa Ford Orange...
Thanks to Ben White and kcamer2002 for the information. I need to get both my steering (chattering) and brakes (trouble light) looked at. I will pass along...
Hello, I am new to the group and am seriously considering the purchase of a factory Ranger EV. Thanks to the moderator for allowing me on to ask a few...
Hello Randy You need two items to read the factory information. One is the NGS tester or the full name New Generation Star Tester. They were around 1800 brand...
Hello Don, Thanks for the reply. I'm near Seattle. Is zeroevmeister connected with Blue Sky (BSM)? How big is this NGS tester? Is it a roll-around cart, a...
Hi Randy, The unit is a hand held tester. It can monitor all functions on the truck. It will allow you to monitor each battery individually. It will tell...
Hello! Its good to see another Ranger EV in Washington state. Zeroevmister is NOT connected with Blue Sky Motors or Battery MD. They are both in the state of...
Hello Randy Both the replies to your questions are correct. I too am glad to see another EV in the Northwest. I am in Portland. Don In a message dated...
PBS Television will air a segment on the new movie, "Who Killed the Electric Car" tonight (Friday, 06/09), featuring an interview with Director Chris Paine, on...
I'm sooooo excited!! My wife and I are traveling a total of 6 hours to see this movie in Seattle at SIFF tonight. It shows twice, tonight and tomarrow morning....
Followup to seeing the movie...AWESOME!! The theatre was packed full, Chris Paine ,an Ex-EV engineer from GM , and the EV-1 salesperson featured in the film...
Hi Chris, I already tried to reply to this thread, but I don't see it in the thread. I apologize if you already got it. I have a few questions about your...
This is a follow up to posts from Chris. I tried to reply directly to those posts, but my comments never appended to the thread. Chris, Congratulations to you...
Hi All, Has anyone heard anything more from Chris (Banger_27) regarding his modification that installed (26) 12V batteries in place of the original (39) 8V...
Hello Mark It has been a while. I am soon going to drop a pack and install 12 volt batteries with resistors. Chris is not the only one doing this and everyone...
Hi Don! Indeed it has been a long time. I had been working on a BMS replacement (totally non-trivial) when I heard about Chris's mods. I would really like to...
The resister values need to be low enough so that the current draw by the sense wire does not alter the voltage appreciateably. If the values are too low, the...
I should correct the obvious mistake I made in my last message (below). Each of the batteries DO have a resister in series with the sense lines. Just check...
By using low ohm, you will increase the current taken by each divider. This will be a constant drain on the battery. You will want a higher resistance. Chris...
If anyone is interested I will be placing another order for 12V batteries. If anyone is interested in getting a set of batteries, the price would be $3000....
Chris, Myself and I'm sure many others live far to far from LA or even CA to pick up batteries there. All manufacturers I know of will deliver with such a...
Have you ever heard the expression "you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar?" ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
My guess is that Chris wants to make a buck or two off his hard work. I think that is entirely justified given the investment and the risk that he made to try...
Hi Everyone, After putting 2000 miles on the 12V batteries, they appear to be holding up well, even in the 110 degree weather we have had heere in So Cal. I...
To Chris...what are the odds of getting the Battery Kit etc on or before 7-21-06. I would love to get my truck up and running for the Austin screening of a...
Hi Mark, It would be cutting it a little close, but we could do it. The batteries could be to your place in 3 days. I could have the rest of the parts to you...
... that are pretty enthusiastic as am I. Maybe in two Saturday afternoons (plus?) we could knock it out. Thanks for your offer of personal help..it might come...
Hi Mark, What is your zip code, so I can get a shipping qoute for you. You can probably get it done in 2 saturdays. You can prepare by dropping the battery...
