This first one may be a stupid question but that never stopped me before... Has anyone calculated or observed the optimum speed to get the most range out of a...
Normally when traveling on city streets between 35 and 40mph is when my gauge reports that I am at the most optimum speed for regen. Haven't seen the brake...
Hi, Anyone in the southeast Michigan area having an electric Ranger EV? I wanted to see one, especially under the hood and see the layout of the transmission....
Hi, You should read more about the Ranger EV. It does not have a transmission. It has a single speed differential, connected directly to the motor under the...
During my search for any place in my area that does maintenance on Ranger EVs, or EVs in general, I found a place locally that does training for both highway...
... Take a look at this web site for a very good set of picture http://homepage.mac.com/geoffshepherd/PhotoAlbum54.html You could also read the shop manual. Go...
Wow, this is great news! Do you think they will apologize to the EV1 owners now? http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061110/AUTO01/611100327 ...
Hello Tom The dual charging station if two vehicles are using at the same time with both pulling maximum power will cause a failure in the Ranger truck. Don In...
We have been redeploying the dual-charging stations with only one cable. Almost all of the ones we have redeployed to Ranger EV owners have only one cable....
I concur with Tom. All the US Postal sites were wired with one 50a braeker per 2-paddle station. We pulled 10 stations out of the Alameda site a couple years...
Long ago, there was a problem with the Costco Mt. View charger. It was repaired (by Michael Mora, EAA member electrician and solar installer) in October,...
Hello Tom If installed as you say with one cable it sounds like that would avoid the problem. As I understand it with the dual-charging stations. If both...
Thank you all for helping with my last questions. I thought these observations may be interesting: I drive exactly 20 miles to work and 20 miles home each...
Seems to me Joe, you should be getting more... My commute is between 4 and 5 miles each way depending on the route taken, I frequently go home for lunch making...
I just left the message about the range I am getting on my 2001 Ranger EV. I also just bought a used NGS Test unit "T shaped unit" and card for my vehicle. I...
20 miles range is at the end of the service life for the lead-acid pack. With a new pack you should get at least twice that amount. Bud Raymond. [Non-text...
Joe, Sorry I don't have any answers for you; only questions. I'm looking for an "NGS" tester myself. Where did you find yours? Also, you mention printing a...
Joe, Kev, I'm relatively new to this Yahoo Groups thing but, I did get my NGS tester from eBay and the Ranger EV diagnostic card from Dexter. I also downloaded...
I know about the 1998 to 1999 change for the rear suspension, but I don't know about other year changes. What changed for 1999 to 2000 to 2001? I like my...
Thanks John. I'll keep looking on ebay. What's "Dexter"? So you also downloaded the shop manual. From where? Can you please provide links? Thanks, Kev...
I finally found the shop manual under the "links" page for this group. Sorry to bother everyone about it. However, I still don't know who/what "Dexter" is....
Dexter's email is d1zero@.... John, 2000 Ranger EV (Lead-Acid) ... group. ... would ... NGS ... I ... Student ... very ... you ... manual for ... 2001 ...
Hello Kev Dexter is a person. He has copies of the software for the NGS tester. He also has a few spare parts as well. Once in a while a Ranger. Don In a...
I hope Costco will continue their tradition of providing charging stations to their EV driving customers. I will definately use their charging stations. Who...
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