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  • Members: 398
  • Category: Electric Cars
  • Founded: Jun 23, 2000
  • Language: English
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when i drive my PbA Force I get about 130-135V using "power" engine setting, then it changes to 135-140V once I change to normal or econ and am going 45-55...
1 Nov 2, 2005
3:06 pm

lktaku
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Okay, I've got the 96 Force from the not-to-be-named company I was warned about. All in all it's doing okay, but I wanted to check with everyone after...
2 Nov 2, 2005
2:56 pm

Stephen Taylor
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Even though my "new" Force has only 8,000 miles, it looks like heck from sitting outside in East Coast weather for eight years. Any suggestions for painting,...
5 Nov 2, 2005
2:52 pm

lktaku
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Does anyone know if the % of Charge meter came standard with the Force? I have one that is sitting beneath the cigarette lighter. It has three lights on the...
1 Nov 2, 2005
3:04 am

lktaku
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I've got that EV grin going :) The Force just arrived after it's long trip from New Jersey. It looks and drives great. In fact, I was pleasantly surprised...
1 Oct 24, 2005
6:41 am

Noel Luneau
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Have the new Sumitomo tires had any noticible effect on the range? Are they being run at 51 psi Phil...
5 Oct 17, 2005
2:56 pm

Ken Olum
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Hi, I just joined the force_ev group about a week ago. I have a 1996 Solectria Force, standard Pb. I live in the Santa Clara, CA near a few other Force owners....
7 Oct 15, 2005
1:49 am

Rex Allison
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Yesterday I made the trip to NJ (from NY) to tow back our "new" 1997 Force that was one of several being sold by TransOptions. These cars had been based at a...
24 Oct 14, 2005
8:46 pm

dufus2020
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My pack of Valence batteries should be arriving in a couple of weeks Could someone explain why the controller will apparently need to be reprogrammed in...
11 Oct 14, 2005
12:17 pm

Stephen Taylor
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Has anyone added an small paddle inductive charger (not replace the conductive) to a Solectria Force? There are more working public magna chargers available in...
2 Oct 13, 2005
8:09 pm

ldr214
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I have been having a similar problem with my AH gauge It will reset to zero about one in 10 trips . I am not sure that it only happens during regen. I will...
3 Oct 11, 2005
3:25 pm

Will Beckett (pacbell)
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Just a follow-up on my original post from Sept 20. The Nokian LRR tires and its successor are no longer available in the U.S. The original Goodyears are...
2 Oct 11, 2005
4:02 am

Leonard Tramiel
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I have been having a problem with my AH meter. The meter runs just fine during acceleration and cruising, but during some regens the meter's value will...
2 Oct 10, 2005
6:31 pm

Tom Hudson
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Remy Chevallier is planning a trip down route 66 in a Scion Xb to try and promote EVs, Plug in Hybrids, and Electrifying Times. See ...
1 Oct 9, 2005
12:00 am

Noel Adams
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Pending member Jacob Harris of Sebastopol, CA says: There are some major components that are exactly the same [between the Solectria E-10 truck and the Force],...
4 Oct 8, 2005
9:51 pm

Jim Coate
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I ran the monitor program with my non operative charger installed in the vehicle (97 Force 156V Pba) yesterday. The status was 0 but the reported voltage and...
4 Sep 27, 2005
5:10 pm

Tom Hudson
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hello - Just a quick note as I too am soon to be getting one of the Force's coming out of NJ. I'm not really new to EV's, but I am new to Force's.... and...
4 Sep 25, 2005
5:13 pm

Noel Adams
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Woo-Hoo! I'm shortly going to be a proud owner of a 1997 Force with 11,000 miles and the A/C not working. I just have to have it shipped from the East Coast...
3 Sep 23, 2005
4:26 am

mark58150
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Interesting pricing for six 1997 Solectria Force's. The best one that needs a mirror is going for $7,800. I think as of Friday there were only three left. So...
3 Sep 19, 2005
12:47 am

Noel P. Luneau
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I was just updating my EV mileage spreadsheet today and coincidentally, drove past a gas station while on an errand. The price of gas has hit $3.25/gal here....
11 Sep 18, 2005
2:13 pm

Anil Paryani
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Hi everyone! I've bought a Force and should actually get it home here in a couple weeks. YAY! Thank you all for your insight and information. Now here's an...
14 Sep 15, 2005
8:36 pm

Lisa Krueger
lktaku
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I do not know this person or have any interest in the sale, I'm just passing it on to the list! -Tom ... Subject: sell solectria force Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005...
1 Sep 8, 2005
5:01 pm

Tom Hudson
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Does anybody in this group know where a UMOC440 Solectria Controller can be repaired. I've tried getting in touch with Solectria and it seems almost...
8 Sep 8, 2005
1:26 am

Noel P. Luneau
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Hello All, I'm a new member with a 2000 Solectria I purchased this summer. I love it and I have lots of questions. What type of charger am I looking for? I...
7 Sep 7, 2005
12:33 am

Noel Adams
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I finally ran the Brusa monitor and nlg program on my not charging charger today. It was not in the vehicle. It seemed to respond to the software so further...
1 Sep 6, 2005
7:40 pm

ldr214
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Hi Ed, You mentioned that you may be interested in selling your Force. How much would you be looking at selling it for. Thanks, Noel Luneau [Non-text portions...
3 Sep 6, 2005
3:18 pm

Noel P. Luneau
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The other thing I'm wondering is what the market value would be for a 1996 to 1998 Force sedan, with 15-20k miles, and an original battery pack that is...
16 Sep 5, 2005
3:31 pm

Noel Adams
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Does anybody on the list have the Ovonic NiMH batteries in their Force? Are the battery boxes different? I have 30 of the batteries and am looking for a Force...
1 Sep 4, 2005
3:17 am

Noel P. Luneau
npluneau
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When it has become necessary to replace a battery pack, what make & model batteries have people used with good results? Mark Freidberg...
4 Sep 4, 2005
3:10 am

Ed Garcia
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Hi Everyone, I'm a new member to the list and am thinking about purchasing a Force. I have been able to test drive one and read thru many posts on the list....
1 Sep 3, 2005
4:11 pm

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