... It could be a controller problem, or perhaps it was cutting back because the motor was overheating. Did you check the motor temperature? The most likely...
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Gordon Stallings
grs@...
Oct 30, 2001 3:31 pm
... I've designed and built an instrument for the Force that monitors the voltage on each battery. The display fits into the blank spot in the dash. An...
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Tom Hudson
tdhudsonx
Oct 30, 2001 5:31 pm
I can't wait for the article, Gordon! I want one! -Tom (watching the mailbox for Current EVents)...
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Don Buckshot
buckshot@...
Oct 30, 2001 7:14 pm
I want one to! Don Buckshot Kansas City 1996 Solectria Force NiMH...
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Tracy, Matt
evtracym
Oct 31, 2001 2:11 pm
I ran a couple leads from the battery pack (with an in-line .25 amp fuse) to insulated screw-type connectors on the console. I keep a digital pocket-size...
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Bruce EVangel Parmenter
brucedp
Nov 1, 2001 12:44 am
ZEV ACTION: read proposed changes and send CARB your views, FFEV=fcv [Editor's summary: These changes, if approved would 'water-down' the ZEV mandate; allow...
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Mike Thompson
miktyaya
Nov 6, 2001 11:01 pm
11/7/2001 11:00a-1:30p (10a setup) GE Health Fair 900 employees, San Jose Ca, 95125 Please reply to me immediately if you want to show and talk about your EV...
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Bruce EVangel Parmenter
brucedp
Nov 8, 2001 8:49 am
RSVP: KVIE TV SMAQMD EVent 11/8 9:30a-2p "Advancing the Choice" -[edited] From: Edward Huestis <EHuestis@...> [Voltageville God] Subject:...
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Bruce EVangel Parmenter
brucedp
Nov 13, 2001 6:04 pm
[ref http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EVList/message/14155 ] -[EV_List] From: Mark <ssr@...> Seems like this would be the perfect opportunity for EVAA...
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David Roden (Akron OH...
roden@...
Nov 14, 2001 5:23 pm
As posted on the EV list. I wonder if there's a snowball's chance in a hot place that the Smart could eventually be marketed as a replacement for the...
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BECKETT,WILL (HP-Palo...
beckettwj
Nov 14, 2001 5:41 pm
I would rather have the TH!NK City. I liked the ride and interior space better than the Smart. Still they are only two passenger vehicles. RAV4-EV is the...
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Noel Adams
anbausa
Nov 15, 2001 3:31 am
eMotion Mobiity is owned and operated by Donald Panoz of the Panoz Sprortscar fame. He is indeed planning to produce an electric version of the Smart in...
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David Roden (Akron OH...
roden@...
Nov 15, 2001 8:40 am
... It makes sense to convert a Smart: the original concept of the Smart as the Swatch car was an electric! It was to be a 2-place city car with just enough...
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Gordon Stallings
grs@...
Nov 16, 2001 4:01 pm
... None of these options can hold a candle to the Force, at least in my opinion. I like my peppy, 4-door, 70MPH Force much more than I'd like a 2-seat 40 MPH...
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Bruce EVangel Parmenter
brucedp
Nov 18, 2001 2:51 am
http://www.arb.ca.gov/regact/zev2001/zev2001.htm Regulatory Documents for the Amendments to the California Zero-Emission Vehicle Regulations This page updated...
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Don Buckshot
buckshot@...
Nov 18, 2001 3:41 pm
My commute is only 4 miles each way in light traffic here in Kansas City mid town and I could use a "limited-use dinkmobiles", however I really like my NiMH 4...
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Gordon Stallings
grs@...
Nov 19, 2001 3:23 pm
... That's what I was getting at. Although many uses of a city car only require low-speed capability, it is nice to be able to jump onto a high-speed artery...
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David Roden (Akron OH...
roden@...
Nov 19, 2001 6:21 pm
... I've been arguing this point with would-be EV producers for years (most of them never got off the ground anyway). Most want to produce yet another Citicar...
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Gordon Stallings
grs@...
Nov 19, 2001 8:24 pm
... Agreed. The performance of the Force is more like the old VW bug than it is like the EV1. So it sometimes requires some planning ahead before making a...
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Buckshot
buckshot@...
Nov 19, 2001 9:07 pm
I have been a little disappointed in the performance of my NiMH Force until we found a bad cell and bypassed it. I wish I could buy a replacement, But ... The...
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BECKETT,WILL (HP-Palo...
beckettwj
Nov 19, 2001 10:34 pm
There are some roads I will not go down if I know that is the only way back. I must be able to get a head of steam (moving at above 25mph) or I will not be...
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BECKETT,WILL (HP-Palo...
beckettwj
Nov 19, 2001 10:38 pm
This does sound familiar. Could it be the motor speed sensor? I replaced one once and I think this was the reported problem. - Will Contact information...
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Buckshot
buckshot@...
Nov 19, 2001 11:54 pm
Will, I have a friend working on my Force who has been trained by Solectria. He has spoken to Janice and learned that a "filter" needs to be added to my...
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Mark L Villemaire
villemaire2000
Nov 20, 2001 12:13 pm
Don: If by your mail you imply that only 12 NiMh Forces were built. Then there is at most 6 other owners because 6 NiMH Forces are at UMASS Lowell. Mark...
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Tom Hudson
tdhudsonx
Nov 20, 2001 4:11 pm
I thought someone on the list might be interested in picking up a copy of "Charging Ahead", a book about Solectria. It's a pretty good read, and there's a...
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Andrew Foss
n690rp
Nov 20, 2001 9:29 pm
Don, My Force started cutting out. It would hesitate and then resume. It degraded over time and turned out to be the motor speed sensor. It's a little piece in...
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David Roden (Akron OH...
roden@...
Nov 21, 2001 2:56 am
... These are pretty touchy, maybe one of the weak links in the design. One little barely-visible scratch on the encoding wheel, from a bit of stray dirt or...
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Mike Thompson
miktyaya
Nov 25, 2001 12:53 am
Here's some more of Mike's spam all the ev lists with Off Topic info. But I think those as twisted as I am or just Air Breathers in general will find this...
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Bruce EVangel Parmenter
brucedp
Nov 28, 2001 10:41 pm
... ===== - Electric Vehicle (EV) List & Renewable Energy (RE) Editor ____ http://geocities.com/brucedp ~/__|o\__ Get...
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Karl Thidemann
karlthidemann
Nov 28, 2001 11:35 pm
Solectria is moving! Solectria will be relocating its facility from Wilmington MA to Woburn MA on Thursday, November 29th. We will not be able to receive...
