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...
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Bruce EVangel Parmenter
brucedp
Dec 5, 2001 2:19 am
The EAA Board is seeking the people that attend the LA EAA meetings or have chosen to be a LAEAA chapter member. With the largest amount of public EV charging,...
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umarc@...
Dec 6, 2001 3:46 pm
Folks: Having been unable to identify any problem with the batteries, I want to look into the possibility that something is discharging them while my car is...
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David Roden (Akron OH...
roden@...
Dec 6, 2001 4:15 pm
... If you don't see an indication of discharge on the counter, it must be happening right at the batteries, before the counter's shunt. I'm pretty sure that...
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umarc@...
Dec 10, 2001 7:31 pm
Folks: Still being unable to figure out what's limiting my car's range, I resolved to measure the voltage across each battery while the car is accelerating...
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David Roden (Akron OH...
roden@...
Dec 10, 2001 9:40 pm
... This one sounds tolerably healthy. ... Not so good, especially for a freshly-charged battery. ... Definitely not good. I'm assuming that these batteries...
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umarc@...
Dec 11, 2001 2:32 am
David: Thanks. Rob Landry umarc@......
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Mike Thompson
miktyaya
Dec 11, 2001 6:55 pm
Our friend Bruce on the RAV4-EV list just posted this update on RAV4-EV availability. If you are interested in getting a RAV4-EV, please register for the email...
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Mike Thompson
miktyaya
Dec 13, 2001 10:40 pm
Bcc: all ev lists RAV4 EV availability to consumers updated with information from other people, my own research and things I learned while attending the EVAA...
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David Roden (Akron OH...
roden@...
Dec 22, 2001 8:29 pm
Forwarded from the EV discussion list: Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 12:50:08 -0500 From: "Karl Thidemann" <thidemann@...> | Block Address Organization:...
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BECKETT,WILL (HP-Palo...
beckettwj
Dec 22, 2001 9:19 pm
OK, but what is the chassis and how much will they charge? - Will Will Beckett Contact information (https://ecardfile.com/id/will_beckett ...
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David Roden (Akron OH...
roden@...
Dec 23, 2001 3:09 am
... I wonder that too, but haven't called them yet to find out. Sorry! David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA 1991 Solectria Force 144vac 1991 Ford Escort Green/EV...
