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| Ev Archive for September 1999 |
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| 1393 messages, last added Wed Aug 08 18:46:17 2001 |
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Re: Ford Ranger question
Lee Hart wrote:
> Is this one of Ford's own recent EVs, or a Ford Pickup converted by US
> Electricar or somebody else?
Brand new, from Ford. Sounds likely that it is the Delphi lead acids as
the NiMH was apparently a short lived option. So between being PbA and
being not broken in yet, perhaps the range they reported makes some
sense. But perhaps a bad match to the users - high mileage drivers.
DWhite1148@aol.com wrote:
> The Ranger EV is currently being
> offered with Nimh Batteries (1999 model) but they still say the range is
> 70-90 miles.
TONY B ASCRIZZI wrote:
> Bad news folks! You can no longer buy a Ford Ranger EV. And not only
> that, the NiMH version is not going to be available at all. I went to our
> local Ford dealer and actually tried to get one. Lease only, Lead/Acid,
> $349 per month or $11,000 prepay for a 3 year lease. Plus you will have
> to wait 'till February to get one.
"David Roden (Akron, Ohio, USA)" wrote:
> Lead batteries are standard. Good ones, too, those 8v Delphis with a 36
> wh/kg energy density.
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> It's a pretty heavy truck, but I've heard good things about it anyway.
> Breaking on its first run sounds like burn-in issues. Take heart.
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