What Ford conveniently wants people to forget is that they also had an Electric Truck in the late 1990's based on the Ranger. There are still a few examples of that truck on the roads today, using an early version of the J1772 charging standard. Ben Nelson of 300mpg.org has one and has done some YouTube videos on it.
Matthew Pitts On September 9, 2019 8:34:41 AM EDT, paul dove via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: >Yes, it’s was great but only because the government forced them and >they quit as soon as the law changed > >Sent from my iPhone > >> On Sep 8, 2019, at 2:33 PM, brucedp5 via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> >wrote: >> >> >> >> >http://gmauthority.com/blog/2019/09/gm-had-the-first-electric-pickup-with-the-1997-1998-chevrolet-s10-ev/ >> GM Had The First Electric Pickup With The 1997-1998 Chevrolet S10 EV >> Sep 4, 2019 Sam McEachern >> >> [images >> >http://gmauthority.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Chevrolet-S10-EV-002-720x340.jpg >> >> >http://gmauthority.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Chevrolet-S10-EV-001.jpg >> >> >http://gmauthority.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Chevrolet-S10-EV-003.jpg >> ] >> >> Ford Motor Company recently announced that it would release its fully >> electric F-150 before 2022 – beating General Motors to market and >likely >> arriving just in time to take on newcomers to the pickup space like >Tesla >> and Rivian. >> >> GM was actually the first major automotive manufacturer to put an >fully >> electric pickup truck into production, however. The Chevrolet S10 EV >was >> launched in 1997, mainly for fleets, with GM producing about 1,100 >examples >> of the truck before pulling the plug on the project in 1998. >> >> The S10 EV was based on a two-door, short bed Chevrolet S10 work >truck and >> was powered by a version of the GM EV1’s powertrain, which consisted >of a >> 114 horsepower (or 85 kW) AC induction motor and a 16.2 kWh lead-acid >> battery pack. The battery, mounted in between the frame rails under >the >> S10’s bed, weighed an astonishing 1,400 lbs and brought the total >weight of >> the little truck to 4,199 lbs. >> >> According to PickupTrucks.com, the Idaho National Laboratory’s >Advanced >> Vehicle Testing Activity (AVTA) put a Chevrolet S10 EV to the test in >1997 >> and came up with a total range of 38.8 miles at a constant 60 mph and >60.4 >> miles at a constant 45 mph, figures that were calculated using the >EPA test >> cycle. A company in California also tested the trucks and recorded 35 >to 43 >> miles of real-world range on an urban loop with some stop-and-go >traffic. >> >> For the 1998 model year, GM introduced a larger 39 kWh >nickel-metal-hydride >> battery pack, which doubled the vehicle’s range. This was a costly >option, >> however, and with the S10 EV’s already steep starting price of >$33,305, it >> wasn’t enough to make the emissions-free pickup any more attractive >to >> potential fleet buyers and the truck was discontinued. >> >> Tom Convey, a former GM engineer, used to own one of the trucks >(along with >> a handful of other GM engineering employees) and spoke glowingly of >it for >> PickupTrucks.com’s 2012 article on it. Convey bought his truck from a >> utility company that put it up for sale after they were done with it >and >> later sold the vehicle to a buyer in Minneapolis. >> >> “The smooth, quick acceleration was like taking off in a light >aircraft,” >> Convey said. “The sound of the gear whine reminded me of a turbine >engine. >> If GM made a vehicle like that again, I’d buy it in a minute! I miss >that >> truck!” >> >> So while Ford, Rivian and perhaps Tesla may beat GM to market with a >> modern-day electric pickup, the Chevrolet S10 EV was first to the >party. >> Ford also followed GM’s lead in the late 1990s, introducing a Ford >Ranger EV >> on a lease-only basis between 1998 and 2002, before recalling all of >them >> EV1-style. >> [© gmauthority.com] >> >> >> https://www.google.com/search?q=who+killed+the+electric+truck >> search on who killed the electric truck >> >> >> + (detroitnews scare tactics> (smells like $koch$-spirit) >> >https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/2019/09/05/shift-electric-vehicles-radically-change-auto-factories/2208961001/ >> Shift to electric vehicles will radically change auto factories >> Sept. 5, 2019 ... EVs will have many fewer parts ... with fewer jobs >... >> batteries and electric motors ... could be sourced offshore ... >anxiety at >> the United Auto Workers union ... issued ... 40-page report ... >> "implications" of electric vehicles ... threats the "coming shift to >EVs" >> could bring to U.S. jobs ... shift ... will displace workers ... >contracts >> and employment to non-auto companies to build some components ... >> >https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2019/09/05/PDTN/fe8d4792-36e0-4734-9322-e23257a7b892-tdndc5-74xxmqm0mecs7ebzhsr_original.jpg >> ... >> >http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/amnesty-org-attacks-EVs-as-evil-smells-like-koch-spirit-tp4693166.html >> [dated] amnesty.org attacks EVs as evil> (smells like $koch$-spirit) >> Mar 21 2019 >> >> >> + ( terribleherbst.com convenience-stores have L3&2 PV-EVSE) >> >https://www.cspdailynews.com/fuels/terrible-herbst-adds-solar-powered-ev-charging >> Terrible Herbst Adds Solar-Powered EV Charging >> LAS VEGAS —Terrible Herbst Oil Co. is adding electric vehicle (EV) >> charging—but with a solar-powered twist. The Las Vegas-based >> convenience-store chain ... partnering with ISM Connect ... Sun Media >> Network ... off-the-grid units can charge EVs and supply lighting, >and they >> use high-definition smart screens to engage with customers ... 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