Paul, I have actually been in the new RAV EV with Tesla drive train, but it is an entirely different model vehicle. Cor.
On Wed, Sep 11, 2019, 8:17 PM paul dove via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > I read an article a while back that Toyota and Tesla were going to team up > and resurrect the RAV4 EV with Tesla batteries. Maybe you could find some > info on that. > > > On Wednesday, September 11, 2019, 1:13:36 PM CDT, Cor van de Water via > EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > My daily driver is a "factory" converted US Electricar, built in 1994 > from an S10 longbed glider. Over 100 were built and several still on > the road. > I also have a 2002 Rav4 EV with tired NiMH pack, so am working with > local EV'ers to find a way to convert to Lithium. Problem is the odd > shaped pack outline, which is made from Fiberglass and the option to > convert to Lithium (Leaf batteries) requires either to increase the > volume of the box slightly to fit a dual string of Leaf batteries (at > lower operating voltage) or be satisfied with a single string, which > severely eats into the range of the vehicle... > Anybody here has done such a conversion? > Cor. > > On Wed, Sep 11, 2019 at 10:51 AM brucedp5 via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> > wrote: > > > > Ed sez: > > >Will be showing it this Sat at Berkeley's drive electric event. Three > years > > driving strong on a lithium (enerdel) pack. 70-80 mpc range. Love it. < > > > > I'm glad Ed is able to keep that 1990's vintage EV alive. > > That's a glint of the difference between the SF-bay area ndew EVents > where > > every type > > (old &new) EVs are shown, compared to here in San_Antonio-TX (sa) where > the > > ndew EVs > > are almost all newer production EVs > > > > (next Sat 9/14 I'll be at the Austin ndew with 51 plugins registered to > > attend > > https://driveelectricweek.org/event.php?eventid=2009 > > > > and the following Sat 9/21 I'll be at sa's ndew with 40 plugins > registered > > to attend > > https://driveelectricweek.org/event.php?eventid=1766 > > ). > > > > EV-history: Back in the 1990's the automakers gathered to decide what EV > > type > > each were to make (so they would not conflict with each other's > marketing). > > Chrysler chose an e-van. Ford chose their lower cost light truck to base > > theirs > > on. Other automakers chose other vehicle types. > > > > Paper-print pr had FMC stating their EV marketing would be for fleets > (as in > > for businesses, government agencies, and as park maintenance vehicles). > > Later, that changed to where some private individuals could lease and > later > > buy the Ford Ranger-EV. > > > > Ford's design was quite different than say the RAV4-EV. Look at > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Ranger_EV#Driveline > > Ed's li-ion pack range is only a little larger than the original NiMH > pack. > > > > > https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2019/01/1862/1048/ranger-ev-ex.jpg?ve=1&tl=1 > > Ford's transaxle direct drive using a siemens AC e-motor, was by design > able > > to drive at highway speeds, but that was not its main decided use (see > page > > 13 of85). > > https://avt.inl.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/fsev/ranger_nimh_report.pdf > > > > I remember transcribing many a paper pr blurb back then, to post on the > > evdl, > > stating a city_park.us had acquired a Ford Ranger-EV to be used for > > maintenance > > work. 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