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 <[email protected]> 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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