WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012

Full River Battery Charge 94: 1124 Miles!!!: Off to the Portland International Auto Show!!!

January 22, 2012, Sunday: The EV Ranger raced 10.2 miles Friday. Top reported speed today was 65 MPH. After it arrived home, EV had a pack voltage of 149.9 V. On Sunday morning, I started charging with Manzanitas PFC 30 charger at 10:15 AM. Initially, it was charging at 28.2 AMPS and it automatically turned off at 11:27 AM. Charge time was 1 hour and 12 minutes. Today, we went out to photograph the accomplishment of reaching well over 4 digits! 1,124 miles! No Failures! Tomorrow, the EV Ranger will go to the Portland International Auto Show as a part of Drive Oregon at the ECO Center! Hope to see you there!

Photos uploaded after arrival 1/25/12.

Sunday October 16, 2011

Full River Battery Charge #59: 720 Miles: National Plug In Day, Portland

Today, I drove a total of 32 miles to National Plug In Day in Portland Oregon at Electric Avenue at PSU. Since the conversion and driving daily, the EV truck has driven 730 miles without failure. Once downtown, the truck charged at 13 AMPS starting at 10 AM and finsihing at ~2:30PM. Four and a half hours of charging at 110V. I drove the 16 miles up the Terwilliger curve to Sherwood with no problems.