EV Charger News

Other EV-related information.

Revised 12/1/05.

A collection of EV-related information:

• The original GM EV1 Web site.
  

• AC Propulsion PowerPoint presentation by Tom Gage to Electric Vehicle Association of Southern California, 11/19/05. (7 MB .ppt file)
  

• Video clip of ACPropulsion tZero versus 500 hp Dodge Viper. From The History Channel, "Tactical to Practical," May 11, 2004. Guess who wins?  
  7.7MB MPEG file
  
  Thanks to Darell Dickey for rendering the video, and to "a biodiesel-driving friend" of Darell's for capturing it. Uploaded 5/12/04.
  

• Video clip of Tom Hanks' 3/22/04 appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman.  Length approximately six minutes.
  Choose either the low-bandwidth 4MB *.WMV version or the high-bandwidth 29MB *.MPG verson. Tom talks about his RAV4 EV and his Prius, and about his association with a company that will be converting internal combustion vehicles to BEVs. Thanks to Darell Dickey for capturing and rendering the video. Uploaded 3/29/04.
  

• 100,000-Mile Evaluation of the Toyota RAV4 EV by Southern California Edison. Uploaded 3/25/04.
  

• GM Gen / Gen 2+ charger owners manual. Uploaded 8/13/05.
  

• GM Gen 2 / Gen 2+ and Toyota TAL error displays. Uploaded 8/10/05.
  

• California ZEV Parking regulation. California Vehicle Code Section 22511. Uploaded 3/26/04.
  

• Notice of 2004 price increase on TAL small-paddle chargers, and order form for ordering in 2003 at the old price. Uploaded 11/18/03.
  

• 1998 GM EV1 brochure, showing serial and parallel plug-in hybrid concepts, CNG EV1 concept, fuel cell EV1 concept, 50 kW fast charger, and much other interesting EV1 information.  Rotate counterclockwise for best viewing.  Uploaded 11/18/03.
  

• 2002 RAV4 EV Features Brochure, Owners Manual, Service Manual, and Service Bulletins. Uploaded 11/09/03.
  
  
• 1997 RAV4 EV brochures, courtesy of Karen and Steve Casner. Uploaded 10/23/03.
  
  
• ABC video. (MPG, 26 MB, suitable for those with high-speed connections only.)
  This video aired 6/22/03. Save the file to your local drive, then open it to view.
  Thanks to Greg Hanssen for capturing and uploading this video.
  
  
• CBS video. (MPG, 24 MB, suitable for those with high-speed connections only.)
  This video aired 3/11/03. Save the file to your local drive, then open it.
  Thanks to Greg Hanssen for capturing and uploading this video.
  
  
• Miscellaneous RAV4 EV photos



• How to set the RAV4 EV charge timers for pre-heating and pre-cooling at the end of charging.



• Palm program to do the calculations for pre-ac, which can be used to avoid charging to 100%, as well as to actually pre-heat or pre-cool at the end of charging.



• California EV Parking Decal Application

From the DMV Web site: "This form is used to apply for a Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Parking Decal. A ZEV decal, when affixed to the rear driver side window or back bumper of an electric vehicle, authorizes the owner to park and recharge the vehicle in designated parking spaces." (There seems to be a little confusion between an EV and a ZEV -- academic for now.)