EVDL,
I just joined the listserv so it won't come as a surprise that I have a
problem. I'm trying to use the various archives and faq to discover
owners who have had similar experiences.
I have been charging and driving my /new/ TEVan for about two weeks, and
now have had a very disappointing development.
I logged usage and charging from 10-15-07. Each time the charging cycle
completed, I got a FULL+ reading on the fuel gauge.
I did a manual watering of the batteries with distilled water on Monday,
the 22nd. It took 16 minutes from 1:44pm to 2:15pm.
Beginning on the 27th, I couldn't get past a half charge. Now it won't
take any charge at all.
As you can see, I never was getting very good mileage.
Here is my activity log since the 22nd.
Date Time Odometer Fuel Gauge, Begin Activity
10-22-07 1:44pm 15085 FULL+, started manual watering
10-22-07 2:15pm 15085 FULL+, ended watering
10-22-07 2:33pm 15085 FULL+
10-22-07 5:23pm 15085 FULL+, home to Port mtg downtown
10-22-07 7:48pm 15088 FULL on line, downtown to home
10-23-07 3:22pm 15092 0.75, home to Smith Bldg
10-23-07 5:33pm 15095 0.77, Smith Bldg to Cap Lake
10-23-07 6:30pm 15096 0.77, Cap Lake to home
10-23-07 6:57pm 15103 0.27 started charging
10-24-07 1:02am 15103 ??? charge ended (maybe earlier)
10-24-07 5:24pm 15103 FULL+, home to Morgan Stanley
10-24-07 8:19pm 15106 FULL on line, Morgan Stanley to home
10-24-07 8:31pm 15108 0.77, home
?????????????????????? ???, started
charging
10-25-07 12:17pm 15108 ??? charge ended (maybe earlier)
10-26-07 6:49pm 15108 FULL+, home to Traditions
10-26-07 9:00pm 15111 FULL+, Traditions to home
10-26-07 9:15pm 15114 0.646, home
10-27-07 ??? 15114 started charging
10-27-07 9:30pm 15114 0.52, still charging
10-27-07 ??? 15114 ???, turned charging off (I had left the
heater & fan on)
10-28-07 12:00noon 15114 0.52, started charging
10-28-07 7:00pm 15114 ???, still charging
10-28-07 7:03pm 15114 0.5, turned charging off (I had left the
radio on)
10-29-07 8:27pm 15114 0.52, started charging
10-30-07 1:15am 15114 ???, still charging, turned charging off
10-30-07 2:30pm 15114 ZERO, started charging
10-30-07 5:14pm 15114 ???, still charging
10-30-07 6:40pm 15114 ZERO, still charging, turned charging off
Did something not work right with my manual watering? What should I be
looking for? Any idea what might be happening?
As I noted before, the mileage, though not good, seemed to be improving
and the operation, e.g., acceleration, was fine.
Walt Jorgensen
_______________________________________________
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I just joined the listserv so it won't come as a surprise that I have a
problem. I'm trying to use the various archives and faq to discover
owners who have had similar experiences.
I have been charging and driving my /new/ TEVan for about two weeks, and
now have had a very disappointing development.
I logged usage and charging from 10-15-07. Each time the charging cycle
completed, I got a FULL+ reading on the fuel gauge.
I did a manual watering of the batteries with distilled water on Monday,
the 22nd. It took 16 minutes from 1:44pm to 2:15pm.
Beginning on the 27th, I couldn't get past a half charge. Now it won't
take any charge at all.
As you can see, I never was getting very good mileage.
Here is my activity log since the 22nd.
Date Time Odometer Fuel Gauge, Begin Activity
10-22-07 1:44pm 15085 FULL+, started manual watering
10-22-07 2:15pm 15085 FULL+, ended watering
10-22-07 2:33pm 15085 FULL+
10-22-07 5:23pm 15085 FULL+, home to Port mtg downtown
10-22-07 7:48pm 15088 FULL on line, downtown to home
10-23-07 3:22pm 15092 0.75, home to Smith Bldg
10-23-07 5:33pm 15095 0.77, Smith Bldg to Cap Lake
10-23-07 6:30pm 15096 0.77, Cap Lake to home
10-23-07 6:57pm 15103 0.27 started charging
10-24-07 1:02am 15103 ??? charge ended (maybe earlier)
10-24-07 5:24pm 15103 FULL+, home to Morgan Stanley
10-24-07 8:19pm 15106 FULL on line, Morgan Stanley to home
10-24-07 8:31pm 15108 0.77, home
?????????????????????? ???, started
charging
10-25-07 12:17pm 15108 ??? charge ended (maybe earlier)
10-26-07 6:49pm 15108 FULL+, home to Traditions
10-26-07 9:00pm 15111 FULL+, Traditions to home
10-26-07 9:15pm 15114 0.646, home
10-27-07 ??? 15114 started charging
10-27-07 9:30pm 15114 0.52, still charging
10-27-07 ??? 15114 ???, turned charging off (I had left the
heater & fan on)
10-28-07 12:00noon 15114 0.52, started charging
10-28-07 7:00pm 15114 ???, still charging
10-28-07 7:03pm 15114 0.5, turned charging off (I had left the
radio on)
10-29-07 8:27pm 15114 0.52, started charging
10-30-07 1:15am 15114 ???, still charging, turned charging off
10-30-07 2:30pm 15114 ZERO, started charging
10-30-07 5:14pm 15114 ???, still charging
10-30-07 6:40pm 15114 ZERO, still charging, turned charging off
Did something not work right with my manual watering? What should I be
looking for? Any idea what might be happening?
As I noted before, the mileage, though not good, seemed to be improving
and the operation, e.g., acceleration, was fine.
Walt Jorgensen
_______________________________________________
For subscription options, see
http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/ev