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Year:1998
Mileage:8901
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1998 Ford Ranger EV. I bought this on EBay last October with the dream of powering my driving using energy from my rooftop solar panels. Unfortunately the remote area where I live (northern NH) has neither battery installation/maintenance shops nor community plug-in charging stations. This truck is like new and would be ideal for someone with these services nearby.
The following description came from the former owner is his posting on EBay: "The Ford Ranger was built from the ground up as an electric vehicle and is NOT a conversion. This was Ford's answer to the EV1. It is a little known chapter in Ford's history and only a few thousand were built. Bill Ford once drove one. Even fewer remain on the road today because many of the leased vehicles were crushed. There are estimates that as few as 200 still remain and even fewer are fully functional. The red trucks are even rarer.This truck was my personal truck and will run fine once the batteries are replaced. There is an active online community for these trucks and plenty of information about how to replace the batteries or even how to upgrade the pack to LiFePo4 batteries with longer life and extended range. The truck was owned by the University of Michigan and has less than 9000 original miles on it. The PCS (charging station) is not included in the sale. |
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