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This website says $0.30/kWh for level 2 public charging and $0.18/kWh at home (without solar panels). Based on your 3.5 mi/kWh figure, here's the cost to drive your truck:
https://driveclean.ca.gov/electric-car-charging

Public: $0.30/kWh / 3.5mi/kWh = $0.086/mi
Home: $0.18/kWh / 3.5mi/kWh = $0.051/mi

We can come up with an approximate gas mileage equivalent for comparison to the original 350 V8 that probably got around 12 MPG along with the average cost of gas in California which is currently $5.52/gal. In that case, the cost per mile is $5.52/gal / 12mi/gal = $0.46/mi.

Public: 12MPG * 0.46 / 0.086 = 64MPG
Home: 12MPG * 0.46 / 0.051 = 108MPG

Another way to look at this is to convert it into an equivalent price per gallon of gas or the cost to drive 12 miles:

Public: $0.086/mi * 12mi/gal = $1.03/gal
Home: $0.051/mi * 12mi/gal = $0.61/gal

Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck
 

thank you, luv it, feels that much more better when I drive past the gas stations and just look up at the sun

Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck
 

so we started this month with the goal of reinstalling our windows, when we came across a tiny snag, out of four of our windows, one did not match, the driver vent window had that green tint, all the other three did not

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this seemed like a simple fix, go out and buy ONE single driver side vent window in clear, to match the other three... surely not even this knucklehead could mess this up

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I said: just go out and buy ONE single little vent window....

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what is going on here?

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Whiskey???...lol!

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so finally we got the glass installed in the passenger side door and got it all reassembled, I luv how it turned out, all new weather stripping, big job but I hope worth it

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Did you ever get a reply on your dyno quest? Curious....

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no not yet, I know of some but I am just waiting for my new Speedometer and Tachometer to arrive so I can install them first, do you know of a spot?

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i just thought this was funny

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so it literally took a month to get my gauges back from Inellitronix and I don't mean from the day I sent them but from the day they received them, October 2nd to today October 31st when they arrived on my door step


Yes it was FedEx, yes it was...


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Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck
 

so turns out I had to buy a brand new Speedometer and a brand new Tachometer since my old ones were too old and not worth fixin'

Learn and Live I recon !

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so now we were able to configure the Tachometer to display the tens digit so show something like 5430 instead of just 5400 type of thing, that's what this 8880 means

as well as go up to 9990 RPM instead of just 6000


a short little video: C10 EV Conversion First Mile on the New Speedo & Tach
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That is funny because we all know the truth.

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today I got to charge at the wife's work (2 miles from our house) at a system called JuiceBox, you can't make this stuff up folks

Am I the only one who thinks this looks a bit like a Mars Station?


short video: DIY Chevy C10 Truck EV Conversion getting a JuiceBox


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Very cool! I have not checked in for a while but it looks like you sure have made great progress on it! I'll have to go back and see where I left off. I'm interested to see how much range you have. We surely don't have the chargers as close as you do out there I'm sure. We have more and more being built in the big cities but none rural.

I'm very impressed with it. The difference from the quiet from your truck and the loudness of mine are huge. :lol: If I am forced to have an EV, this would be the only choice for me. Something retro'd to a vintage ride. Do you plan to tow anything with it once you get your second battery installed?

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glad you swung back around, great question about the range, I am using a battery pack from a hybrid donor vehicle and not a 100% electric car and those tend to be much smaller. it is a 9.1 killer watt battery pack and the golden rule is about 3.5 miles per kW so 9.1 times 3.5 puts me at a range of only 31.85 miles

Well that SUCKS you shout! well I did a number of road tests and got closer to 39.9 miles before completely running out of juice, but wait, there's more, I own two of these packs already and all I need to do is get off my butt and add the second one and we will essentially double our range to over 65 miles, not too bad

Fun Fact: Per insurance company stats, the average American drives less than 40 miles per day! please think about that for a minute

FYI, each pack weighs apprximately 180 pounds and cost me on average $1K each (paid $900 for the first one, and $1,100 for the second one)

here is a link to an absolutely fascinating video of me manhandling one of these beauties: BMW 530e Plug In Hybrid HV Battery Pack

Bonus Points: if you can identify the name of the song?

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Appreciate the questions. All my trucks become sissy Hot Rods and don't do much manual labor. This one doesn't even have a trailer hitch and sports a sexy roll pan instead. Don't get me wrong the electruck will still do truck things but I don't recon towing will be one of them. I look forward to fetching a Christmas tree in it this year!

light duty etruck

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awesome selection for the song:metal:

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Yup, luv Bon Jovi ;)

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yup, yes this was totally easier to paint on the truck than off of it completely free of any obstructions without any need for tape or masking, aha

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well I don't know about you fellers and fellecitas but I can't store already used can of spray paint worth beans and I've tried all them tricks, flip it upside down and spray till it comes out clear, blah blah blah, well they aint made to last to be stored, so after painting that little strip with a new can of blackness it was time to use up the rest, and what better place to do it than that fugly bed

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so since we is getting a brand new bed sides next year, [note to self: rob a bank] we called up the boys from ZeroPrep Auto Body to help us shoot the inner bed sides

and I think if you don't look at it, it turned out great! $6.99 well spent

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Looks like zero prep did a great job

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LoL do your ducks play our kids SJSU or SDSU in pig skin this year?

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No clue honestly been trying to get busy on my truck instead of so much boob tube lol..

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just staying busy

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and then there was two

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one of many trial fits, the way I like to run 'em they were about 3" too long

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With all that stored power, you can haul that tree with it's lights on. :lol:

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no doubt

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and a couple nip and tucks later and we have an almost perfect fit, well sort of

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That would be cool! :lol: With an all LED one there wouldn't be much load.

The bed spray job will please the eye. Haha Nice work on the floor mats. If you want to add carpet later, I picked up a 3x4 piece of black carpet from walmart and used it to make the carpet for my 40 Ford. It might take some heat forming in the truck but definitely a cheaper alterative.

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thanks Ryan, are you telling us we don't need no specialized automotive grade carpet to shape it / heat mold it? I know nothing about carpets so I am not questioning you just asking

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As long as it has a backing then you should be able to heat it and mold it/form it. I usually use gloves and a 2x4 or an old large book. Heat up the back of the matting and then hold the carpet in place. Sometimes I'll set a block or something heavy in place to hold it in shape while it cools.

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so with the new Speedometer and Tachometer installed it was time to tuck away all the loose wiring

Fun Level: 2

a link to a short video: Wrapping Up Phase I - Electric Truck Conversion, 1971 Chevy C10 GMC


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Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck
 

It's really coming along Gregski! Waiting for the Tesla Rear motor conversion once you get antsy...

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Thank you, and ... Don't you dare plant that seed.

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link to a little peak inside after the wire mess clean up


Electric Truck Conversion Cab No More Wire Mess


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