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>One of the comments to the article says it was a Solectria Force and based on the photos I tend to agree. The shape of the tail lights and the curve of the rear pillar match. --Rick< I that has nailed it. Searching on the street name the news item provided and Solectia gave: publicwhitepages.com/base.php?t= ... Michael Rydjord (707) 449- ... Quietwood Dr ... http://nbeaa.org/newsletters/nbeaa_newsletter_2008-05-15.txt It looks like the vehicle is a 1997 Solectria Force EV http://nbeaa.org/local_evs/rydjord.htm It seems Rydjord (the owner) http://www.obitsforlife.com/obituary/797828/Rydjord-Michael.php past away in 2013 So, Rydjord replaced his pack (in ~2008) with the China-made Green Saver Silicone batteries but how long did they last? Are those the same batteries? I did not find anything conclusive on what caused the fire? Below is some more links: http://nbeaa.org/newsletters/nbeaa_newsletter_2008-05-15.txt has Green Saver SP68-12 Silicone batteries http://www.greensaver.cn/p2_en.html (see bottom of page, SP68-12 is group 27 size) here is some data on Silicone batteries http://www.siliconebatteries.ca/dw.html (see half-way down page, DW12-70) ... http://www.siliconebatteries.ca/gs.html (see half-way down page, SP68-12) Here is a detail file on the Force EV http://www.evdl.org/docs/force1994.pdf And this page mentions what charger the Force EV used http://olum.org/Force-for-sale-old.html has an on-board Brusa NLG4 charger Some images of the Force EV http://farm1.static.flickr.com/56/137987270_fd39e4c829.jpg (shows rear of Force EV) http://www.npcsolar.com/Force/2005_1115Image0008.JPG The trunk of the car showing the Solectria/Brusa 3kW charger at left, the 156V DC main pack connector (red Anderson) and the coolant reservoir at right. http://www.autoauditorium.com/TdS_Reports_2006/800x600DSC00121.JPG The trunk contains the rear battery pack and battery support components http://www.paryani.com/data/storage/attachments/4ae8917370d249fe26f812c5353a94b5.jpg The Rear Lead Mine (PbSO4 gel pack) Lastly, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solectria_Force was modified by 11 March 2016 Daniel.Cardenas who added the news item URL link at the bottom (It was not me. I would not of added that news item link as it does not help the EV-cause) For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/What-brand-model-car-was-burned-in-a-Vacaville-CA-garage-fire-tp4680935p4681003.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
