DIY Electric Car
AUGUST 21, 2011
One can turn 2001-2003 Prius as Electric Car very easily and cheaply.All one has do is to remove the EFI fuse once ign. is no and you get "READY" indication. But now it well only go about 1.7 or less unit the HV battery down to far.So one well need to add Power to the HV Battery. One needed about min of 160 volt.
DIY Electric Car
JULY 19, 2012
The donor is a 1969 VW Beetle we've owned since 2001, but it's been in storage since 2003. On July 1st, 2012, I started my latest (and first EV) project. The body is in great shape, and it even has the factory floorpans still. The car was stripped to just a shell before putting it in storage, so getting the body off the pan was easy.
Electric Auto Association
JANUARY 5, 2023
Electric Auto Association Silicon Valley (EAASV), established in 1967 as the original Electric Auto (now Vehicle) Association, has a long history of attracting members and presenting speakers who have gone on to become tech and transportation luminaries. Motiv currently has a few electric buses serving the city of Mountain View.”
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
The easiest conversions are for 2004-2008 Prius (not 2001-2003 Prius) and the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner Hybrid. Advanced Do It Yourself/EAA-PHEV www.priusplus.org : CalCars and the Electric Auto Associations PHEV group created this open-source project to bring PHEV conversions to 04-08 Prius owners across the country.
Cars That Think
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
Bob had built some combat robots in the past, and we were both excited about working together on more interesting and complicated robotic projects where we could use all three robotics disciplines: mechanical, electrical, and software engineering. Flexo, built in 2003. Back then, my mechanical engineering skills were severely lacking.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 20, 2009
Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles by Darren Murph , posted Apr 19th 2009 at 4:24PM Just hours after General Motors put forth a proposal for a standardized plug for electric vehicles , in flies this. Were still using the same style electrical plug 70 years later. yay same plug! Neutral who? @
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 19, 2009
Until then, we can always program the ESS to make what Lotus refers to as "more futuristic sounds for electric vehicles [that] can be created using sampled sounds and generated waveforms." This is especially important for electric and hybrid vehicles which can be difficult to hear at lower speeds due to their drive mechanism.
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