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An e-scooter, a PHEV and an angry man

EV Central

Just plug in your microwave, TV, coffee machine, laptop, fridge, e-scooter, e-bike or whatever, and the car sends electric juice their way. You just need a bit of road sense, basic balance, and smarts enough to put a helmet on and stick to the road rules (see end of this article for those).

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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

I'd read about such friction-drive arrangements and had followed the work of a cyclist in Australia known as Kepler who had devised a clever articulated mount that allows the motor to retract from the wheel when not applying power. So I poured on the juice and blew past him, thereafter maintaining Tour de France speed.

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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

I'd read about such friction-drive arrangements and had followed the work of a cyclist in Australia known as Kepler who had devised a clever articulated mount that allows the motor to retract from the wheel when not applying power. So I poured on the juice and blew past him, thereafter maintaining Tour de France speed.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Clean Fleet Article It would be a financial win-win for all. John Addison publishes the Clean Fleet Report with archives of over 60 articles and reports about electric vehicles, V2G, biofuels, fleet success and more. So while my car is powering the great city during the day how will I have juice to drive home at the end of the day?

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Polestar 2 AWD or 2WD: Which one should you buy?

EV Central

The Polestar 2 was Australia’s fourth best-selling EV of 2022 , behind only Tesla’s Model 3 and Model Y , plus the cheapie disruptor BYD Atto 3. With the entry-level single motor Standard Range 2 weighing in at $63,900 before on-roads, it looks fair money for a premium five door fastback.

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Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

Green Car Congress

This article discusses: (a) why the focus should have been on the transfer of proven renewable energy technology from developed to developing countries; and (b) how this technology transfer can be financed with currently available funds.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

It will appear in Europe next year as the Opel Ampera and in Australia as the Holden Volt in 2012. South Korea did that and Australia is going to be doing that. Posted by: Bob F | Apr 13, 2009 9:42:47 PM Despite factual errors and oversights in this article, you still make an excellent point.

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