EV Adoption

JUNE 14, 2021

My real point, however, of this short commentary of an article is not about safety and speed – but about reducing carbon emissions. The fast acceleration capability of electric vehicles was a key component to reducing the “golf cart” image of EVs that existed before the Tesla Model S emerged in 2012.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

MAY 5, 2007

It's a pity that we have to remove this, but the size of the golf-cart batteries clearly interfere with the latch. The technical articles at Pelican Parts describe how to replace the pressure-based solution with an electric pump from a fish tank. The 914 uses pressure from the spare tire (??!!)

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Golf Cart DC Kits Lead Acid 100

Charged EVs

MAY 2, 2024

Given that the size of the storage battery scales directly with this figure, it pays to determine it as precisely as possible rather than just relying on a thumb rule in an article you read in a magazine…ahem. This article first appeared in Issue 67: January-March 2024 – Subscribe now.

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Baua Electric

MAY 2, 2024

Given that the size of the storage battery scales directly with this figure, it pays to determine it as precisely as possible rather than just relying on a thumb rule in an article you read in a magazine…ahem. This article first appeared in Issue 67: January-March 2024 – Subscribe now.

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Charged EVs

JULY 29, 2021

Potting should only be a last resort, and it only tends to make sense in very cost-sensitive devices that aren’t considered worth repairing (such as a golf-cart motor controller, which is where I’ve seen it used the most in the EV field). This article appeared in Charged Issue 55 – May/June 2021 – Subscribe now.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

A very low cost EV is taking a golf cart transaxle or whole GC rear/seat and weld, ect a MC front end, frame, title to it, change the batteries from 6vdc to 12vdc to double the voltage and use larger dia VW Rabbit tires and you can have a nice 1- 3 person MC trike that goes 45-55mph and 50+ mile range. link] — Adam Carter 11.

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Oregon Green Electric Cars Lead Acid 58

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Newly installed CEO Fritz Henderson argues that pioneering projects like the Volt typically lose money until the technology catches on. 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. You guys go ahead and buy your 40 mile per charge GM golf cart.

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