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Electric Quad Project.

DIY Electric Car

This is not only my first time taking on an EV project, but also my first time writing a blog. I am leaning towards a golf cart or forklift motor. All the Golf cart motors I have been finding on the net are either 10 or 19 spline. Should I look for a straight axle with chain conversion? Golf cart motor ?

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An Easy EV Conversion Kit For People

Open Source Civic EV Kit

After spending the past year and a half converting a Porsche 914 to an electric vehicle, I decided to expand my horizons by designing an open-source electric vehicle (EV) conversion kit for a commonly used car. This blog is the story of my path towards that goal. Damn the torpedoes. Here we go.

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Impatience.

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

As you may have noticed, the blog entries have dropped off rather abruptly in recent weeks. I should be getting the 18 8-volt golf-cart batteries from American Battery Company early next week. As you might imagine, I'm a bit frustrated with this and don't really know what to do next.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Read more in this blog post: [link] — Gregory Hancock 5. In most conversions cost is about the same because of needless weight. Search This Blog Previous Post: The Promise of a Better Light Bulb? April 10, 2009 11:51 am Link The electric car is only part of the story in Portland. Lead batts are around 98% recycled.

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