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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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Smoothing out the DMOC acceleration/braking

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

So, I took the car out into the neighborhood with the laptop hooked up and started playing around with the EEX???TorqueSlew I've started an 914 Electric Conversion Wiki at the URL below. These oscillations can put extra stress on the drivetrain and cause general annoyances with the passengers. Please contribute to the Wiki as you can.

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Westbrook, 2001 "Gasoline to Electric Conversion Manual: A Workshop Guide for High Schools", published by the Electric Vehicle Society of Canada, July 2005 "History of the Electric Automobile: Hybrid electric vehicles", by Ernest H. com Vigil to save last remaining 78 EV1 cars www.pluginamerica.com/saveev1.htm htm Advocates of the Th!

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Drivers, Fans React Positively to NASCAR in Chicago

The Truth About Cars

Take Nick Fornero, 30, from Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood. Those conversations took place before the race. Most, if not all, of the drivers sounded a positive tune after being on track. Fans, too, seemed pretty happy with the event. The lifelong NASCAR fan, attending his second NASCAR race, said "I love to see this.

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Solar Powered Greenius Producing Massive South Bay Energy

Creative Greenius

This Friday, June 12, I’ll be attending the EcoMotion Palm Desert AB 811 Conference specifically to cover it for this Creative Greenius blog. Plug In Conversions Corp. Previous Prius conversion kits have been limited by Toyota programming to a top speed of 34 mph in all-electric mode.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

VW minivan reportedly not long for this world 2 days ago Chrysler ekes out additional 2 mpg on 2009 minivans 223 days ago See More Related Articles and Blog Posts Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1) 1 ~D. Thats such a pretty metallic blue; I would love to see these postal vehicles around my neighborhood.

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Here Lies Hermosa Beach – Truth Takes a Holiday In The City’s Massive Honesty FAIL

Creative Greenius

” I was starting to get both bored and annoyed with this non-conversation. ” And with that I ended our conversation on the phone a couple of weeks ago – and with it my respect for “the Rabbi” – whose name, per her request, I have most definitely kept out of this.

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