Electric Auto Association
JUNE 5, 2022
Central California EVA chapter gets creative in promoting ride-and-drive. We’re 100% used EVs and hybrids,” said Robert Beas of Beas Auto Sales , noting that he displayed a pre- owned Prius Prime, Mitsubishi Outlander, Hyundai Sonata, Chevrolet Volt, and Ford C-max plug-in hybrids at the event. Everyone loved these cars,” Beas said.
Electric Auto Association
JANUARY 5, 2023
Much earlier in the chapter’s history, member Otmar Ebenhoech, who would go on to create the Villa DC Motor Controller, made a strong impression on the DIY community using DC motors. He was also the owner of the California Poppy Porsche 914. Eventually moving to Alameda, California, the manufacturer was later renamed REVO Powertrains.
Plugs and Cars
OCTOBER 27, 2007
Required reading: Bill Moore's EVWorld review and Martin Zimmerman's LA Times piece about their test drives of the Toyota Plug-in Prius and the hydrogen fuel cell Highlander FCHV. It also spreads doubt about the enviro bona fides of plug-ins. Third-party and DIY converters can't muck with every system on a car.
Cars That Think
NOVEMBER 1, 2023
Energy is something we take for granted, because we just plug things into the wall, and it feels as inevitable as air. Wei Gao/Caltech California Institute of Technology’s Wei Gao developed a self-powering “electronic skin.” In the future, DIY may not even be necessary. Kinefox is open source, with files published on GitHub.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 14, 2020
There are also videos on Youtube where people change the pack the DIY way or the individual modules, but be aware to only buy individual modules from a trusted source. We can only think of driving a plug-in or a fully electric car as the next one if one of the Priuses has to go. Toyota well got a lead on the market with this one.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say. See How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity. Plug-In Supply also sells components and assemblies to enable "do-it-yourselfers" to convert Priuses using its kits and systems, configured for several battery types.
Clean Fleet Report
APRIL 18, 2022
In 226 miles of mostly freeway driving through Southern California we averaged 23.8 The bed has an underside lockable storage compartment with a drain plug so it can be used as an ice chest, a standard integrated tonneau cover, interior LED lights, 115V power outlet, storage pockets, C-channel cleat rail system and D-ring tie downs.
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