Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2021

Purpose-built electric bikes and e-bike conversions using hub-motors are now commonplace. That got me thinking, how hard would it be, and how much would it cost, to do a simple conversion now? That got me thinking, how hard would it be, and how much would it cost, to do a simple conversion now? If anything, it's gone up.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2021

Purpose-built electric bikes and e-bike conversions using hub-motors are now commonplace. That got me thinking, how hard would it be, and how much would it cost, to do a simple conversion now? That got me thinking, how hard would it be, and how much would it cost, to do a simple conversion now? If anything, it's gone up.

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DIY Conversion Cheap Motors 98

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

JUNE 22, 2007

I ran out to United Welding Supply today in Portland (on NE MLK) and picked up 20 feet of 2/0 welding cable. They recycle a lot of uninterruptable power supplies (UPS) which often contain high-current Anderson connectors on the dead batteries. FreeGeek also sells laptop power supplies. Parkrose hardware had it for $7.00/foot

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EV Central

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Also shared is demand likely outstripping Aussie supply. They’re a big improvement on the Ioniq 5’s slightly cheap looking and feeling doors. Safety kit for Australian Ioniq 6’s should match the range-topping Ioniq 5’s. “It is going to be limited numbers.”

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Hyundai Re-Charge Light Australia 96

EV Central

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

General Motor eCrate conversion kits – by late 2021 GM plans to offer battery and motor kits for classic cars, allowing an easy EV conversion. But the open-top fun machine ain’t cheap! Foxconn Foxtron – Taiwanese-based iPhone manufacturer plans to get into EVs. Volkswagen ID.3 4 far more likely).

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Electric Cars PHEV Australia Cars 98

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Electric cars in the garages would double as battery packs for when energy supplies are scarce. Demand for energy, to heat our buildings in the winter and cool them in the summer, is highest at the very time when supply is also the greatest. Every scrap of waste food, garden trimmings and even sewage would be used to ferment gas.

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