Electric Auto Association
JANUARY 5, 2023
When Straubel—also known for his 1984 Porsche 944 EV conversion—left Tesla, he founded Redwood Materials , a leading lithium battery recycling company in Carson City, Nevada. Chapter member Ian Wright cofounded Tesla then later founded Wrightspeed, a company that built large hybrid trucks in San Jose. After that, the word spread fast.”
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 28, 2009
Zytek (a UK based company) make the motor and drivetrain for it. Theres a company in Guernsey (a UK island) which does conversions (the Mk1 shape), but I want a current shape model and a 60 mile range is just fine. This must be some kind of private venture. There are already about 300 of them being leased on a trial basis.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 22, 2009
Chrysler LLC, in conjunction with the USPS and select energy service providers, also announced that the company intends to apply for the U.S. Earlier this month, Chrysler announced A123Systems as one of its strategic partners and production battery supplier for the companys initial production electric vehicles.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 28, 2009
A troubled company. As a long time Mopar fan, seeing this company go under will hurt. Side mirrors and a tiny tunnel of light for the rearview mirror to see through simply are not enough, and did nothing to make driving this expensive prototype easy with Detroit drivers all around. Small size. New technology.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 20, 2009
Or Cell phone companies agreeing on all cellphone using a mini-usb plug. This SAE spec would make it so you could go to a gas station and they would have the proper voltage and plug for your car. This would be like all laptop makers agreeing on the same plug to fit in all laptops. They will have to access how much it will cost them to switch.
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