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. That was quite a conversion.” Creating the hydrogen fuel at the airport eliminates the need for trucking expensive hydrogen from distant suppliers.
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. Third-party and DIY converters can't muck with every system on a car. Large problems regarding hydrogen and fuel cell technology, get diminished.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 20, 2009
Apr 19th 2009 4:54PM Or fuel cells (ex: hydrogen). Now where to get that pesky hydrogen. Neutral Kaitou KID @ Apr 19th 2009 4:45PM not if the electricity is from ultra efficient solar panels, hydroelectric dams or wind. Neutral who? @ Some cars have them built-in, and they produce electricity too. In a word, no.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 22, 2009
i would like to see maybe Smith America build a conversion of their current cars, maybe have a retrofit model so you dont have to get rid of the trucks at all, just upgrade! lots of stops and starts so plenty of options for regen braking too. Reply ↓ ↑ report Add your comments Email Confirm Autoblog Green AOL First time?
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 28, 2009
Reply ↓ ↑ report 6 CaramelZappa 3:20AM (4/23/2009) Yea, you COULD convert a lotus for $10k but the conversion wouldnt be terribly satisfying. link] This guy has a very nice looking conversion, he managed to do it for about 25k. But where does Hydrogen come from? Its no tesla but its still a fantastic little car.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 28, 2009
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. The first one was the Zytek design you mentioned, but this is a 2nd "new and improved" design from Tesla, with more power, higher speed and greater range.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
Third, I dont understand why people feel it available in message chatting to speak in a manner they would doubtless not use in personal conversation. Second, the statement "the rest of your claims" are unanswerably indistinct. Must you say "incredibly idiotic" and "mind numbingly dumb"? It does not reflect well upon you.
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