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ZENN Motor Changes Strategy to Sell EEstor-based Electric Drive Rather Than Its Own EVs

Green Car Congress

With access to global platforms through multiple partners, we believe we can be much more successful as a strategic technology provider than an automaker. Ian Clifford, Chief Executive Officer of ZENN Motor Company. ZMC owns approximately 10.7% of the equity of EEStor, Inc.

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DOE to Award Up to $300M in Stimulus Bill Funding for Projects to Expand Use of Alt-Fuel and Advanced Technology Vehicles

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Energy has issued a $300-million Funding Opportunity Announcement ( DE-PS26-09NT01236-04 ) for applications for cost-shared projects that expand the use of alternative fueled vehicles and advanced technology vehicles. Education and outreach workshops for petroleum reduction fuels and technologies.

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ZENN Motor Increases Stake in EEStor to 10.7%; EESU Production Prototype Promised by End of 2009

Green Car Congress

The additional equity investment option was triggered by EEStor’s successful completion of permittivity testing on their Composition Modified Barium-Titanate powders ( earlier post ), a key milestone under the Technology Agreement between ZMC and EEStor. ZMC now owns approximately 10.7% of the equity of EEStor, Inc., an increase from the 3.8%

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Driving electric in an oil capital

Electric Auto Association

We have a lot of Tesla drivers in Houston because the oil execs see them as a status symbol with cool technology. The first year we were invited, we planned to show a few conversions, including a VW bus and a VW Bug,” Douglass explained. They just have a different perspective on the future.” “We

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Measuring State-of-Charge on Lead Acid Batteries

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

Since I'm still waiting on parts from ElectroAuto, I decided to take the plunge and do some extensive research on Lead-Acid battery technology. The 914 AC kit uses 8V golf cart batteries and I'm wondering if different batteries like Hawkers or Optima Yellow-Top batteries would be better.

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The Great Desulfation Experiment

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

Above is a picture of a heavily sulfated 8-volt golf-cart battery I acquired yesterday. I suspect that I won't actually use these batteries in the 914 EV, but this research will help me understand battery technology better and perhaps give me some backup batteries in case one or two original cells go out.

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Helsinki to host electric display of green cars

Green Cars News

In addition to the Roadster, a whole host of little electric cars will be exhibited at the fair alongside an array of electric scooter and quadricycles: Mega eCity, Mega Multitruck, E-Z-GO RXV (golf cart), Sanifer L7e, Sanifer L6e, Toyota Prius (Plug-in and Flexible-fuel technology models) and ZEV Seven.