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Going back to CAMP914

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

Today I drove out to the U-Pull-It wrecking center and took a bunch of pictures of '92-'95 Honda Civics to see how I could design battery racks for them. The 914ev blog might be winding down as I put more time and energy into the open-source project with its own blog. I've mentioned before that I'm working on an open-source EV kit.

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Road Test: 2022 Chrysler Pacifica Limited Plug-in Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

Conversely, when on the highway, having the option to turn off the EV mode and run the gasoline hybrid motor will return the most efficient driving. Not much can knock around the Pacifica, including wind gusts and passing big rigs, all of which had a minimal effect on the stability and sure-footed feel. Road Test: 2021 Honda Odyssey.

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Road Test: 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

Conversely, when on the highway, having the option to turn off the EV mode and run the gasoline hybrid motor will return the most efficient driving. Wind gusts or passing big rigs had no effect on the stability and sure footed feel. Road Test: 2021 Honda Odyssey. Yep, all on one tank. Driving Experience: On the Road.

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Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Plus more people are installing rooftop solar photovoltaic systems, and clean wind power is vastly expanding nationally (see study by eminent environmentalist Lester Brown cited at CalCars Kudos ). In some areas where wind and hydropower is wasted at night, the rate can be as low as 2-3 cents per kWh. Thats 20-25 cents a gallon.

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This is cool!

Honda S2000 EV Conversion

I'll be replacing that heat sink next with one where fins run parallel with the wind, compared to perpendicular as they do now. The heat from the condenser now passes right by my motor controller and that heat sink. I'm now noticing the temperature of my motor controlling running much hotter. More on that later.

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ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

Green Car Congress

Novel Biological Conversion of Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide Directly into Biodiesel. Johnson Matthey will investigate the catalytic conversion of this microbial biodiesel into additional fuel molecules, most importantly jet fuel. Hydrogen-Dependent Conversion of Carbon Dioxide To Liquid Electrofuels By Extremely Thermophilic Archaea.

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Three, four and more

Honda S2000 EV Conversion

I got the front bumper back on and what a difference a little wind resistance makes. Eventually I'll take this data and convert it so that my original fuel gauge works as well but that's low on the priority list right now. The drive last night was by far the best. I went for a total of 16.2 miles of mixed city and hwy type driving.

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