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Don’t stop the EV music

Electric Auto Association

From the beginning of his work to make vehicles electric, Jack believed the way to do it was to encourage individuals to convert their own vehicles to electric and show them to others,” said GEVA President Wayne Garver. Back to the Beck Rickard explained that her father started converting cars to electric with a 1957 Beck speedster.

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Embracing a century of EV history

Electric Auto Association

Steiner, a retired IBM Systems Engineer who is now servicing EV trucks and other commercial vehicles for a battery manufacturing company, launched Waverley Electrics as an April Fools joke in 2011. “I It’s basically just a souped-up golf cart, but Ford wouldn’t allow them to import it into the US.

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Embracing a century of EV history

Electric Auto Association

Steiner, a retired IBM Systems Engineer who is now servicing EV trucks and other commercial vehicles for a battery manufacturing company, launched Waverley Electrics as an April Fools joke in 2011. “I It’s basically just a souped-up golf cart, but Ford wouldn’t allow them to import it into the US.

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Proud of its roots

Electric Auto Association

Instead, his collection of electric vehicles (EVs) has included a converted Yamaha motorcycle, a converted 1971 AMC Hornet, and several electric scooters. David O’Neill on his ‘Silent Knight Electric Motrocycle,’ a converted Yamaha Big Bear. The Hornet was considered a luxury EV because of its size.

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Talking with Mike at ElectroAuto

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

We chatted about the blown CCPower DC-DC converter and the engine vibrations. Since I fixed the DC-DC converter, we agreed that I would try to find out which conditions would cause it to blow again, if it does. He also agreed to provide a new motor to flywheel coupler if I still had engine vibrations.

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Closing up more loose ends.

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

One of the other 914 kit converters questioned why the accessory battery couldn't stay in the original tray, but I decided to remove it anyway and have the accessory battery up in the front trunk near the DC/DC converter. It's a pity that we have to remove this, but the size of the golf-cart batteries clearly interfere with the latch.

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A closer look at humidity control methods for EV electronics

Charged EVs

This obviously weighs heavily on any onboard devices, like the inverter and DC-DC converter, but is less of a concern for something like a DC fast charger. Another important consideration is whether the device will have to contend with other environmental hazards such as vibration and shock or even explosive gases (e.g.

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