Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

The Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid completed the recent 1,000 km of Zhuhai in China ahead of all other GT cars and with fewer stops for gasoline. Zhuhai marked the last of three endurance races for the Porsche Hybrid in 2010. At the core of the hybrid system is Williams Hybrid Power’s (WHP) flywheel energy storage unit. Earlier post.).

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Porsche Hybrid Land Rover Power 218

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

OCTOBER 14, 2008

The Porsche 914 has a bunch of "distinctive" features that make it different from many other cars. I've left my turn signal on before, but the combination of the LED tail-lights and the deep-cycle accessory battery kept the car alive. One is the hand-brake being on the left side of the driver's seat (enabling a "racing start").

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Porsche Batteries Battery Deep Cycle 100

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

DECEMBER 31, 2008

After contacting Zivan tech support, they said that lead-acid batteries typically get 400 deep cycles or 800 half-cycles at best. If my average trip is 20 miles between charges and I have 8600 miles on the car, that means about 430 half-cycles.

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Batteries Battery Deep Cycle Lead Acid 100