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The Plan for the Waiheke EV

DIY Electric Car

after looking it up on google maps, and working out all the distances I'm likely to need to cover, there's really no need for me to have a range of more than 30km. no power steering or air conditioning! So the requirements for my Waiheke EV. The highest speed limit on the island is 70km/h, and that's only on one 3km stretch of road.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Our goal is to enable owners to enlist a local electrician/engineer to convert their cars, initially with lead-acid batteries, for under $6,000 and less than two person-weeks of time. (We Conversions are mostly for the Prius, with a few for the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner hybrid SUVs. 25 or more gets you a bumper sticker.

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MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

3 David Herron said on March 16th, 2009 at 12:31 am Fast recharge will require huge power levels. The availability of high current charging power is not important. What I do need is an affordable alternative to Lead Acid. What I do need is an affordable alternative to Lead Acid. I agree with sebastian.

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