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Arc 1 Conversion Journal 10/1/2013 Big EV Grin

DIY Electric Car

I have never run out of juice. Sometime in the future, I plan on making this car an electric-electric hybrid. My car is the ARC 1 over in the garage section of the forums, for anyone who wants to take a look. This car has continued to exceed my expectations. In just the first month, I have done about 400 miles of driving in this car.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Featured stories Feed mophie Juice Pack Air hands-on and impressions How would you change HPs Mini 1000 Mi? MotionPlus Wiimote add-on ships to US on June 8th Toshibas leaked product roadmap gets us hot, extra bothered by fuel-cell powered L01 MID Nikon D5000 articulates its way into reality Android 1.5 Is this the Zune HD?

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Therefore, until we get quick-charge batteries -- based on new breakthroughs, Ill take a WAG and estimate that we will have real 5-minute quick-charge batteries in perhaps 10 years -- we are likely to get our juice mostly from our home chargers. Battery swapping wouldnt make economic sense without a considerable degree of standardization.