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Tesla Model 3 transformed into DIY electric pickup

Green Car Reports

That’s what San Francisco YouTube star Simone Giertz did, from a Tesla Model 3. Waiting and waiting for more details about the upcoming Tesla Pickup—the “cyberpunk truck”—or concerned that it’s going to be too big when it arrives? You could essentially build your own.

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Show Off Your Car At the Exploratorium in San Francisco

DIY Electric Car

Hello DIY'ers, The Exploratorium in the San Francisco is looking for someone who'd like to show off their DIY Electric Car for one night on October 7th as part of our monthly After Dark series. As it turns out, the Exploratorium was born out of the DIY spirit. San Francisco, CA 94123. 3601 Lyon St.

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Portland and San Francisco Battle For Electric Car Domination Chicago Gets First Solar Powered EV Charging Station World’s Top 10 Fastest Electric Cars A Few Pictures of Upcoming Electric Cars: Source [ PhysOrg.com ] Image Credit: Clayton B. Update: The plug depicted above is not the agreed upon standard. Sorry for any confusion.

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Soot and Spin: Two Plug-in Paradoxes

Plugs and Cars

Third-party and DIY converters can't muck with every system on a car. Let one hundred flowers bloom" said Vijay Vaitheeswaran recently in San Francisco to promote his book Zoom, The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the Future. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to offer solutions. But you have to want to solve the problem.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

is Hymotions San Francisco-based distributor/installer. Plug-In Conversions Corp www.pluginconversions.com of Poway, near San Diego, CA converts the Toyota Prius using NiMH batteries and the EAA-PHEV open source control system, and will provide kits to qualified DIY installers. Go to Hymotion.com. Green Gears, Inc.

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MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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