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Going to the Portland Better Living Show

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

I spent over seven hours on my feet at the Portland Better Living Show displaying the 914. On a side note, I purchased a DVD from Bob Bath regarding his CivicWithACord project. He's documented much of the work needed to get a fifth generation ('92-'95) Civic converted to electric. Yesterday was a long day.

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Taking a Break

Open Source Civic EV Kit

In the process, I've found several folks in the Portland area who are willing to help out with a variety of skills and talents. getting a '92-'95 Civic and start hacking away to get the battery boxes and other components laid out starting on documentation for the conversion kit (tool list, parts list, etc.)

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RMI Launches Project Get Ready to Help Communities Prepare for Plug-ins

Green Car Congress

Community members in Portland, Oregon; Indianapolis, Indiana; and Raleigh, North Carolina soon expanding to the Triangle region have already agreed to work with RMI’s Project Get Ready. Corporate/city/state fleets commit to buy a certain number of plug-ins (RFPs for major purchases or conversions).

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