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Electric Cars Are Real Cars: 2011 Chevy Volt Climbs Pike's Peak

Green Car Reports

We've written before about some of the misconceptions around high-mileage and electric cars, among them that they're essentially glorified golf carts.

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Measuring State-of-Charge on Lead Acid Batteries

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

The 914 AC kit uses 8V golf cart batteries and I'm wondering if different batteries like Hawkers or Optima Yellow-Top batteries would be better. With the AC system, I'll probably be pulling less amps and am looking forward to the extended range. Both US-Battery and Trojan have 8-volt golf-cart batteries.

Lead Acid 100