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The Soviet-Era, Z80-based Galaksija Dared to Be Different

Cars That Think

The Galaksija is a Z80 -based, 8-bit DIY machine, cleverly designed so that its bill of materials meshed exactly with what a Yugoslavian was able to import from Western Europe. Figuring it was plain sailing from there, I canceled my Crowd Supply kit order and set off on my own. And now you can try this scrappy machine for yourself.

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MAEAA Web Links

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Micro :Electronics, Kits, Surplus, Online Catalog Cand H Sales Co.: Home PowerMagazine : While not an EV magazine, they do have a regular EV section. Nuts& Volts Magazine : For the serious gadgeteer. Nice folks. Battery chargers and DC/DC converters. Alltronics American Science& Surplus B.G. Fair RadioSales Co.:

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5 great electric cars still eligible for the Plug-in Car Grant

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ZOE remains the best selling EV in Europe/. 3 is set to become the people’s electric car with ample range, interior space equivalent to the class above and all the kit you will ever need. driveEV is the UK's only online magazine dedicated to electric cars. SEAT MII Electric – £20,300. The new Id.3 Volkswagen e-Golf.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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How Real, How Soon, and What Must Happen Next,” which concludes the costs of creating an automotive market dominated by electric and hybrid cars are prohibitively high for the foreseeable future – as high as $49 billion for Europe alone (along with another $21 billion for battery-charging infrastructure). Volt will survive and prosper,” G.M.’s

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

There are also plans to conduct public-road tests of the TOYOTA Plug-in HV in the United States and in Europe. and Europe are still undecided, Takimoto said. This company is not stupid." ( NY Times Magazine ) 2/16/07 In an interview with BusinessWeek on Feb. Innovation in battery technology is needed, he said. "We

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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An embryonic movement is growing in Europe to build “smart cities&# that will challenge the status quo. The reason the funding was dropped is not clear, but the challenge facing Europe’s big power generators is obvious ? In the city of the future, could power suppliers be rivalled by innovative construction firms?

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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It will appear in Europe next year as the Opel Ampera and in Australia as the Holden Volt in 2012. If you build a car as a "kit car" with no real factory, then yes, it will never be an economic success. Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0 The car is expected to cost around $40,000. The EV1s failure was a failure of Management.

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