Open Source Civic EV Kit

APRIL 7, 2008

After spending the past year and a half converting a Porsche 914 to an electric vehicle, I decided to expand my horizons by designing an open-source electric vehicle (EV) conversion kit for a commonly used car. Unfortunately, these kits are for much older vehicles like the Porsche 914 and the VW Rabbit.

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Kits Conversion Golf Cart Saturn 185

EV Adoption

JUNE 14, 2021

At the Plaid launch event Elon Musk said that the Plaid was “faster than any Porsche, safer than any Volvo.”. The fast acceleration capability of electric vehicles was a key component to reducing the “golf cart” image of EVs that existed before the Tesla Model S emerged in 2012.

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Carbon Emissions Miles F-150 52

EV Adoption

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

I just received an email from Kia with the chart below touting their 2023 Kia EV6 GT , which has a quicker 0-60 time than various performance vehicles from Porsche, Lamborghini, Aston Martin, BMW, and Ferrari. It was needed to eliminate the view by many that EVs were simplify glorified golf carts. The public gets it now.

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Charging Aston Martin Golf Cart Kia 97

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

and Korean golf cart maker CT&T Co. Another notable battery car, though its producer decided to skip the Shanghai show, is a super-low-cost, two-seat mini electric car that Chinese parts producer Wonder Auto Technology Inc. are expected to begin producing jointly this summer. Chengdu Auto to be Chinas No.1.

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China Electric Vehicles Chery Vehicles 28

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Think Global was formerly known as Think City, a prior Ford Motor Company ( F ) acquisition and part of a now-defunct Think division at Ford. The Think Global would definitly be classified as a mini-car, several size classes smaller than a compact car like the Honda Civic or Ford Focus. a subsidiary of Ener1 Inc. ENON.OB ) ).

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Manufacturer Electric Cars Cars i-MiEV 34