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Going Back to U-Pull-It - Don't try this at Home

Open Source Civic EV Kit

I like the idea of using the TPS (throttle position sensor) on this instead of the PB-6 potbox that most people use in their EVs because I think the accelerator pedal feel will be much closer to the original. To save gas, I mistakenly took the electric 914 to U-Pull-It and forgot to bring a protective mat for the upholstery.

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Hacking the Regen System and Fixing Acceleration

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

With my driving frustration, this seemed like a good idea. In the original kit instructions, the regen relay turns on the brake lights when the AC controller is in regen mode. The car is soooo much easier to drive because it behaves much more like a gas powered vehicle. I recommend this alteration to anyone using this kit!

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Electric car supporters are rising to defend General Motors’ development of the Chevy Volt after the Obama Administration’s automotive task force proclaimed that the car was probably too expensive to be commercially successful in the near future. . report titled, “The Comeback of the Electric Car? and Chrysler. .’s

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