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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

I've been mulling over some ideas for the past few days. Maybe I'll take a day off to go to A & P as well as Farwest Golf Carts to pick up some old 8V golf cart batteries for desulfation testing. The next step is to go back to Alan at A & P to replace the suspension and steam clean the engine compartment.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

After listening to him, I get the idea that the biggest issue with these vehicles (no surprise) is maintaining battery health. Besides, the PowerCheq units only handle 12 volt batteries and the ElectroAuto kit is designed for 8-volt golf-cart batteries, so a homebrew system will be required.

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Electric Car Watch #9: Where is the Strom-R3 electric car?

Plug In India

We spoke to EV community member and friend of the channel Mr Zarryl Lobo, who has 30+ years of experience building custom electric golf carts and refurbishing old EVs. One idea is to retain the same platform and create a variant that can be used by delivery companies. Only time will tell. The R3 already has a 300 liter boot.

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Senators take green cars for a spin

Green Cars News

Capitol Hill made for a strange sight earlier this week as it was surrounded by everything from two-seat sports cars to vehicles that resembled golf carts and bucket trucks. The bizarre collection of vehicles had one thing in common, however - namely alternative energy.

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Why The Ford F-150 Lightning Is The Most Important EV Ever

EV Adoption

Wait, you might be thinking to yourself, what about the Tesla Model S which single-handedly changed the image of EVs from glorified golf carts into fast as all heck, 300+-mile range, aspirational computers on wheels? But it is my guess that a majority of the US population has never heard the term nor have any idea what it means.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Seeking Alpha Home The Macro View Stocks & Sectors Global Markets ETFs Investing Ideas Breaking News Transcripts Register | Login Email: Password: Forgot Your Password? They are either glorified golf cart city cars like this one or they are only for the very wealthy like the Tesla. Electric cars a still a joke.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

When most of America will be reluctant to buy a GM car because the company might go bankrupt how the hell did those in charge think bailing them out was a good idea? I like the idea that I can take to the Hwy I can do better than 330 miles on a 10 gallon tank. You guys go ahead and buy your 40 mile per charge GM golf cart.

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