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Don’t stop the EV music

Electric Auto Association

Solar charging on the agenda Jackie joined her father’s company not long before he became ill. The only EV he was familiar with was a golf cart, so he tried playing around with that, and eventually converted a Beck into electric.” She’s doing a great job continuing his work.”

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

If you charge with solar, is way less. A very low cost EV is taking a golf cart transaxle or whole GC rear/seat and weld, ect a MC front end, frame, title to it, change the batteries from 6vdc to 12vdc to double the voltage and use larger dia VW Rabbit tires and you can have a nice 1- 3 person MC trike that goes 45-55mph and 50+ mile range.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

If you build a car as a "kit car" with no real factory, then yes, it will never be an economic success. You guys go ahead and buy your 40 mile per charge GM golf cart. Plus you can use solar and break technology, as well as other more experimental technology, and never have to charge it because it would then charge itself.

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