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Reducing Carbon Emissions Quickly Is the Goal – Not Quarter-Mile Times (Commentary)

EV Adoption

Last week Tesla revealed that its new Model S Plaid EV could reach a speed of near 200 MPH and reach 0 to 60 MPH in 1.99 At the Plaid launch event Elon Musk said that the Plaid was “faster than any Porsche, safer than any Volvo.”. Excuse me if I don’t get all giddy with excitement.

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An Easy EV Conversion Kit For People

Open Source Civic EV Kit

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. All the commercially available freeway-capable (70 mph) EVs are priced way out of reach for the average consumer.

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Test Drive to Work

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

Since traffic is really light on Sunday morning, I drove to work (15 miles away) and back to see how the 914 would handle. It took me 30 seconds to get up to 60 mph. I'm not sure how much current these golf cart batteries are designed for. This makes synchronization of the gears rather difficult.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Price tag: about $25,000, made from 95% recyclable materials with a top speed of 65 miles per hour and range of 110 miles per charge. They are either glorified golf cart city cars like this one or they are only for the very wealthy like the Tesla. market b y the end of 2009. Think has established a U.S. before 2010.