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Feature: Are Electric Fire Trucks in the Near Future?

Clean Fleet Report

Hybrid and fully electric vehicles are already available for a variety of commercial and personal uses. It’s a series plug-in hybrid like the Chevrolet Volt. There have been more than 7.2 million electric vehicle sales to date. As technology advances, there will be even more. However, the vehicle isn’t fully electric.

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EV Briefs, and Black Rock City & EVs

Plugs and Cars

Out in the desert as part of Burning Man , our encampment, Snow Koan Solar, is setting up a solar photovoltaic EV Charging Station (at 7:30 and Desert) for electric scooters, golf carts, sofas and barstools. Contracts for lithium batteries for the plug-in hybrid Saturn Vue and the Chevrolet Volt have received much press.

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Proud of its roots

Electric Auto Association

I cut the frame and extended it, and then a guy from the DEVC donated a golf cart motor,” he explained. “I I ordered a controller from a company in California, which used a single power Darlington transistor, and 4 deep cycle 12-volt batteries.” The technology emphasis has also influenced DEVC member gatherings. “We

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The MiEV runs on a lithium-ion battery pack that can be charged in seven or so hours on a 240-volt line. The Chevy Volt is going to count on an overnight charge from a standard wall outlet. There are choices for 110 volt versus 220 volt, slow versus quick charges, and solar options. By 2011 look for a larger THINK Ox.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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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