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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. This project started about a month ago when I became co-chair of the Oregon Electric Vehicles Association.

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Open Source Tools and Open Hardware License

Open Source Civic EV Kit

Although Google Sketchup and Kicad both store files in a proprietary format, official releases of the Civic EV kit will contain (as required in the Open Hardware License agreement) files in a commonly readable format such as.PDF Several free.PDF writers exist that I can print to just like a regular printer.

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Reflections on Converting a 914 to an EV

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

Here goes (in no particular order): Things That Went Well During the Conversion The 914 AC kit from Electro Automotive is a good one. I modified the wiring in the original 914 AC kit (as suggested by Paul Jorg) to turn on the regen when the brake lights came on instead of controlling regen by releasing the accelerator pedal.

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Road Trips: How to Plan an Accessible Getaway

Baua Electric

Most of the booking sites list hotels with accessible rooms for those with mobility, hearing and vision needs, but this information is not always verified. compliant, but some do provide accessibility information. Review photos and contact the host for more information. Do additional research on review sites and look for photos.

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EV Radar: January 2022

Noodoe

We’ll keep you informed. Oregon is offering up to $7,500 in cash rebates for households that buy an EV and make between $51,000 and $251,000. Power Kit Adds 30% More Range. EV Radar consists of top EV news, education, vehicle announcements, and more from the EV world. Get EV Radar in your email every two weeks.

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Toyota introduces 2012 Prius Plug-in Hybrid

Green Car Congress

Displays and information. New multi-information display additions have been included in the Prius Plug-in. In place of a spare tire, the Prius Plug-in carries a tire-sealing kit and inflator. EPA label calculations do not include Eco mode. Power mode increases throttle response in the middle range more than normal.

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The First Million-Transistor Chip: the Engineers’ Story

Cars That Think

The section of the chip through which information to be manipulated passes, including parts of the buses, caches, and registers. Among those he consulted informally was Crawford. The N10 team figured out a way to use the same port for both pieces of information in one cycle, and so saved circuitry without losing speed.

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