Cars That Think
AUGUST 20, 2021
I'd read about such friction-drive arrangements and had followed the work of a cyclist in Australia known as Kepler who had devised a clever articulated mount that allows the motor to retract from the wheel when not applying power. I next needed to decide on an electronic speed controller (ESC) to power the motor. James Provost.
Cars That Think
AUGUST 20, 2021
I'd read about such friction-drive arrangements and had followed the work of a cyclist in Australia known as Kepler who had devised a clever articulated mount that allows the motor to retract from the wheel when not applying power. I next needed to decide on an electronic speed controller (ESC) to power the motor. James Provost.
Charged EVs
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
The combination is connected to a transfer case that distributes power mechanically to all four wheels. The e-Save button also toggles to invoke Battery Charge, which recharges the pack using engine power. Floor the accelerator in an emergency, of course, and it kicks on the engine to provide maximum power. Once or twice a week?
Spirit of DC - PHEV3A
NOVEMBER 27, 2009
Major Jerry Asher wheels around Arizona in a Toyota Prius hybrid, packing an extra battery and preaching a message to “kick gas” in favor of electric power. Right now, only the Toyota Prius can be converted to a plug-in, Asher said in an interview. Army in Washington, D.C., and moved to Bisbee, he said.
Spirit of DC - PHEV3A
OCTOBER 1, 2009
EVADC was sponsoring "Power of DC" (see www.PowerofDC.com , which is a NEDRA EVent with Auto Xing and eRacing) and what was being set up as the EVADC "East of the Mississippi" EAA Chapters Conference and in conjuntion with the Xtreme BugE: Fun Run in the Sun -- its christening so to speak. Another PHEV3A. The light turns green. 6000+ miles.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 30, 2009
"If we do things the wrong way, thats going to mean building more power plants, more dirty coal plants," he said. He said company officials chose Seattle because the population is "at the forefront of really living its environmental ethos" and because the city runs on clean hydroelectric power. They are doing it right," he said. "By
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
And we all won’t be driving a Prius either – I’ll have my electric pickup truck in a few years too. Unlike biofuels, which rely on traditional combustion technology and essentially have been debunked as a long-term solution, electricity already powers everything we use – except our transportation.
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