Electric Cars are for Girls

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Plug in Prius

Electric Cars are for Girls

Waiting for Toyota to build you a plug in Prius? Canadian Andrew Bell had his Prius converted for about 4K, including all parts and labor. You don't have to wait!

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Plug in Prius 2

Electric Cars are for Girls

Waiting for Toyota to build you a plug in Prius? Canadian Andrew Bell had his Prius converted for about 4K, including all parts and labor. Part 2 of interview.

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Prius Batteries in my EV project?

Electric Cars are for Girls

Can I use my two 270v NiMH Prius batteries to power the EV I'm building with an AC 3 phase induction 10 hp 3500 rpm motor? Also, do they make a DC.

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Plasma Boy's Silver Streak to Seattle

Electric Cars are for Girls

I get asked this question quite a bit: Why not take a light, aerodynamic hybrid - like a Prius - and convert it into an all-electric car?

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Let's Talk About Electric Cars Book

Electric Cars are for Girls

This book is a collection of real conversations with real people about the electric cars that they drive every day: Volt and LEAF drivers, beer budget EV converters, high-end EV converters, electric drag racers, Prius plug-in converters.well, you get the idea: ) I hope this helps you decide which electric car might fit your life best - before you make (..)

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Chevy Volt gets a Chirpy Sound

Electric Cars are for Girls

Apparently, those treehugging Prius drivers have been inadvertently mowing down pedestrians in their path from Starbucks to Pilates, so GM is talking to the National Federation for the Blind about how they can add a level of noise pollution to electric cars. Remember when blessed silence was a GOOD thing? Well, not anymore.

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Whiplash and Burning Rubber: EV Drag Racers on NPR

Electric Cars are for Girls

We EV grinners are not all hypermiling Prius owners, apparently. Here's a great interview on NPR with a couple of electric drag racers at the Wayland Invitational in Portland last month. My favorite quotes: Mike Willmon (to the reporter riding next to him in the electric Pinto): "You've got the EV grin." Or a grimace of terror.hard to tell.

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