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Tesla Model 3 windshield survives intentional rock-throwing attack

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Having a heavy projectile land on a vehicle’s windshield, after all, could easily disorient or injure a driver or a car’s passengers. As could be seen in the short clip, a Tesla driver was just going about his business when a man on the side of the road approached the all-electric car while holding a rock.

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Hanging out with NEDRA

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

Summer events have held me back from working on the 914EV, so I headed out to Portland International Raceway to get a boost of inspiration from NEDRA (National Electric Drag Racing Association) to continue the project. The purple box in the center of the cycle is a Zilla2K (2000 amp DC controller). Here are some photos.

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Visiting Synkromotive and Learning about Deka 9A31s

Open Source Civic EV Kit

It turns out that, up until last year, all the public buses for Oregon and Washington used four Deka group 31 batteries in them. All the buses in both states now use Odyssey group 31 batteries and have not had any issues. The bus companies were very frustrated because the batteries kept dying after 10-12 months of operation.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Why hes banking on an obscure Chinese electric car company and a CEO who - no joke - drinks his own battery fluid. REDDIT STUMBLE UPON MYSPACE MIXX IT Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader See all CNNMoney.com RSS FEEDS ( close ) By Marc Gunther Last Updated: April 13, 2009: 9:29 AM ET Warren Buffett with BYDs E6.

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