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Calif. Energy Commission approves energy efficiency rules for battery charger systems; automotive chargers exempted

Green Car Congress

This exception does not apply to autoettes, electric personal assistive mobility devices, golf carts, or low speed vehicles. While many manufacturers produce energy efficient electronic devices, many products on the market lack efficient charging technology. Initial statement of Reasons (ISOR).

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50 Years Later, This Apollo-Era Antenna Still Talks to Voyager 2

Cars That Think

When the space agency sent Curiosity , a golf cart–size rover, to explore the Gale crater and Mount Sharp on Mars in 2011, DSS-43 tracked Curiosity as it made its nail-biting seven-minute descent into Mars’s atmosphere. A plaque recognizing the technology is now displayed at the complex.

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IIHS awards Chevrolet Volt & Nissan Leaf top ratings in 1st US crash tests of mainstream electric cars

Green Car Congress

The addition of the 2 electric cars brings to 80 the number of award winners so far for 2011, including 7 hybrid models. The GEM and Whip belong to a class of golf cart-like vehicles that aren’t required to meet the same federal safety standards as passenger vehicles.

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Embracing a century of EV history

Electric Auto Association

Steiner, a retired IBM Systems Engineer who is now servicing EV trucks and other commercial vehicles for a battery manufacturing company, launched Waverley Electrics as an April Fools joke in 2011. “I The firm’s primary goal of building a classic Waverley with present-day technology was in the planning stages for 10 years.

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Embracing a century of EV history

Electric Auto Association

Steiner, a retired IBM Systems Engineer who is now servicing EV trucks and other commercial vehicles for a battery manufacturing company, launched Waverley Electrics as an April Fools joke in 2011. “I The firm’s primary goal of building a classic Waverley with present-day technology was in the planning stages for 10 years.

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Electric Car Watch #9: Where is the Strom-R3 electric car?

Plug In India

We spoke to EV community member and friend of the channel Mr Zarryl Lobo, who has 30+ years of experience building custom electric golf carts and refurbishing old EVs. He cited the example of an Indian car company called San Motors India, a limited edition sports car company operating from 1998 to 2011.

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Reva: A little company with big ambitions. The Green Piece

Green Cars News

Indeed REVA is braced for the future having already unveiled several new models of its own that feature sleeker looks than the G-Wiz which has often been compared to a golf cart. Also unveiled at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show was the REVA NXG, which is scheduled for production in 2011.

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