Charged EVs

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Before Tesla, they were seen as nerdy golf carts, far from usable as “real cars.” The electric Hummer won’t come cheap; the starting price for the lowest-spec version announced so far—with fewer features and performance options, and only two motors—is about $80,000, and that one won’t be delivered until 2024.

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Hummer GMC GM Market 105

Charged EVs

JULY 29, 2021

Potting should only be a last resort, and it only tends to make sense in very cost-sensitive devices that aren’t considered worth repairing (such as a golf-cart motor controller, which is where I’ve seen it used the most in the EV field). This article appeared in Charged Issue 55 – May/June 2021 – Subscribe now.

Water 107

Water DC Golf Cart International 107

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Furthermore, changing the battery pack on say a Toyota Prius often costs a fortune, at least in most European countries, so such cars better be VERY cheap, but they’re not. I also wrote an article about cars and what’s good and not good. But that cost in a built as an EV is much less than an ICE’s costs by about 1/2.

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Oregon Green Electric Cars Lead Acid 58