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EV extravaganza at Noosa Expo

EV Central

Noosa Junction’s main street was closed off to welcome the latest models from local Hyundai, Mazda, BMW, Mini and Polestar dealers, plus electric motorcycles, scooters, bikes, trucks, vans and coaches. Queensland’s holiday hot-spot of Noosa hosted its fourth EV Expo on Sunday, with thousands attending the free event.

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My Conversion Journal - help me begin please

DIY Electric Car

but then I thought that maybe I could use lithium batteries to get decent range??? Or could AGM gel batteries be put in parallel effectively? Should I instead be getting a 36V or 48V forklift motor, because they can be overvolted and hence can put more batteries, and the cheaper AGM. they are between 2-3V each. On another topic?

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VIDEO: Driving a Tesla-powered Smart

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Also ferrying guests about a short circuit (so to speak) was a smart fortwo imbued with a Tesla-engineered drivetrain, fruit of its effort to supply Daimler with battery packs for 1,000 smart eds. I really would love to get a 120D coupe BMW u cant beat 0-60 of 7.5 from the Tesla Roadster. 15 days ago AutoblogGreen for 03.31.09

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Were told that the agreement includes nods of acceptance from the likes of Volkswagen, BMW, Ford, General Motors, Fiat, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Eon, Vattenfall, EDF, Npower, Endesa and Enel, and while theres no time frame for when itll be introduced, were pretty stoked to hear that at least something has been decided upon. In a word, no.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Postal Service Minivan - Click above for high-res gallery Chrysler is celebrating Earth Day today by unveiling the first four of what will be a fleet of 250 battery-powered minivans for the U.S. However, the electric drive portion of the vehicles, including the motor, electronics and A123 System lithium ion battery pack is identical.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The three leading new options to re-supply our autos with energy are charging at home, battery swap stations and fast charge stations. Gallery: Plugging in at home Battery swap stations are a concept often associated with Better Place , an EV infrastructure company. Battery swapping has its critics.