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Weighing and Cleaning the Car

Open Source Civic EV Kit

One of the baseline items my colleague highly suggested getting was a curb weight value before and after the conversion. It was a bit intimidating waiting in line with several semi-trucks, sort of like landing on the main runway of Portland International Airport with an ultralight airplane. The cost to weigh at Jubitz is $8.50.

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RMI Launches Project Get Ready to Help Communities Prepare for Plug-ins

Green Car Congress

Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) launched Project Get Ready , an initiative that emerged from its Smart Garage Summit in October 2008 and that is intended to help communities prepare for plug-in vehicles including full battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric, and converted hybrid or internal combustion vehicles.

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NEDRA Pictures

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

Going to NEDRA at Portland International Raceway was my first major excursion in the 914 since both the flywheel was balanced and the clutch was properly adjusted. The car handled very well and cruised on the freeway without much problem. Here's the wait in line for the ticket office at Portland International Raceway.

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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. I hope to have my car ready for that event, not necessarily to race it, but just to share the technology.

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AMPLY Power: Top 25 US cities could save avg. 37% on fuel costs by switching to electric vehicles and buses; up to 60% with managed charging

Green Car Congress

Additionally, well-managed electric fleets that optimize electricity charging for off-peak hours and avoid demand charges can save as much as 60% on fueling versus their internal combustion engine (ICE) or unmanaged EV fleet counterparts. San Francisco, conversely, has extreme time-variable rates. At about $0.19/kWh —i.e.,

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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Exide Technologies with Axion Power International. Honeywell International Inc. Magna E-Car Systems of America, Inc. $40. Manufacturing: Elkhart County, IN; Deployment: Portland, Chicago, and Sacramento. Primary lithium chemistries include nickel-cobalt-metal and iron phosphate. Bristol, TN Columbus, GA. Elyria, OH.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Car-Makers Say. Click on images of cars 1, 6-8, or 10-12 for high-resolution images (media may use with credit: CalCars.org). Green Car Company , "Green Machine," Manzanita Micro (PiPrius), April 2007 (Kirkland, WA), contact: greg@greencarco.com.

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