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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

Terrafirma Technology , a company started by an engineer named Michael House who has gone into business supplying 3D-printed adapters to people who want to repurpose lithium-ion power-tool batteries. So I poured on the juice and blew past him, thereafter maintaining Tour de France speed. On the handlebars are three controls: a.

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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

Terrafirma Technology , a company started by an engineer named Michael House who has gone into business supplying 3D-printed adapters to people who want to repurpose lithium-ion power-tool batteries. So I poured on the juice and blew past him, thereafter maintaining Tour de France speed. On the handlebars are three controls: a.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

In 2001, a team of engineers at a then-obscure R&D company called AC Propulsion quietly began a groundbreaking experiment. The company’s president, Tom Gage , dubbed the system “vehicle to grid” or V2G. They wanted to see whether an electric vehicle could feed electricity back to the grid. Electric Car tzero 0-60 3.6

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Coulomb, MasterCard, and the future of public charging

Plugs and Cars

Time will tell what business model/s might work to provide an adequate supply and dispersal of public charge stations. Should a model of host-supplied electricity (like host supplied parking or wi-fi) be given an equal chance to succeed? Free Juice Bar explicitly sells charge stations to offer free power.

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The Workplace Charging Challenge

Plugs and Cars

Many workplaces could become EV friendly on the cheap, repurposing existing 120V outlets in parking areas and expressly allowing PEV charging. Providing a conventional 120V outlet is cheap and familiar. Private companies and large public institutions are beginning to consider the issues surrounding employee and visitor parking.

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Greentech Media | ECOtality CEO: Fast Charging and Why Battery Swapping Is Doomed

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Given the cost of oil and the economic, geopolitical and ecological effects of our continued reliance on petroleum, electric transportation will be cheap. by: Jonathan Read, President and CEO, ECOtality June 24, 2008 ECOtality CEO Jonathan Read. Electricity costs are relatively inexpensive.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Millions will plug-in their electric vehicles (EV), plug-in hybrids (PHEV) and fuel cell vehicles (FCV) at night when electricity is cheap, then plug-in during the day when energy is expensive and sell those extra electrons at a profit. In the future, utilities will pay you to plug-in your vehicle. 2:54 PM Anonymous said. 99,999 ripple free.

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