Porsche 914 EV Conversion

JUNE 22, 2007

I ran out and purchased several 1-guage pre-constructed battery cables from Napa today to wire the batteries together, but they were very expensive (16 of them at $12.95 I ran out to United Welding Supply today in Portland (on NE MLK) and picked up 20 feet of 2/0 welding cable. I'm curious what else is in this shipment.

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Batteries Battery Portland Supplies 100

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Near the end of our conversation, I ask Wang about the company name. They generate fewer greenhouse gas emissions than cars that burn gasoline, and they have lower fuel costs, even when oil is cheap. Department of Energy has purchased an F3DM to take the battery apart. Electric cars will be one answer.

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BYD 2009 Companies Electric Cars 62

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Not to be outdone, on Tuesday the Norwegian electric car startup, Think, was in Portland being wooed by the state as one of 8 potential places to site their first car manufacturing facility in the United States. To convince me and the general public about purchasing an electric car, there are a lot of challenges to overcome.

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Oregon Green Electric Cars Lead Acid 58