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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

The 914 doesn't run well at all when its cold and after going to the DEQ, I realized that I'm going to need a lot of work to get the car to pass emissions (it's a rather gross polluter right now). Maybe I'll take a day off to go to A & P as well as Farwest Golf Carts to pick up some old 8V golf cart batteries for desulfation testing.

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2022 GMC Hummer EV: the biggest, baddest, butchest EV to hit the market?

Charged EVs

Before Tesla, they were seen as nerdy golf carts, far from usable as “real cars.” It’s also startlingly fast, and zero-emission, but we’ll get to that.) It’s a major reboot of a controversial name that retains a following 10 years after its demise. It’s big, bold, brassy, and in your face—an EV for truck people.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

My vision has always been for Oregonians to be able to drive from Astoria to Ontario and from Portland to Ashland emission free,&# Mr. Kulongoski said. “Families could be making that drive in an emission-free vehicle manufactured in Oregon by Oregonians.&# In most conversions cost is about the same because of needless weight.

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