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

Charged EVs

AUGUST 2, 2023

Upfront costs are steadily approaching parity with legacy vehicles, purchase incentives are available, and new programs at the levels of federal (IRA, BIL), state (California’s ACT and ACF) and local (city zero-emission zones) government are driving (some would say “coercing”) companies to move forward quickly. Rustam Kocher: It is.

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Fleet Portland Charging Building 52

Cars That Think

JUNE 20, 2023

Harry decided to forego buying an EV, but he remains open to purchasing one if both the affordability and charging issues are better addressed. “I I asked about installing charging stations in our garage and was invited to bring the issue up before the HOA (homeowners association) board, where all good ideas go to die,” he said. “I

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Minneapolis Installation Charging Building 87

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