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Embracing a century of EV history

Electric Auto Association

It’s basically just a souped-up golf cart, but Ford wouldn’t allow them to import it into the US. I’d been driving my Honda Insight to Chicago every couple of months for chapter meetings,” Steiner said. Steiner designed the prototype himself, basing it on the 1908 model, and then engaged the Chinese manufacturer.

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Embracing a century of EV history

Electric Auto Association

It’s basically just a souped-up golf cart, but Ford wouldn’t allow them to import it into the US. I’d been driving my Honda Insight to Chicago every couple of months for chapter meetings,” Steiner said. Steiner designed the prototype himself, basing it on the 1908 model, and then engaged the Chinese manufacturer.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

A very low cost EV is taking a golf cart transaxle or whole GC rear/seat and weld, ect a MC front end, frame, title to it, change the batteries from 6vdc to 12vdc to double the voltage and use larger dia VW Rabbit tires and you can have a nice 1- 3 person MC trike that goes 45-55mph and 50+ mile range.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

You guys go ahead and buy your 40 mile per charge GM golf cart. Oh, and it looks wayyyyy cooler than the Volt. link] This is not a sales pitch, Im just a huge fan of the car and an innovative American car start-up.

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