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Calif. Energy Commission approves energy efficiency rules for battery charger systems; automotive chargers exempted

Green Car Congress

This exception does not apply to autoettes, electric personal assistive mobility devices, golf carts, or low speed vehicles. The standards will reduce the wasted electricity from powering our day-to-day appliances by 40 percent and help California meet its strategic climate policy goals.

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National Drive Electric Week 2021: Talk about great timing

Electric Auto Association

Plans for the September 25 through October 3 event have been made around the country to take full advantage of this opportune climate. Bronze Level sponsors include Edison International , Enelx , Community Partners , California Clean Air Day , Climate Action Reserve , and Electric For All. states and Canada. The main theme?

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National Drive Electric Week 2021: Talk about great timing

Electric Auto Association

Plans for the September 25 through October 3 event have been made around the country to take full advantage of this opportune climate. Bronze Level sponsors include Edison International , Enelx , Community Partners , California Clean Air Day , Climate Action Reserve , and Electric For All. states and Canada. The main theme?

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InDEED, a success

Electric Auto Association

With the pandemic, with climate change issues coming to the forefront, with a change in Administration, there’s just incredible interest in EVs right now.” We’re clearly at an inflection point,” said April Bolduc, President of the EAA. DEED event on St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands.

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Proud of its roots

Electric Auto Association

I cut the frame and extended it, and then a guy from the DEVC donated a golf cart motor,” he explained. “I We like to do in person meetings when we can actually visit something,” he continued, describing chapter trips to battery manufacturing plants, wind farms, and the solar array at the U.S. Air Force Academy. “The

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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. Follow the money.

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