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You Can't Do That!!! (the day the dreamers "grow up")

DIY Electric Car

A couple weeks ago deer hit me on the way to work and destroyed our car, we were going to replace the car with another "beater" as a commuter car but thought this would be a perfect time to realize our dream and convert a car from gas to electric. miles) to 100 km (62.14

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Learn About Plug-ins What Are Plug-ins? Real Life EV Stories A Case for Electricity Plug In America Positions Energy Policy Frequently Asked Questions About Plug-in Buses Who Killed the Electric Car? 3 CARB Date with Destiny Move CARB Forward Plug In America Podcasts! Where Can I Buy One? 4 Great Gifts!

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What EPA vehicle standards are and what they mean for you

Plug in America

Over the next several years, these standards will continue to trend toward cleaner cars. You may notice more hybrid pickup trucks , more available models of all-electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids, and increased production of smaller fuel-efficient vehicles. In 2020 there were 17 electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles on the market.

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MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

ultra You might also like: Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles 9 Electric Cars 100 Years Old or More The Chinese BYD F3DM, First Mass Produced Electric Car, Fails with Consumers GM Ditches Volt for Geo Metro Hybrid? The tango (commuter cars) says they only need 50 million to become profitable.

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Reflections on Converting a 914 to an EV

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

I had a switch added to the Zivan NG3 charger which turns it down to 60% power, allowing me to plug into any 15 amp 115VAC socket at work and at friends' houses. People feel connected when they can contribute to another person's success and I found no end to help for this project. It only cost me $60.

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Meeting the Founder of PMV Electric - India's Electric Micro Car

Plug In India

But what makes me fall in love with the vehicle is the width - at 1100 mm, it will be the narrowest car on Indian roads. But PMV, which stands for Personal Mobility Vehicles, will have to work hard to give a very car-like experience to the EaS-E , else it is doomed to meet the same fate as the Nano.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Think may use the former Freightliners plant site to employ over 1,000 workers that would ultimately expand to make 60,000 compact cars a year. Think Global managers want to develop the car plant and launch an engineering center, perhaps alongside. Lastly, hybrids & plug-in hybrids are an unfortunate diversion.