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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

PlymouthHorizon : RLewits Home Page, car was for sale but he sold it. ElectrifiedMotor Sports : Dennis "Kilowatt" Berubes EV Dragster EVCOElectrathon : from the Electric Vehicle Council of Ottawa National ElectricDrag Racing Association Plasma Boy Racing : John Wayland and company blow it up so you wont have to! Porsche911T : D.

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VIDEO: Driving a Tesla-powered Smart

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

I wish the thing was for sale as-is. Zytek (a UK based company) make the motor and drivetrain for it. Theres a company in Guernsey (a UK island) which does conversions (the Mk1 shape), but I want a current shape model and a 60 mile range is just fine. But yes, there was no slalom to see how it handles the twisties.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

More than 12 million minivan sales later, Chrysler today showed off four all-electric Chrysler Town & Country minivan concepts to the U.S. Chrysler LLC, in conjunction with the USPS and select energy service providers, also announced that the company intends to apply for the U.S.

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The trouble is you then have to stop right away, which brings about some pretty strong regenerative braking action, something that Chrysler needs to work on before making the Circuit available for sale. A troubled company. Their Envi division however will be picked by someone at the liquidation sale. Small size. New technology.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Gallery: Plugging in at home Battery swap stations are a concept often associated with Better Place , an EV infrastructure company. Forcing companies to conform to standardized batteries prevents them from designing better cars. Companies like ECOtality are already working with Nissan, which seems to have given up on battery swapping.