DIY Electric Car

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Hello DIY'ers, The Exploratorium in the San Francisco is looking for someone who'd like to show off their DIY Electric Car for one night on October 7th as part of our monthly After Dark series. As it turns out, the Exploratorium was born out of the DIY spirit. San Francisco, CA 94123. 3601 Lyon St.

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Plugs and Cars

OCTOBER 27, 2007

Paradox 1 - Soot: There's an apparent emissions paradox with plug-in hybrids (PHEV): Driving longer distances on battery power means more cold starts as the internal combustion engine (ICE) stops and starts up again after the batteries deplete. Third-party and DIY converters can't muck with every system on a car. What is possible?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

A new trend is conversion of internal combustion engine vehicles. We agree with Toyotas comments, which is why we advocate for mass production of PHEVs: "Were immensely gratified that some enthusiasts, in a tacit endorsement of the hybrid concept, are, on a vehicle-by-vehicle basis, converting Toyota hybrids to plug-in technology.

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