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Don’t stop the EV music

Electric Auto Association

His goal was to get 100,000 or more DIY conversion projects going,” agreed GEVA member Daniel Howard. Of course, this was while he was manufacturing and distributing parts for conversions.”. The catalyst was the high gas prices in 2008, similar to what’s been going on now,” Rickard said. “My Jack Rikard on EVTV.

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Driving electric in an oil capital

Electric Auto Association

Times are changing nationally with regard to EVs and Houston is no exception, Douglass explained: “A lot of the older folks in the oil and gas industry are retiring, and members of the younger generations are replacing them. “People are thinking ‘I’m going to get one of these cars at some point and I want to learn more about them.’”

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DOE to Award Up to $300M in Stimulus Bill Funding for Projects to Expand Use of Alt-Fuel and Advanced Technology Vehicles

Green Car Congress

Marine applications and locomotives are not eligible under this FOA, nor are prototype or novelty vehicles, golf carts, snowmobiles and other off-road recreational or sport vehicles. electric and hydrogen or propane and biodiesel or E85 and natural gas, etc.) Projects may be proposed that include multiple fuel types (e.g.,

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Test Drive to Work

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

I just have to get used to the concept of driving at higher RPM, since I got better gas mileage by keeping the RPMs low on my old car (which is 19 years newer than the 914 :). I'm not sure how much current these golf cart batteries are designed for.

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Proud of its roots

Electric Auto Association

Most of us just did our own conversions. But there are others of us who still have an interest in the conversion aspect and the more technical end of things.” I cut the frame and extended it, and then a guy from the DEVC donated a golf cart motor,” he explained. “I David McNeil’s electric conversion 1971 AMC Hornet.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Next post States’ Proposals for Gas Taxes Sputter 11 Comments 1. In most conversions cost is about the same because of needless weight. April 16, 2009 3:28 pm Link Jared - that’s a one time emission and certainly better than what would come out of a gas powered car over its lifetime. — Jeff U 6.

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