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Pike forecasts NEV market to remain small, although with double the growth rate of light-duty vehicles to 2017

Green Car Congress

The rise in gas prices, the aging population, and the increase in master planning and community density all point to trends that will encourage NEV adoption. The US currently offers federal tax incentives of 10% of the purchase price up to $2,500. Motors are either DC or three-phase AC. between 2011 and 2017. Technology.

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Arc 1 Conversion Journal 3/3/2012

DIY Electric Car

I bought an Advanced DC X91-4001. Batteries: I will be using Absorbed Glass Mat, Deep Cycle, Sealed Lead Acid Batteries. The batteries of choice at the moment is the Werker brand from Batteries Plus, 12 Volt, 55AH, Deep Cycle. Very good prices. Picking a Motor: I have spent many nights deciding on motors.

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The promise of wireless charging: smaller batteries, longer battery life, fewer charging stations

Charged EVs

We connect high-power communication lines into the DC charging system of the car. Overnight or deep-cycle discharge damages batteries, and high C rates degrade batteries because of the temperature created. times more life expectancy for a battery versus a deep-cycle charging approach. How does that work?