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Driving electric in an oil capital

Electric Auto Association

I remember one guy who was irate just because he had to drive around us as he left a box store.” The site has definitely been improving with his help.”. Unfortunately, when the assigned HEAA member arrived at the auto show with his Model S, security guards in golf carts quickly converged, blocking the entrance.

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Hauling Lead and Confusing Connections

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

These high-capacity 8-volt golf-cart batteries are 70 pounds apiece. I'll definitely take some ibuprofen before tomorrow. I got this battery strap at a Yamaha golf cart dealer. I forgot to get 5/16" stainless steel flat washers to properly connect these copper bars (whoops, back to the hardware store).

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A closer look at humidity control methods for EV electronics

Charged EVs

An onboard charger occupies a middle position between the other two devices in that it is highly unlikely to fail while the vehicle is being driven, but would definitely leave a negative impression should it fail upon arriving at a remote destination without sufficient charge to make it back. locomotives, EVs operated in mines).

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Then consider that in order to actually go any farther than the neighbood store, one still had to have ANOTHER car. So just use a portable electric generator in the trunk, from the hardware store to charge the batteries while you drive. run the hardware store and buy a new one. They make them all wrong. but even that is wrong.

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