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DIY Car Maintenance Tasks to Try at Home

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Fortunately, certain maintenance tasks are DIY projects and can save you money, as the average cost of car repairs ranges between $300 to $500. This article highlights some DIY car maintenance tasks you can tackle at home.  Being an Electric Car owner, you need not do the Battery replacement and Oil change for your vehicle.

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Nissan Leaf Motor torque

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I am looking to use a Nissan Leaf motor for my swap. First post! I will not be using the reduction gears, so I was wondering if someone knew what was the torque number is before reduction. Thank you!

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Toyota, Nissan, Honda and Mitsubishi to provide financial assistance for EV charging infrastructure in Japan

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Toyota Motor Corporation, Nissan Motor Co., and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation have agreed on the details of specific financial assistance they will provide to installers of charging stations for electric vehicles (PHVs, PHEVs, and EVs). Overview of Financial Assistance Program for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure.

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Leviton Announces $1,049 DIY Install Electric Car Charging Station

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Electrical supply firm Leviton Manufacturing announced yesterday that it was now accepting orders for its $1,049 EVB22-3PM Level 2 charging station. kilowatts to charge electric cars like the 2011 Nissan Leaf and 2011 Chevrolet Volt, the Leviton unit can be installed without any permanent modifications to a.

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Sterling Kit Car to EV

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So I bought a Sterling kit car and what I want to do, eventually, is turn it to electric. I acquired a 1st Gen Nissan Leaf motor, transmission, inverter, and much of the wiring harnesses to them.

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For Sale: DMOC 445 / AC24LS with Zivan Charger and Wiring/Relays.

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I swapped out these components for Nissan Leaf parts and forgot about them. 750 USD plus Shipping takes it all. These parts are located in San Diego, CA. The Zivan Charger puts out 144VDC @ 11A. Thanks for looking, Danny.

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My Conversion Journal - help me begin please

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An owner of a forklift wreckers told me that a 24V electric palletjack motor would be good for a small car. I am interested in using a forklift motor to convert to an EV. He said that he would sell me a motor that can lift about 3.5 tonne, and a variable SCR, gearbox and accelerator, all from a pallet jack for $600-$1000 (AUS$).