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DEED advertising pays off

Electric Auto Association

We shared ideas on how to do that; personally, I read a book about marketing.” Ideas in hand, the chapter turned to fundraising to make them happen. “We Dave Atherton answering questions from Toyota representatives about his DIY modified 2008 Prius. We were very serious about advertising,” said Dave Atherton, EAASJV president.

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Flash Drive: 2022 Ford Maverick

Clean Fleet Report

Ford has a winner on their hands with the all-new 2022 Ford Maverick compact pickup. Maybe Ford went with Maverick because it can mean “pursuing rebellious, even potentially disruptive, policies or ideas.” Ford has certainly done this by resurrecting the compact pickup genre that was once so popular in the 1960s-1980s.

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Man makes his own electric car

Green Cars News

Patrick Roth adapted his Ford Escort to run on electricity alone after conceiving the idea while running his hybrid Lexus. While adapting cars to run on high doses of biofuel is fairly common place, DIY electric cars are not. Tags: Ford Green credentials electric Escort Roth.

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The ?Automatic? Solution for EV Conversions

DIY Electric Car

So after much resistance to this idea, they decided to go outside normal channels and they contacted us. Both of these units are based on the original Ford AOD and AODE transmissions. The result has been their complete satisfaction in achieving their ?bottom bottom line?. We now offer two 3-speed automatic transmissions.

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Some of the automakers include in that agreement are Volkswagen, BMW, Ford, General Motors, Fiat, Toyota and Mitsubishi. Caroline Reichert, a spokeswoman for the Germany energy company RWE , said leading automotive and energy companies have reached an agreement for a standardized plug for electric cars. by RSS or sign up by email.

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MAEAA Web Links

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Ford Fiesta :Interesting English conversion. Groov-E-Skootz: electricscooter and bicycle retailer Midget Motors : Gizmo distributor SD Scooters : Electric Scooters SunValley Ford : They sold the Ford Ranger EV, now canceled. RileyEnterprises : Electric and hybrid DIY plans. See what you missed.

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VIDEO: Driving a Tesla-powered Smart

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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