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A DIY Electric and Hybrid Car Maintenance Guide

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A DIY Electric and Hybrid Car Maintenance Guide Essential Tools and Tips to Get You Started This article may contain affiliate links. Hybrids and electrics need maintenance, too Electric and hybrid vehicles are not just a trend; they’re the future of automotive technology. It pays to know how to make some changes and repairs.

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We Are Now Legal!!!

DIY Electric Car

We hope in the near future to purchase lithium batteries which will most definitely increase the range to about 100 km (62 miles), improve the top speed to about 100 km per hour and have a battery life between 5 and 10 years. The top speed averages about 80 km per hour (49.71

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Electric Pedicabs - future for London's transport

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It was all fine for about two years until police found out that these are not legal on the public road. There is currently only one company which is based in London that works on the development of first legal electric rickshaw. All of them runs on diesel engines making even more pollution than the ordinary petrol engines.

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Top 7 Best, Classy and Fastest Electric Cars In Today?s World

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Tesla, living up to its name, is offering technology that can be enjoyed by the future. The Tesla Model S is probably the fastest street legal electric car in your mind to make it in our list. Chevrolet Corvette is the fastest street legal electric car out there. Tesla Roadster. Front View. Chevrolet Corvette. Front View.

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The Soviet-Era, Z80-based Galaksija Dared to Be Different

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The Galaksija is a Z80 -based, 8-bit DIY machine, cleverly designed so that its bill of materials meshed exactly with what a Yugoslavian was able to import from Western Europe. This helped greatly in keeping its component costs within the legal import limit, although the additional computing overhead did slow the Galaksija down significantly.

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Advantages And Disadvantages Of Electric Cars

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The future is here. This prevents the occurrence of severe injuries brought on by auto accidents , not just to yourself but also to the passengers in the other vehicle, thus saving you a lot of physical, emotional, financial, and legal grief. Lo and Behold! Yes, we''re talking about the electric car.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Today youd do it to be one of the first to drive the worlds cleanest extended range vehicle; in the future, youll do it because its an obvious and affordable win! If you want one now, know that youll spend far more than theyll cost when mass-produced. A new trend is conversion of internal combustion engine vehicles.

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