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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. Essential Tools for Electric and Hybrid Car Maintenance Understanding which quality mechanics tools and other essential supplies you need is the first step in DIY maintenance.

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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. Figuring it was plain sailing from there, I canceled my Crowd Supply kit order and set off on my own.

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We Are Now Legal!!!

DIY Electric Car

miles) The range and speed performance is not bad for used UPS (uninterrupted power supply) batteries from a computer back up system. We are averaging about 25 km's (15.33 miles) per charge with a charging cost that has averaged about $0.67 The top speed averages about 80 km per hour (49.71

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Advantages And Disadvantages Of Electric Cars

DIY Electric Car

So in the case of any collision you can expect the airbags to open up and as that happens, the impact sensors will also cut of the electricity supply from the battery, which will bring you car to a halt. Ownership Cost: Gone are the days when buying an electric car would mean paying a fortune for it.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

As for warranties , there is legal precedent that original auto warranties cannot be voided completely by modifications — only the part(s) affected by retrofit will have their warranties affected. A new trend is conversion of internal combustion engine vehicles. Well be providing more information about this in the coming months.

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