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Elixxer- An Electric Motorcycle is Born

DIY Electric Car

But recently I’ve been planning a project that was easier to do well, while on a budget but was useful enough to be worth investing in… An Electric motorcycle. And two weeks ago I became the proud owner of this 1984 Suzuki GSXR 400 off Ebay for the grand price of $495.

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Best speakers ever

Electric Auto Association

Much earlier in the chapter’s history, member Otmar Ebenhoech, who would go on to create the Villa DC Motor Controller, made a strong impression on the DIY community using DC motors. More recently, Gage became the CEO of EVGrid , working on Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) tech. Otmar was one of our first speakers,” said Pohorsky. “He

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Electric Vehicles Open-up New Business Opportunities

Get Electric Vehicle

If you can manufacture high-quality premium electric vehicles for an affordable price, you may succeed in the market. For example, there is a pedal-powered hybrid electric motorcycle developed by E-Rockit. DIY Guru is an example for electric vehicle training and skillset development institute. 5 Retrofitting.

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Planning a 1995 Mazda b2300 conversion

DIY Electric Car

Purchase price was $ 650.00 I have reviewed Bob Braynts book as well as the el moto motorcycle book ( which was entirely to expensive for the 40 page leaflet style thing they sent me, $40 I do not recommend it!!) I have purchased a 1995 Mazda b 2300 small truck with the intent of converting it into an EV. Thus far I haven?t

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

New York 2009: Mercedes E250 Bluetec concept would get 28/39 city/hwy rating Breaking - Zero Motorcycles unveils the Zero S [w/Video] GM and Segways PUMA live reveal Hyundai to offer plug-in hybrid in U.S. Read reviews, get free pricing, and much more. New York 2009: The Scion iQ goes Big Wheels! a key Randy C.

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VIDEO: Driving a Tesla-powered Smart

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

That being said, pending on the price and distance and speed I would be interested in picking something like this up. ↓ ↑ report 7 jharlan 2:20PM (4/25/2009) You know, I still just have no use for a toy car at a real car price. Read reviews, get free pricing, and much more. and 49 mpg.

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

An (expected) high price tag. The reason theyre starting with high priced sports cars is because aiming at that market is the easiest way for them to fund R&D and scale up production so they can make smaller more practical EVs for the masses. Read reviews, get free pricing, and much more. Small size. New technology.