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Don’t stop the EV music

Electric Auto Association

The late Jack Rickard of EVTV , a long time member of Gateway Electric Vehicle Association (GEVA), is something of a legend at the St. Louis, Missouri chapter. Later, he began selling used parts and kits for EV conversions, and eventually that included salvaged used Tesla batteries as back-ups for off--grid solar living systems.

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EV gateway

Electric Auto Association

The club started in 2006, when you couldn’t buy an electric car. My goal at the time was to drive it to work 10 miles away, at the Department of Physics at the University of Missouri. I had to build a controller from a kit,” continued Garver, who was a member of the Electric Auto Association at that time. “It

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EV gateway

Electric Auto Association

The club started in 2006, when you couldn’t buy an electric car. My goal at the time was to drive it to work 10 miles away, at the Department of Physics at the University of Missouri. I had to build a controller from a kit,” continued Garver, who was a member of the Electric Auto Association at that time. “It

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Smith Electric trucks go stateside

Green Cars News

It is produced in North America by Smith Electric Vehicles US Corporation, based in Kansas City, Missouri. Missouri is a growing leader in exciting new battery technology, making it an ideal partner for all-electric vehicle manufacturing.”.