Porsche 914 EV Conversion
MAY 5, 2007
It's a pity that we have to remove this, but the size of the golf-cart batteries clearly interfere with the latch. John Benson, who lives a 20-minute walk away converted a 914 with the DC kit from ElectroAuto and he simply attached two hair dryers to the ducts that originally received the heater ducts from the engine.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 22, 2009
The government sees environmental upsides and a chance for its car makers to gain ground on foreign rivals, since electric vehicles are simpler to engineer than gasoline-engine ones. But the gasoline engine in the BYD rattled and could be noisy when it kicked in, the reviewers said. and Korean golf cart maker CT&T Co.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 28, 2009
Think Global managers want to develop the car plant and launch an engineering center, perhaps alongside. I wonder how the hapless car buyers without the PhD’s in engineering are going to deal with all of this? They are either glorified golf cart city cars like this one or they are only for the very wealthy like the Tesla.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
at least, the recycling infrastructure for the well-established lead-acid batteries is robust. lead-acid batteries have a far better recycling rate than even aluminum bottles — over 90% of lead-acid batteries are recycled. None of the new electric cars are planning to use old-tech lead acid batteries.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
The four-door sedan will deliver 40 miles on a charge; a small gasoline engine will recharge the battery as it approaches depletion, extending its range by as much as 200 miles. I blame management but it is sad that the engineers and union workers are going to get hurt too. Engineering proptypes enjoy a tax break.
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