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DOE to Award Up to $300M in Stimulus Bill Funding for Projects to Expand Use of Alt-Fuel and Advanced Technology Vehicles

Green Car Congress

Vehicles eligible under the new area of interest #4 include: Light-, Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles (LMHDV) using EPACT alternative fuels. LMHDV Fuel cell electric vehicles. LMHDV Electric hybrid vehicles. LMHDV Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Medium and heavy-duty hydraulic hybrid vehicles.

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Test Drive to Work

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

Since traffic is really light on Sunday morning, I drove to work (15 miles away) and back to see how the 914 would handle. Shifting was a real pain on city streets since the electric motor changes RPM very quickly during acceleration or regeneration. I'm not sure how much current these golf cart batteries are designed for.

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