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Plasma Boy's Silver Streak to Seattle

Electric Cars are for Girls

I get asked this question quite a bit: Why not take a light, aerodynamic hybrid - like a Prius - and convert it into an all-electric car?

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OpinionAn open letter to Ford from a customer

Green Car Congress

For the record, during the last three years I have leased both a 2010 Prius and 2010 Honda Insight Hybrid, and consider myself an experienced hyper-miler. My mileage in the Prius is 50-plus, the Insight is 40-plus. South Portland, Maine. Maybe it was the rush to go to market? I think we all know the answer to that.

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Going to the Electrathon/HPV Event at PIR

Open Source Civic EV Kit

Last weekend, I took the Civic-EV to Portland International Raceway to show it off at the Electrathon/Human-Powered Vehicles event there. Here's Gary's Honda Insight EV with lithium ion batteries and an Siemens AC motor.

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Polk: 35% of hybrid owners buying hybrids again

Green Car Congress

As an example, the Honda Civic is the second most cross-shopped vehicle among both Toyota Prius and Honda Insight shoppers. Los Angeles; San Diego; Portland, Oregon; and Seattle) are no more loyal to hybrid vehicles than the nation at large. Hybrid vehicles represent 2.4%

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Hanging out with NEDRA

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

Summer events have held me back from working on the 914EV, so I headed out to Portland International Raceway to get a boost of inspiration from NEDRA (National Electric Drag Racing Association) to continue the project. He is standing in front of an all-electric Honda Insight which contains his prototype Tri-Zilla AC controller.

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