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Taking a Day off to see the EV Show

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

This was originally just a human powered vehicle made in Belgium, but the owner added an electric motor to power the rear third wheel to get up the hills in Portland (of which there aren't many in Belgium). Here are some cool looking Neighborhood Electric Vehicles (NEVs). Not bad for something that has a top speed of 50mph.

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Smoothing out the DMOC acceleration/braking

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

One of the annoying behaviors of the motor system in my AC 914 kit is that the default DMOC445 parameters causes the acceleration and braking to have oscillations. So, I took the car out into the neighborhood with the laptop hooked up and started playing around with the EEX???

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Profile: Li-ion Battery and Pack Supplier Valence Technology

Green Car Congress

They are usually delivery vehicles working within a neighborhood, and are on the road for 6-8 hour a day and are recharged overnight. In February of 2009 Smith Electric announced an agreement with Ford Motor Company to provide an electric version of the Ford Transit Connect Van for the North American Market. The Edison is a 3.5

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Top 10 Reasons To Buy An E-Bike

Get Electric Vehicle

An electric bicycle , also known as an e-bike, is a conventional bicycle with an electric motor to assist with pedaling. It is made up of many components, including a cycling mechanism (which is similar to a conventional bicycle), a battery, a controller (which transfers power to the motor), an electric motor, and a pedaling sensor.

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