From the monthly archives:

January 2009

Ghost in the Machine

January 25, 2009

For years, my fuel economy has been going down. The first car I ever owned was an ’87 Geo Spectrum. You never heard of it? Neither has anyone else. It was a re-badged Isuzu I-mark, a no-frills compact with a 5-speed and a 1.5l engine. It also got 47 miles per gallon. Now I have […]

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Heat Sink for Open Source EV Motor Controller

January 21, 2009

My little contribution to the Open Source EV Motor Controller project. I just happened to have the perfect heat sink for the controller, so off it goes in the mail! If you are interested in helping support Open Source DIY electric vehicles, please consider a PayPal contribution using the DONATE button to the right. Thanks, […]

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Getting Off Gas – 3 – Mercedes Diesel start

January 21, 2009

Continuing my quest to get off gasoline, I am finally able to actually get the Mercedes started! I got the block heater figured out, and it works great now! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it […]

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Electric car wash!

January 20, 2009

Is it smart to run an electric car through a car wash?I’m not sure, but the car was really salty and dirty, so I got the deluxe wash, including the “Underbody Blast!” Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace share via Reddit Share with […]

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Ford Model T – 100 Years Later

January 16, 2009

With all of our thought about cars nowadays, it’s always good to look back through history a bit. The Model T Ford was groundbreaking – it changed the automobile industry like no other vehicle ever has. There is still a Model T that runs around my neighborhood regularly. I still haven’t been able to track […]

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13 Below and falling

January 16, 2009

I am working at a local theater tonight and tomorrow night. I knew I was going to be taking the electric car, so I plugged in the oil-filled electric radiator heater. I let it get nice and warm in the car – hopefully heating the batteries too! It’s negative 13 ℉ (-25℃) right now, so […]

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3 Degrees of Separation

January 13, 2009

When I got home today, I thought I might try starting the Mercedes. It’s pretty cold today – 3℉. Typical winter temperatures in my area in winter are usually in the teens and 20’s. Single digits are fairly cold, but less common than 15 to 25 degrees. Since the car has been sitting since Sunday, […]

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January 11, 2009

This morning, Rich came over, and he and I head out to where the Mercedes was, a little less than a two-hours drive west of my house. Once we finally get to the address, we see a classic Firestone sign on the garage and a Cushman parked in the driveway – this is a good […]

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January 8, 2009

Electric Car Savings There is an amazing number of people converting cars to electric, and sharing the information by web-based video. One of these people is Blair Fraser. He’s converted a Holden Barina (Australian version of the older style Geo Metro) into an electric car. Not just any electric car. One that looks GOOD and […]

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Dodge Neon EV Conversion – Battery Box Construction Video

January 7, 2009

Want to build your own electric car? Well, you are going to need plenty of batteries. And where are you going to put them all? In battery boxes, of course. Watch this video to see how the battery boxes for the Neon EV are built. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz […]

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