From the monthly archives:

April 2009

Elon Musk on Letterman 2009.04.29 (HQ)

April 30, 2009

Not a bad bit of having a real electric car getting some exposure to the masses. Unfortunately, David Letterman has some laryngitis and helps per petuate a few of the common myths/fears that people have about electric cars. Dave also didn’t have much good things to say about the Volt’s range, even though it’s more […]

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Helix Streamlining, 1 Year Progress Update

April 27, 2009

A great interview with Craig Vetter, summarizing the work he has been doing this last year with aerodynamics on a Honda Helix motorcycle. All of his work would apply equally well to electric vehicles and other alt. fuels. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up Share on Linkedin Share via […]

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electro metro vs citicar

April 19, 2009

I had some fun following a CitiCar to a showing of WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR? at the TIMES in Wauwatosa, WI. 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 Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments […]

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Innovate or Die

April 15, 2009

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Homebuilt EV Samurai Burns Rubber

April 11, 2009

Norm has been working on several EVs, this is the third one now. He’s running a 72V controller at 84 volts, with a REAL EV motor. The video quality is a little dark, but that’s what happens when you stay up til 3 in the morning working on EVs. Watch the nice little streaks of […]

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Electric Metro gravel spin 2

April 9, 2009

The “burn-out” may not look all that impressive. Several people online have already been making fun of the first one. I think part of it is that the video was shot at 24P, which sort of distorts the “time” of it. Also, there is NO ENGINE NOISE! If I dubbed in some really loud engine […]

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Electric Geo Metro spins tires on gravel

April 8, 2009

While the Electro-Metro has proven itself to be a nice little car, nothing says FUN like upgrading your controller for MORE POWER. Here’s the first video footage of the 144V Open Source Controller in action. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace share via […]

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