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Toys as cultural markers?

June 28, 2011

I’ve often said that that we don’t have a technological problem when it comes to clean transportation, we have a cultural problem. A typical home-built electric car, running on lead-acid batteries (100-year old technology) will go 40 miles on a charge. That’s enough to meet the needs of the average American daily commute. The trouble […]

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Motor Theory Lecture Video

June 24, 2011

Hey Folks, One of the YouTube video channels I subscribe to is “EVTV”, by user  marionrichard . In this weeks episode, he shows not only have a Netgain 11 High-Voltage motor works, but really gives a great lecture on electric motor theory, covering the basics of AC motors, and getting very detailed, but still completely […]

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Green Machine Experiment

June 5, 2011

Find out more about this project, and how you can help, at: http://gmemovie.com/ 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 on this post Tell a friend

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EV Cycle – Hacking the Tank

May 22, 2011

Yesterday, most of my work on the electric motorcycle conversion revolved around the gas tank. Of course an electric motorcycle really doesn’t need a gas tank, but it looks so much better with one. In the end, the gas tank is really only going to be a cover. I already chopped the bottom off the […]

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Test Driving the Leaf!

April 20, 2011

Sorry, but it was not I who got to go for a ride in the Leaf lately. Unfortunately, the Middle-West of the United States seems to get electric vehicles long after the coasts do. However, I noticed that Robert Llewellyn just posted a YouTube video of himself driving the Leaf out to meet some new […]

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The Hybrid is ALIVE!

December 15, 2010

Today was pretty exciting! Yesterday, I was terribly frustrated with the DIY Plug-In Hybrid project. I was having issues with the generator, and couldn’t get it to run on any of the THREE propane tanks I had. Today, I got a fresh start. I tinkered a bit and was able to run the generator on […]

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Starting the Chevy ReVolt Hybrid project

November 30, 2010

Well, I guess I just threw my hat over the fence. For some time, I have been wanting to do some work on my “Electro-Metro” Electric Geo Metro conversion to add a “range-extender” feature to it. The idea is simple – provide SOME of the energy to power the car with an on-board generator. The […]

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Chevy Volt; First Encounter

October 17, 2010

This past weekend, I was invited to show off my homebuilt electric car at a clean transportation event. The big rumor was that there MIGHT be a Chevy Volt there as well. I couldn’t miss that. About an hour or so after I was there and all set up, the Volt showed up. It was […]

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Chris’ EV Cycle update

October 17, 2010

A while back, our friend Chris started an electric motorcycle conversion. His only experience prior to that was owning a 49cc gas scooter. So, he’s been learning as he goes about motorcycles, batteries and motors, and electronics. He’s been pretty busy as a college student, so lately there haven’t been too many updates on his […]

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Slick 3-wheeler, teenager made

May 31, 2010

Last year, at the MREA Energy Fair, I met Mark while I was showing off my home-built electric car. He had photos with him – a super-cool electric three-wheeler, complete with a fiberglass body and canopy. While browsing through YouTube, I stumbled across a video on him and his trike. I hope to see Mark […]

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