Welcome to the Electric Car Weblog. In addition to links, news, and tips about electric cars and other forms of alternative transportation we are publishing an on-line diary of our current EV project. Started in August 2005 the chronicle follows the conversion of a gas powered Ford Probe into an Electric Car.
You will find articles organized by categories, along with recent comments, along the right hand column of the website. If you are just getting started with the idea of converting a gas car to electric be sure to check out Your First Electric Car .
Welcome and enjoy!
-Jerry
You will find articles organized by categories, along with recent comments, along the right hand column of the website. If you are just getting started with the idea of converting a gas car to electric be sure to check out Your First Electric Car .
Welcome and enjoy!
-Jerry
- The evolution of the engine: Green Machines
- Electricity from trees? I only run my car using Aspen amps!
- American International Auto Show inundated in hybrids. “Owning a hybrid makes owners feel good about themselves,” Esmond said. “It’s the gratification felt with fewer stops at the gas pump and the lower cost for a fill-up. Hybrids are quickly establishing themselves as a critical factor in pride of ownership.”
- EPA proposes new methods for estimating fuel economy. Under the new methods, fuel economy ratings will drop for most vehicles. EPA estimates conventional (non-hybrid) vehicles would drop on average by about 10–20% from today’s labels, while the highway estimates would drop by about 5–15%, depending on the vehicle.
- Subaru’s new B5-TPH Hybrid. The Turbo Parallel Hybrid drivetrain consists of a 10kW electric motor sandwiched between the transmission and turbocharged boxer engine. Also shows a Manganese Lithium-ion Battery.
- This New Car is airing a series of podcasts about hybrid and alternative-fuel vehicles. There are two of them up right now: Pros and Cons of Hybrid Vehicles (MP3 file) and Pros and Cons of Alternative-Energy Vehicles.
- John’s CitiCar, “The Citi was the first modern production electric car, conceived in the aftermath of the first arab oil embargo. It was a very basic 2 seater vehicle. 48 volt battery, about 3 hp motor, capable of perhaps 40 mph on a good day. It had decent range and containing a built in charger, required only pulling in the driveway and plugging in an extension cord to “refuel”.”
- Toyota rolls out the new Camry and Camry Hybrid.
- OKA Auto USA sells “gliders.” A glider is a new car without an engine and sometimes without a transmission. In this case a “mini” car from somewhere in Russia. They have a selection of OKA’s including a NEV which you can buy as a kit for $5k (still need to buy motors and so forth)
- Speaking of NEVs (Neighborhood EV) GEM is bringing out a six passenger version
- Wind Power 2005 in Review, Outlook for 2006 and Beyond from Renewable Energy Access
- Why haven’t I been posting more on Eve? I’ve been busy reading this article on procrastination.
- Nice looking Formula EV X-01 with two Zilla controllers and 237volts of NiMH batteries. You can find it racing at the Japan EV Club
- A laptop battery in every garage, the Lithium Economy.
- Metra Electronics’ Electrick Civic. “The company gutted everything about this car and put back in an all-electric and drive-by-wire system, electric steering and brakes, a 7 hp electric motor powered by eight of the company’s Tsunami batteries arranged in serial, 20” DUBs, HP Racing Brakes and serious audio/visual mods. The interior plays host to a removable WiFi tablet-style PC, which controls the audio/visual elements but also monitors the entire vehicle and can even be used to drive the vehicle remotely.”
- About Ultracapacitors. The Honda FCX V3, a fuel cell hybrid, uses a supercapacitor to provide extra power to the drive system when going up grades, during acceleration and when passing.
- The physics of car crashes (PDF)
- Zap Zebra electric car giveaway
- Wimps don’t want NEVs?
- 10% insurance discount for hybrid owners
- Volkswagen introduces the GX3 at the LA Auto Show. Pure affordable performance: Crossover between sports car and motorcycle. [via GCC]
- The business of manufacturing electric vehicles
- Auto execs predict growth in sales of hybrids. All is not rosy, “Without high-margin SUVs and pickups and luxury cars, where will profits be found?” KMPG asked.
- SUVs are not safer than cars for children.
- Chris’s electric motor gallery with a little more info in his blog
- How about a vote for our favorite Electric Drag Racer, White Zombie?
- New Year’s greetings from Toyota
- The Batpack EV power controller prototype
- Stackable, robot electric cars
- Las Vegas gets Hybrid Taxis
- From Well to Wheel, how clean are EVs?
- Toyota Yaris reviews and the influence of automobile writers.