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
- Toyota decides to let EV owners keep their cars. Electric-car proponents who urged Toyota to keep the vehicles on the road planned to announce the news in a conference call with reporters Thursday. Among them were former CIA director James Woolsey. I can think of a few hobbyists who’d love to get their hands on one of these, good batteries or not.
- EV Confidential, a documentary about electric cars, hybrids, hydrogen and the future of transportation.
- If you are in the California area and want to see a variety of EVs up close check out the Electric Auto Association rally schedule for Sept. 24th.
- City-El for sale
- Edmunds tested a few “energy saving myths” to see which ones really improved overall mileage. Article here. The under inflation test didn’t turn out like they thought (measured pressure cold) but they don’t say why they didn’t re-run the test properly.
- Advanced Hybrid Vehicle Development Consortium is being formed to research and develop plug-in hybrids. [GCC]
- Fuel costs feed Hybrid Craze
- Spain has overtaken Germany as the world’s leader in Wind Power. [TH]
- Otmar from Café Electric (home of the Zilla EV Controller) was on SuckingAmps as part of the Electric Postal Van team.
- The Moovie electric concept car. Very bizarre, especially when you realize the doors are the wheels. Be sure to check out the images. [Treehugger]
- CNG, natural gas, vehicles are starting to find more interest.
- Speaking of that, Opal is introducing a CNG version of their Zafira minivan.
- Toyota Endo mini concept car.
- “They had one kid, but for some reason, they bought the yacht.” [Daily Local]
- Happy GEM owner, “No more trips to the filling station,” said Ralph Ashmore of Peaks Island. “You just plug it in.”
- EV owner in trouble because vehicle considered commercial “I think the city should be commending me for what I’ve done instead of fining me”
- Nice chart on what to expect to pay per day for gas with various vehicles. (scroll to bottom)
- Going electric in Cordoba, Spain
- Brief respite in gas price increases probably sort lived.
- Hurricane Katrina solid Cat 4 and heading towards major gas and oil fields and facilities.
- DontCrush.org trying to save EVs from the scrap yard. [After Gutenberg]
- EV fanatics keep plugging in
- Battery University: 1. Basics every battery user should know and 2. Getting the most from your batteries
- The California electric highway is complete.
- Reva India electric cars. Kind of look like something from a Dr. Seuss book.
- Unfortunately it looks like Reva might be in financial trouble
- Not for cars, sure, but Sky Sails look like a pretty cool idea (maybe in Montana or Wyoming your EV could unfurl a huge parasail…)
- Honda Insight Encyclopedia
- AC Motor for golf cars, maybe EVs? They also show an automatic battery watering system. [thanks for the link Dan]
- Michael, from Texas, has started the Denton EV Project. Drop in if you are in the area and want to join.
- The folks at E-Volks have some interesting EV kits. Anyone tried these?
- Uve’s EV Calculator
- EV Classifieds. Be sure to read the scam/phish warnings
- Over in Rochester, NY a dealer went from selling 1 hybrid a month to already selling 16 this month. [WHAM]
- The Air Car
- Ford blames Toyota for hybrid parts shortages?
- EVWorld’s article on plug-in hybrids