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-Jerry
- EV Confidential coming to theaters in 2006.
- Citizens for Rideable Communities
- A new vertical axis wind turbine from Wyoming. Having called Wyoming home on a few occasions I can vouch that is truly is an ideal place for wind generators. They have a saying that snow never melts in Wyoming: it’s either blown into Nebraska or worn out by the wind on the way.
- Vertical axis wind gens are usually called savonius, here’s one you can make at home
- A couple more from MEG WindKraft (Germany) and WindKraft USA (same company?).
- Electro-car public transportation concept.
- California Roadster, the latest twist on the neighborhood EV (NEV).
- There’s also the Street Rod, which is more of a golf cart.
- More of the same in this current model year round-up over at energy.gov
- Traditional EVs: Bob Bath’s Civic with a cord and Voltsrabbit
- Greasecar.com. I took a peek at one of their conversions and talked to the installer. Quite the setup!
- Biodiesel Benz
- California’s high speed rail project.
- Vertical axis wind generators.
- Rebel Wolf Online, self-sufficiency newsletters including info on wind gens, EVs, bio-diesel and more.
Weighty Matters · 6 November 05
This article is mostly a continuation of the wanton destruction and mindless tearing apart started in the last article. The primary difference being that we are running out of things to remove!
In between removing anything and everything in sight I’ve also been thumbing my way through the shop manual. Interesting reading, if you like that sort of thing. There’s quite a few options that this model doesn’t have: trip computer, turbo, electric assist steering, vehicle maintenance monitor and system scanner, along with various other goodies.
Less stuff to remove…
- Electric7
- Terminal Lug Glossary
- Long thread (lots of pics) on EV Racing
- Low pressure cold pack fuel cell storage research
- Floating off-shore wind energy and hydrogen generation concept.
- The million dollar Hydrogen Car
- Used Solectria EV for sale on Ebay.
- Our neighbors in Vermont have started regulating CO2 emissions
- Fun, illegal, and dangerous – it’s economy driving!
Today's Poll · 3 November 05
Barring any special sidetrips (gas/cookies/dentist) how far is your average round-trip drive during the work week? I ought to figure out a way to qualify the type of area you live in, rural vs. city, but let’s see what we come up with.
I’ll warn you now, that this goes to off-site poll software which might open popups. Have to make my own polling software.
- MPower Battery Management System
- FC’s Electronic Circuits
- The Lee Hart/TMSI Battery Balancer
- Maxim Battery Management Chips
- Battery Monitor Circuits
- Don’s battery systems page