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-Jerry
Ugly Stick · 21 October 05
This adventure isn’t for clean freaks.
If you wash your hands after sneezing, own special brushes for washing root vegetables, and your household products predominately feature the words anti-bacterial this article is probably not your cup of tea.
On the other hand if you like looking deep into the underbelly (or knee-pits) of the world just to see what makes it tick, then come with me oh valiant reader.
Don’t worry about wiping your feet…
- Genset trailers and pusher trailers, from the electric vehicle wiki.
- If you are in the SF Bay Area Oct 22nd check out EB-EAA’s EV Tires for Dummies – How LLR Tires Can Make a Difference.
- What does it take to get an electric car (company) off the ground? Find out in this BBC audio show, DC Rider.
- World’s smallest car.
- An electric self-launched glider. And while we are casting our eyes towards flights of electric: quest for perpetual flight.
- Electric Expo 2005 is next Wednesday, October 26th in King of Prussia , Pennsylvania. Featuring “Orange Juice” the electric drag racer. See a video of it here. The creator of Orange Juice, Shawn Lawless, will also be showing his new electric zero turn riding mower.
- Girls and boys it is time for new driving.
- Cogeneration. from Climate Energy.
- Speaking of which, Honda has a new concept vehicle which includes a home cogeneration plant.
- Japan’s eight wheeled electric car. Dubbed “world’s fastest” although I think that many tires has got to be a drag…literally.
Saabrina · 19 October 05
Back in June of this year Mark Ward started converting a 1995 Saab 900 to electric.
So far he’s made great strides: removed the engine, gas tank, exhaust, and related accessories. There’s a giant gaping hole in the trunk which is starting to shape up as a battery box holder and the dash has been getting a bit of a facelift.
But let’s begin at the beginning…
- Take a ride in a UK EV over at Danny’s Contentment. Rated PG-13 for zany british driving & language.
- Thought provoking article over at The Erogsphere on getting off of oil.
- Information on electric power steering pumps
- The Energy Blog
- Scooter of the year 2005: Go-Ped® ESR-750Ex
- Auto industry turns schizo.
Trombones & Snakes · 18 October 05
Remember way back when, back when I was yanking practically everything out of the engine compartment?
When I got to the point of removing the power steering pump, reservoir, and hosing there were two power steering pipes that ran into the the fender area…and never came out.
What were they doing in there? Where did they go? Was there some top secret hose committee plotting the downfall of the world through unnecessary pipe runs?
- Brazil’s Ethanol/Gas flex-fuel cars. “Fill ‘er up with alcool!” (thanks for the link Richard)
- Debunking hybrid myths over at Treehugger.
- An interesting option if you are looking for a 12vdc pump. (from EVlist)
- Series wound DC Motors from the section Introduction to Generators and Motors. (thanks Greg)
- Chris Worthington’s Sparrow EV. His co-workers know him as the guy who drives “the little chili pepper.”
Electronics for Dogs V · 17 October 05
