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
- Don’t you wish your car cost a penny to drive 4 miles?
- Interesting EV post over at Peak Oil
- Mild Hybrid?
- EAAEV, Electric Auto Association Main
- TEAA, North Carolina
- FVEAA, Lemont, IL
- OEVA, Oregon
- SFEVA, San Francisco, CA
- EVADC, Washington DC
- EAASV, Silicon Valley (CA)
- VEVA, Vancouver, Canada
- EEVC, Pennsylvania
- NTEAA, North Texas
- SEVA, Seattle
- MEAA, Mid-America (Kansas/Missouri)
- VCEAA, Ventura, CA
- EVClubS, EV Club South, Georgia
- HEAA, Houston, TX
- AustinEV, Austin, TX
- ABQEV, Albuquerque, NM
- FEAA, Florida
- SJEAA, San Jose, CA
- EVCP, Ottawa, Canada
- CEAA, Chico, CA
- EBEAA, East Bay (CA)
- EVAOSD, San Diego, CA
- NEEAA, New England
- LVEVA, Las Vegas
- PVEAA, Pioneer Valley (Mass)
- NBEAA, North Bay (CA)
- EDTA, Electric Drive Transport Association
- APRA, Automotive Parts Remanufacturers Association
- ECOC, Electric Car Owners Club
- NEDRA, National Electric Drage Racing
- VTC, VTC Solar Car Club
- CEVC, Caltech EV Club
- The world’s fastest electric car. [2003 story]
- High School in Philly builds a super hybrid. [TH]
- Picture of super hybrid being built.
- Solar panels are starting to look good and the companies that make them are seeing their stock soar. “The solar market is projected to grow 35 percent a year for the next three to five years…” [NYT]
Choosing a Vehicle · 11 September 05
We had a survey a couple of weeks ago asking what types of cars folks were thinking of converting. I also get two to three emails a day from folks wondering if their vehicle might make a good EV or Hybrid.
Let’s take a look at how to determine what type of EV your vehicle will make and what it will take to get the range you need.
- Electric vehicle tax credits of up to $4k.
- Hybrid rebates available up to the end of the year.
- Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy website. Tax incentives and rebates for renewable energy and alternative fueled vehicles.
- Alternative Fuels Data Center, state and federal incentives.
- FuelEconomy.gov, be sure to check out the energy use graph. Just over 18% of the energy in gasoline makes it to the transmission.
- More details (i.e. fluff) about the planned Subaru Electric. President Kyoji Takenaka said “electric vehicles could establish a certain presence if we developed technology to charge batteries overnight.” (you mean a charger??)
- VW has announced a Hybrid Mini-van to be built in China. Since German automakers tend to favor diesel, why not a diesel hybrid?
- Instead of a car how about a portable bike?
(Brompton, Bike Friday, and Moulton) [via TH] - In Australia, GM Holden is releasing a dual fuel vehicle that will use gas or LPG. Sequential Vapour Gas Injection, baby.
Engine Cleanup · 8 September 05
We’ve registered and licensed Eve, which is kind of a waste since she’ll soon be off the road for the rest of Winter. But this time I want to make sure that I take care of all of the prep-work before ripping things apart.
- The Carolina EV Challenge – Smart Kids, Clean Cars, Green World
- Renewed interest in electric car conversions (registration rqrd). “Converting a car is the sort of thing that any determined individual could do,” said Ken Wells, a physics teacher at St. Mark’s, a boarding school in Southboro, Mass.
- Some folks want their car vegetable powered.
- Hyundai-Kai unviel new hybrid car.