Doug's PakTrakr with Zaurus · 4 July 07
Back in May we featured some Electric Vehicle Links to the new PakTrakr and to Doug’s Karmann Ghia conversion site. As coincidence would have it Doug wrote back recently that he’d gone ahead and purchased a PakTrakr for his Ghia EV.
Not only that, but he got out his old Sharp Zaurus, dusted off his programming tools (well, I don’t know if they were really all that dusty, just trying for a poetic effect here), and set to work on making a cool display for all of that lovely PakTrakr data.
Peter's Solar Electric Van II · 28 February 06
We covered Peter’s cool electric van last October: the latest lithium batteries, homemade battery management system, solar panels, and even a wind generator for those times when he’s parked in a windy spot.
What more could he want?
How about an AC drive system?
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PHEV · 27 September 05
A friend sent along a link the other day to Energine. Energine, a Korean company, makes a PHEV, or Pneumatic Hybrid Electric Vehicle, which runs off of a combination of compressed air or electric/batteries.
CNN ran an article earlier this year with a few details. Basically when the car needs a little extra oomph the air engine kicks in. Looks like a nice around-town car, with top speeds around 30mph.
The pictures in their gallery will have to suffice for those of us who don’t read Korean. I especially like the photo showing the air engine running under water.
One of Energine’s pages showcases alternate vehicles which can use the PHEV technology (so I’m guessing), including this groovy looking track drive robo-arm contraption.
I read that they are shooting for a release date sometime next year.
Energine isn’t the only air powered vehicle coming to the market. The Air Car from France has been in and out of the news over the past few years as they get closer to releasing their MiniCat air powered car. You can find out more about the engine powering it here.
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