| Why Wait For Detroit? Drive a Converted Electric Vehicle Today |
| Links 1. Have you read Batson's Nightmares? 2. There are a number of good websites about electric cars. Electric Auto Association - a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion of Electric Vehicles (EV) and public awareness of EV use. www.eaaev.org/ Electric Vehicle Association of DC http://www.evadc.org/build_an_ev.html [Please recommend other pages] Mike Brown and Shari Prange have done a splendid job with Electro-Auto and their writings about converting vehicles. If you want to learn how to convert a VW Rabbit into a "VoltsRabbit"(TM), contact ElectroAuto.com. NU-KAR is working to provide the public with a FREE copy of Why Wait For Detroit? Nu-Kar Electric Vehicles.... Manufacturer and Supplier of parts for the Sebring Electric CitiCar, ComutaCar and Postal Van. api-assembled.com/ Contact Glen Stevens about the E-Book of WWFD. glen@api-assembled.com Snail Mail Address: 331 Tracey Lane Rogersville, Alabama 35652 256-247-7338 Fax: 256-247-7340 EV-America, Bob Batson's company -- Bob supplies components Mike Moore, Lake Wylie, SC info@ampmobiles.com or info@ampmobileconversions.com www.Ampmobiles.com NOTE from the webmaster: I hope that more people like Mike Moore (Ampmobile Conversions of Lake Wylie, SC, the guy who converted a car for me) will get trained in the specifics of how to make a reliable, safe, and professionally converted EV. 1-866-831-1082 to leave a message with phone number or 1-704-591-8076 to speak to Mike. youtube.com/watch?v=n15woi0xsKQ Mike Moore says, "Converting an existing car is the way to go with current technology to get off oil." Mike is looking for people with at least five years of experience in the automotive repair industry to learn how to convert vehicles. Contact him if you want to add EV conversion to your current line of work. Please suggest more web sites... Thank you! evconvert.com with a conversion called "EVE" (and a flying laborador) New Zealand conversion on YOUTUBE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1n5IkW-Yp4 MORE LINKS scroll RIGHT >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> |
WWFD Commendation to Charlie Garlow and David Goldstein for sustaining an EVA (association) for more than fifteen years. Bravo! Their efforts have led to a more-informed public. |
| Bob Batson's Checklist for a Good EV Conversion Is it safe? Batteries should be in a strong box. Is it reliable? A 48-volt system is too weak to deliver power. Is it professional? Wires should be tied in place, not hanging. Is it too cheap to be true? It probably is, since it probably is using surplus or used parts. |
| Dozens of Links... >>>> Mike Moore's EV in South Carolina http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=n15woi0xsKQ |
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| Bob Batson's tip: Look for an EV conversion where it's clean, the area is clear and there are no hanging wires. Does it look professional? |
| One way to get into an EV is to get a Neighborhood EV, which has a top speed of 25 mph, legal on streets that have a speed limit of 35 mph. |
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| Dozens of Links... >>>> shell.com/realenergy |
| Hundreds of Links Share your favorite web page with students and fans of EVs. We share the road, so let's share info. Send me some suggested links: mistermath@comcast.net http://auto.howstuffworks.com/electric-car.htm Electric vehicles are reality -- You can drive an Electric Vehicle. Are the EVs possible? Sure. www.metricmind.com/ac_honda/main.htm - GoinGreen :: G-wiz :: Automatic Electric Vehicle Until now, electric cars cost two to three times their petrol equivalent, if you could buy them at all. The G-Wiz represents a real price breakthrough - www.goingreen.co.uk/?PageID=NewGWiz - (British site) RevaIndia.com Wow! A purpose-built EV from Bangalore. Electric Car - Buying Leads for Electric Car - Buyers, Importers ...Buy Electric Vehicle Parts. We are the main assemble or electric motor cycle, three wheelers and electric cars in Sri Lanka. importer.alibaba.com/buyeroffers/Electric_Car.html - Amazon.com: Build Your Own Electric Vehicle: Books: Bob Brant Drivers can enjoy the clean-running convenience and economy of an electric vehicle for as much as it costs to buy a new car. www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ tg/detail/-/0830642315?v=glance - Convert It by Mike Brown (book) ElectroAuto.com (Also available on Amazon.com) Why Wait For Detroit? Drive an Electric Car Today (ebook) -- available soon from NU-KAR For Information, contact Greg Stevens in Tennessee Electric Vehicles A recent poll of Californians done for the prestigious Automobile Week magazine says that 63 percent of Californians would buy an electric vehicle. ... www.ece.umr.edu/power/electric1.htm yduJ drives an electric car!Ken is maintaining a set of electric vehicle links if you want to learn more about the resources on the net that can help you buy or build your own! www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~yduj/electric.html BBC - London - Congestion Charging - Alternative Energy VehiclesWould you buy an electric car? ... Powershift - the government's body to encourage more alt-energy vehicles · 247parking.com · London Cycling Campaign ... www.bbc.co.uk/london/congestion/ alternative_energy.shtml Vancouver Electric Vehicle AssociationVEVA is the Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association, a non-profit society that promotes the ... EV Lists and Buy/Sell Sites. How to Buy an Electric Vehicle ... www.veva.bc.ca/ - I want to buy a electric car! - Forums powered by UBBThreads™There are quite a few manufacturers of small electric vehicles, but they may not have ... Couldn't we just buy our power/electricty like we do for the home. ... uplink.space.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=environment& Number=232326&page=0&view=collapsed&... - http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/evtech.shtml EV Technology http://www.earthtoys.com/emagazine.php?issue_number=03. 08.01&article=advantages Interesting article about electric vehicles... http://www.motherearthnews.com/Alternative_Energy/2006_April_and_May/ Drive_an_EV_and_Never_Buy_Gas_Again For our oil-addicted nation, electric cars have two unexcelled virtues: They don’t rely on petroleum, and they are remarkably energy-efficient machines. The maximum theoretical efficiency of the typical gasoline engine is about 30 percent; diesels are about 35 percent efficient. But in real-world driving conditions, both numbers drop significantly. Only a tiny fraction of the energy in a gallon of gasoline actually ends up doing useful work — the rest is wasted as heat. In contrast, electric vehicles are far more efficient than conventional cars. The motors of EVs exceed 90 percent efficiency, and their batteries are better than 85 percent efficient. In addition, some EVs have regenerative braking that can recapture as much as 30 percent of the vehicle’s kinetic energy to recharge the battery. Because they have fewer parts and are so much more efficient, EVs cost much less to operate. Earthtoys - Emagazine www.earthtoys.com/emagazine.php?issue_ number=03.08.01&article=advantages - http://www-formal.stanford.edu/jmc/progress/batteryswap.html Discussion of swapping batteries Electric Auto Association's list of LINKS http://www.eaaev.org/eaalinks.html over 135 links and articles) EVA of DC's List of Links over 60 links plus informative articles http://evadc.org/links.html More YOUTUBE videos Tesla Unveiling http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOl_1S10jTk Martin Eberhard CEO of Tesla Motors X1 IAN WRIGHT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBDeCthB7vs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE01yUYq0_M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a399fIxp9-E MINI EL Three wheels http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=985zhLOo2XY small GWhiz Zebra Car ALTERNATIVE FUELS about.com alternativefuels.about.com http://alternativefuels.about.com/od/vehicles/ Vehicles_More_Choices.htm PlugInAmerica.com David Sandalow's book Freedom from Oil -- published by McGraw Hill http://www.mhprofessional.com/product.php?isbn=0071489061 “I plan to deliver an address from the Oval Office one month from today. The topic will be oil dependence.” With these opening words, Freedom from Oil takes the reader to the highest levels of government, as Cabinet members and White House aides debate how to break our addiction to oil. In a fast-moving narrative, David Sandalow shows how to solve this problem while offering a unique window into the White House at work. A White House veteran, Sandalow explores what would happen if the next President made breaking the United States' addiction to oil a top priority. In crisp and clear prose, Sandalow explains the size of the challenge and then offers a powerful message of hope. “This issue unites Americans,” he writes. “Game-changing technologies are at hand.” Plug-in cars, biofuels and measures to improve traffic are all part of the solution. Throughout the book, profiles of fascinating individuals help bring serious policy dialogue to life. From the commander of U.S. forces in western Iraq to a grandmother in northern Alaska to an electric car entrepreneur to the winner of the Indianapolis 500, Freedom from Oil is filled with stories of people whose lives have been touched by oil dependence-and are working to find solutions. Drawing on both his government experience and energy expertise, Sandalow depicts the President's top advisers as they explore options, shape solutions and create national policy, culminating in an inspiring speech by the President to the nation. Comments about Freedom from Oil “When David Sandalow writes about energy and the environment, we should all pay close attention.”-Al Gore “Freedom from Oil is a compelling analysis of one of the great challenges of our time. David Sandalow draws upon his extensive White House experience and offers a powerful vision of a clean energy future.”-William J. Clinton, 42nd President of the United States “David Sandalow's Freedom from Oil should be required reading for all concerned citizens and elected officials.”-U.S. Senator Richard G. Lugar(R-IN), from the Foreword “One of the clearest, most innovative approaches to energy that has been written. A superb combination of policy and politics, cast in highly readable government policy and memo format. Every American should read David Sandalow's book.” -General Wesley Clark “Superb analysis and recommendations that show how we can break our dependence on oil without further dithering. The next Administration, or this one, could do no better than to go with Sandalow's package.” -R. James Woolsey, Vice President Booz Allen Hamilton; former director, Central Intelligence Agency “Freedom from Oil should be at the top of the reading list for America's next president . . . This is an important book for anyone concerned about the most pressing threat to our security, our economy and our environment.” -Frances Beinecke, President, Natural Resources Defense Council (the above material comes from the McGraw Hill web site) ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Opportunity for an Entrepreneur: Work with an established conversion kit maker, like Bob Batson or Electro Auto, and identify vehicles that are "ripe for conversion." Ideal candidates are vehicle models that don't change from year to year. For example, the chassis of the VW Rabbit didn't change for over ten years. ATTENTION: AUTO ENGINEERS! Are you an engineering student? A professor in a department that produces automotive engineers? Many schools of engineering compete in contests involving ground-up design of solar powered vheilces (Solar Car races). How about spending the same effort in developing conversion kits for popular cars, such as the Ford Taurus, Honda Civic, and other vehicles that Shari Prange and others could suggest? Automotive Engineering During your automotive engineering studies, you’ll examine the operating principles of the mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, and electronic systems of automobiles. You’ll pick up the specialized vocabulary that accompanies these systems so you can throw around terms like “transaxle” with true authority. You’ll gain an insider’s understanding of the automotive industry and learn the technological issues involved in designing and marketing cars as you take an in-depth look at the materials, manufacturing, ergonomics, and design testing that are the basis of automotive engineering. The automotive industry is challenging and exciting, and your automotive engineering major will give you the skills you need to make a worthwhile contribution to it. You’ll become familiar with the nuts and bolts of automobiles, so to speak, so you’ll be able to identify and solve problems with current systems, as well as to design new ones that are reliable, functional, and innovative. Some programs combine automotive engineering with courses in mechanical engineering, so be sure to research your prospective programs carefully if you think this is something you might like. (from the Princeton Review about engineering programs) =============== For example... UT Austin automotive engineering students win national award March 30, 2001 A formula-style race car and a 1937 Chevy were among the components of a prize-winning display by a team from the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) student chapter at The University of Texas at Austin College of Engineering. Students from Houston, Austin, Pflugerville and El Paso participated. This was a competition involving a gasoline-powered car. Why not do a simliar project with a standard commuter vehicle? Go for range, not top speed. ============================================== The true cost of the conversion must include scores of design hours Shari Prange, ElectroAuto, describes the difficulty facing the conscientious EV converter. "When we designed the kit for the VoltsRabbit(TM), we were lucky: the chassis was unchanged for more than ten years." Nowadays, the chassis of a typical car model can go through minor changes every two or three years, yet those alternations are enough to make a battery box not able to fit. This means that a kit developed for a Honda Civic or a Toyota Tercel might work for three or four model years, but then design costs would increase when the model changes. The big problem is fitting the battery box in a conversion after the model changes. The cost of the VoltsRabbit(TM) kit is spread over more than a hundred conversion projects. Shari has estimated that the labor of a VoltsRabbit(TM) might be $5,000 but a conversion of another car, including the scores of hours of trial and error designwork, could be $15,000 ($10,000 for the design work and testing of new components, and $5,000 for installing the new kit). |
| Associations Florida should be a leading market for converted EVs -- the distances are fairly short (under 40 miles for a typical day of driving) and there are few hills. If you buy an EV, you can join the FL EAA and show your vehicle at upcoming events. Florida EAA c/o Shawn Waggoner 8343 Blue Cypress Dr Lake Worth, FL 33467 info@floridaeaa.org 561.543.9223 For a list of other EAA groups, go to EVADC.org/links or go to EAAev.org |
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