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Convert Your Car Into a PHEV With Poulsen`s Hybrid Innovation!
Based on the fact that only 10 to 15 hp are required to run your average compact or mid-sized car along a level road at 60-70mph, Poulsen Hybrid have made up a system that helps your gasoline or diesel engine in its run and save you lots of money, turning your car into a plug-in electric vehicle (PHEV).
Home Made Electric Motorcycle
Treehugger features an article about a guy (Benjamin Nelson) who converted his Kawasaki motorcycle into an electric one. He bought an 8hp used electric motor (Briggs&Stratton) from Craigslist, mounted the batteries into the place of the old motor… and that’s it!
Th!nk Ox - Green Car From The Box
1. It’s small.
2. It has four doors.
3. It’s light (350kg).
4. It’s smart.
5. It’s Fast.
6. It’s ELECTRIC!!!
This is the new Th!nk electric car (some write it “Think electric car”). I prefer any of the two. GE has invested $4 million dollars in its conception as a car, and $20 million in conceiving new Lithium-Ion batteries to [...]
UltraBattery - the image for future electric power
Don’t you know? I didn’t either. But the idea is not at all complicated. It’s a lead acid battery combined with a supercapacitor. A supercapacitor is simply a capacitor that can achieve greater states of charge and can output a greater quantity of energy in a shorter time. Power=Energy/Time. The shorter the time, the greater [...]
Some Recently Available Electric Cars
So you live in California, you’re after an electric car, what are your options? Listed below are some of the cars recently put forward by manufacturers to satisfy the Californian state requirements for zero emission vehicles:
Car:
Range:
Battery:
Wh/kg:
Notes:
Solectria Sunrise
200 miles
NiMH
65 Wh/kg
A practical 4 seater car capable of over 300 miles per charge under the right conditions. Not [...]
Ford Th!nk - pretty small electric car
Ford Motor Company is taking a major step to jump-start the development of affordable small electric vehicles, and that step is catching the eye of drivers around the world. Ford has purchased majority interest in Norwegian-based PIVCO Industries, the manufacturer of the two-passenger TH!NK electric city car.
TH!NK is hard not to notice because of its [...]
Brammo Enertia - world’s first series electric motorcycle
Ashland, Oregon - July 10th -– Brammo Motorsports today announced the Enertia, the world’s first production, zero-emissions and battery powered plug-in electric motorcycle. (http://www.enertiabike.com/ http://press.enertiabike.com/ )With the goal of creating momentum for change in the way vehicles are conceived and created, Brammo has delivered this groundbreaking motorcycle.
The Enertia’s range of 45 miles significantly exceeds the [...]
