I wish I coulda been there ;-) I'm Green with envy... _____ From: NEDRA@yahoogroups.com [mailto:NEDRA@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Chip Gribben Sent: Sunday,...
Hey all, Hank and I are slated to be on the last 30 minutes of the Bob & Mark show http://www.bobandmark.com/ tomorrow on KWHL 106.5 FM from 9:30-10am and on ...
All, I heard part of the interview this morning regarding the electric vehicles in and around Anchorage on KWHL. Very exciting stuff! I myself drive a 2004...
Hi Lee, Welcome to the list. Yes indeed there are Plug-In conversion kits for Prius'. These kits put about 5x the existing battery into the car with a ...
http://www.electricrider.com/custom/index.htm There are a couple videos about half way down that will blow your mind. Riding a bike shouldn't be this much fun....
Welcome aboard Joel. Was interested in getting the dtails of your bike project on the list. There are a couple here that sell E-bike kits. And maybe a few...
We completed the 1981 VW Rabbit conversion project last Friday. This was the product of a 3-week Electric Car Conversion course I taught at UAF. I posted some...
Hey good deal!! How many folks attended your class? Did you use those C&D batteries? Can't wait to see the details posted on the EVAlbum. Mike _____ From:...
I'm new to the group, I heard about it on Mark's show on KFQD last week. I just read the thread about the VW Rabbit project in Fairbanks and was wondering if...
Hello all, I've been tinkering with the design and planning to build a EVmotorcycle for a while now. At first I was just going to get a wheel motor for my...
I think they are ready to take one on. Let me dig up the contact info for you. I'll send it to the list so those in Anchorage can inquire to the people that...
Sounds like you're on the right track. The Insane-a-cycle is really fast. But if you drive it slow enough (ie limit the controller power) it should be real...
I used to have an electric lawnmower but it was tuckered out and I threw it away. I am now ruing the fact I did that. I am looking into building one. need to...
Hey there Mike, glad you were watching the list and hello again to everyone reading this :-) It is a permanent magnet motor made custom by MET company for...
If it's a PM (permanent magnet) motor it can likely handle the extra up to 48V. However you would want to make sure you don't run it there at no load. It may...
I have a few obvious suggestions about the whole lawnmowing paradigm-- and please understand I'm not trying to be rude here either but have you considered a...
Here's one of those mowers like you talk about, but electrified: http://www.evalbum.com/546 Here's a riding mower http://www.evalbum.com/1522 Then there's this...
I was recently introduced to the concept of Hypermiling, which while it isn't unnecessarily related to EV, it coincides with the philosophy of going Green/less...
I don't know if there are any of those types of folks in Anchorage. Who hasn't tried to drive easy to save that extra ounce of gas when the tank was low ;-)...
I am a hypermiler with a 4WD Toyota Tacoma. I have made 3 modifications and the fourth one is the most important and that being driving differently and using a...
Quick Google on Hypermiling says that yeah, I've been that way for a long time. I am Wasilla commuter, I can get from 28 to nearly 30mpg with my 4x4 Suzuki...
This sounds like one of those "URBAN LEGENDS." I was born in the 40s and I have seen and heard of lot of these. Respectively George Y. Salmon (alias Doubting...
Try to find a Honda CRX-HF on the used market today. It would be worth a fortune if you could find it. They got 60 mpg in the early 90's. A friend of mine...
Anyone interested in starting up a local electric barstool racing association http://userpages.umbc.edu/~cfleis1/barstool.htm They run them in a class at the...
Yeah, I have seen a few of those CRX's around town before, but from what I understand there aren't any dealers or auto shops that can work on them up...
Looks like fun! I don't know anything about electronics, but I'd be willing to give it a shot! Lee ... From: Mike Willmon <electrabishi@...> ...
If you already drive a Prius there are plug-in conversions now that cost around $6k that will bump the mileage up to 100mpg combined gas/electric mileage....
Hello! Who does this conversion? Is this conversion, one done at ones home? What I have seen is 20,000.00 to convert the prius.Thanks George ... From:...