Clearly, the Board was impressed by the outpouring of support for BEVs. I think this made them look closer at trying to maintain BEVs as an option. ...
Sounds like you are getting a contactor drop-out. There are a couple of possibilities. Think has an impact sensor that shuts down the system in the event of a...
I have had a similar problem from the beginning. Anytime I hit a bump; 'System Failure' on the display; green car turns off. Turn the key off and back on...
Has anyone had any experience with towing the Think! with a tow dolly? I would image with the front wheels on a dolly there shouldn't be a problem with the...
That says it all marc. In a message dated 3/29/2003 8:34:01 PM Pacific Daylight Time, dybbuk@... ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Marc, that I was listening to Bruce's MP3 disc of the CARB hearings on the drive in to work. Here's my partial analysis, and I'm only partly through afternoon...
Hello, does anybody know about the electro-SMART Project of Donald E. Panoz in Atlanta? His homepage www.emotionmobility.com has the last `news' at July 4, ...
The Smart EV being developed by Donold Panoz is built around a Solectria drive train and is supposed to use Li Ion batteries. They have a prototype or two up...
Things have changed at eMotion. Their website is under redevelopment. They have decided that creating and running a station car program is too expensive....
Let me cast a cynical eye here... I think we've seen the last of the Smart City in the US. Daimler/Chrysler has been evaluating whether to bring the Smart City...
Not only is there *one* Th!nk at Hertz Palo Alto as reported, I went in and talked to them, and it turns out they have about ten of them! They're mostly blue...
Lou, What do you think of the idea of Alec Brooks (AC Propulsion) who has proposed converting the Prius to an EV. The idea is to yank out all the gas stuff...
Would the current electric motor be sufficient and robust enough to handle the car as it's only propulsion? Isn't it somehow linked to the ICE? Lew George Be...
I believe that Ford did everything they needed to do to get the new Th!nk City certified for the US, including all the crash testing. Why import the gliders...
Why start with a $20,000 car, with all the complexity that the Hybrid brings, just to rip it out and replace it with a all electric engine. Why not start with...
Not only is there *one* Th!nk at Hertz Palo Alto as reported, I went in and talked to them, and it turns out they have about ten of them! They're mostly blue...
Now that this country has captured all the middle east oil it needs, looks like ZEV drivers will be left out in the cold. I pulled up next to a brand new...
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The Norwegian government has today decided to open the bus lanes for EVs. A one year pilot project in the Oslo area starting this summer will allow all EVs to...
Hey all: Quick question for those of you in the know: I'm wondering whether or not the Fed EV tax credit (that 10% thing) is supposed to be calculated on the...
as far as I could tell, the fed tax deduction is for PURCHASE of an EV - I don't think it applies to those of us who lease the cars... at least that's how I...
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... At 44hp the Prius motor might be a little on the wimpy side. With all the fossil-fuel components removed and replaced with batteries, the weight would...
... engine. Why ... smaller SUV's ... the ... If I were to do this, I'd start with a used Prius, which is selling for $14K now. When they start going out of...
I've seen so many projects of EVs coming and go like Hotzenblitz www.sodi-solar.de/hotze.htm SAM www.cree.ch/frame.php?lng=de Kewet www.kewet.com still at the...
I talked to a "specialist" at the IRS and they could not come up with a answer and promised to further research it and call back. (no call as of yet) If your...
I talked to a "specialist" at the IRS and they could not come up with a answer and promised to further research it and call back. (no call as of yet) If your ...
I think you will find that the federal tax credit is only applicable to a purchase not a lease. ... with ... call ... Electric ... conditions, ... of ... over ...