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History of the GEM Car and a Look at Its Future

Clean Fleet Report

Instead, you can get by with a low-speed vehicle like a golf cart or bicycle. While they look like golf carts, GEM’s electric cars stand out among small vehicles. While they look like golf carts, GEM’s electric cars stand out among small vehicles. What if you took it to the next level with electrification?

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Solar-powered EV chargers power up college campus thanks to student engineers

Baua Electric

An engineering class project at Hope College resulted in fully functional solar-powered EV chargers for students. Solar-powered EV chargers developed on college campus Students in Hope’s introductory engineering course developed a way of harnessing energy from the sun to power up electric vehicles on campus.

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The difference between lithium iron phosphate and lithium battery

Setec Powerr

Light electric vehicles: electric bicycles, golf carts, electric wheelchairs, etc. Energy storage equipment for solar and wind power generation. Lithium iron phosphate as the positive electrode of the battery 1C (100% DOD) can be used 10,000 times. Electric tools: electric drills, chainsaws, lawn mowers, etc.

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Junkyard Find: Nissan Leafpocalypse in California

The Truth About Cars

The first were converted gasoline vehicles fitted out with lead-acid battery packs ( a Chevy Sprint , a Geo Metro and a Ford Ranger ). Then some of the early golf-cart-esque electric LSVs that sold in California during the mid-to-late 2000s began showing up in the Pick-n-Pulls of the Golden State.

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Reva: A little company with big ambitions. The Green Piece

Green Cars News

However, while competition mounts in the industry with big name manufacturers finally jumping on the electric car bandwagon, REVA is determined not to be left behind and is building what will be the biggest factory making battery-powered city commuter cars, in the world. Leaders of the pack.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Toyota Prius modders have already been adding larger batteries so the vehicle can run on battery power. You guys go ahead and buy your 40 mile per charge GM golf cart. Instead of investing in our future we dumped money on trying to save the past. Way to go morons. P.S. The Volt is not revolutionary.

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