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An Easy EV Conversion Kit For People

Open Source Civic EV Kit

While people can purchase neighborhood electric vehicles today for about $10K, they only have a top speed of 35 miles an hour or so, essentially glorified golf-carts. All the commercially available freeway-capable (70 mph) EVs are priced way out of reach for the average consumer.

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DOE to Award Up to $300M in Stimulus Bill Funding for Projects to Expand Use of Alt-Fuel and Advanced Technology Vehicles

Green Car Congress

Light-duty Neighborhood electric vehicles (if replacing full-size on-road vehicles). A range of off-road/non-road commercial work alternative fuel or advanced technology vehicles. A range of off-road/non-road commercial work alternative fuel or advanced technology vehicles. LMHDV Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.

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E-quipment Highlight: Club Car Urban is the most practical electric pickup in US

Baua Electric

A small, neighborhood-legal EV that its makers says combines the practicality of a pickup truck and the efficiency of a golf cart to shuttle workers and supplies around the job site. Meet the Club Car UTV. It’s so good, in fact, that it’s making me ask: is this the most practical electric pickup you can buy ?

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I went back to China to tour more e-bike factories and visit companies. Here’s what I saw

Baua Electric

They make everything from light electric scooters for recreation and commuting to heavy-duty electric trikes for commercial use. Dahon Headquarters Visit Dahon wasnt the first to invent a folding bicycle, but the company was one of the earliest to popularize them with commercialized models.

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Proud of its roots

Electric Auto Association

Fifty years ago, there were no EVs available commercially. I cut the frame and extended it, and then a guy from the DEVC donated a golf cart motor,” he explained. “I McNeil, DEVC Secretary/Treasurer and now the sole member who hails from the early days, represents the technical core of this chapter.

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Here are the coolest e-bikes and more we saw at Micromobility America 2024

Baua Electric

The sister show to Micromobility Europe , this year’s North American conference moved to Southern California, bringing to Costa Mesa an array of just about every type of micromobility device you could imagine, from e-bikes, e-scooters and fully-fledged electric motorcycles to four-wheeled neighborhood electric vehicles.

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