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Why electric?

DIY Electric Car

Our biggest personal reason is our first electric car, a swiss Solec Riva Junior. range: ~75 km / 46 miles. Solec Riva Junior. year of manufacture: 1990 (Switzerland). Motor: DC 6kW / 8,16PS / 8.046 hp. direct shaft, no transmission, no gears. 60 volts out of 10x 6V LeadAcid (Banner 180 Ah). Vmax: 90 km/h / 55mph.

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Road Test: 2022 Ford Maverick XL FWD EcoBoost

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Over 245 miles driving through Southern California we averaged 27.1 Our best all-highway number, on a 135-mile run with the cruise control set to 65 mph, was 32.1 The 2022 Ford Maverick comes with these warranties: Bumper-to-Bumper – Three years/36,000 miles. Powertrain – Five years/60,000 miles.

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You Can't Do That!!! (the day the dreamers "grow up")

DIY Electric Car

Changing our world one kilometer (or mile) at a time. Below is a picture and video of Brian Sauve the person who donated our first donor car, Brian dream originally was to convert this same car to electric but time does run away. miles), down hill to work and uphill back its like a 12 hour roller coaster, 12 hour slow roller coaster.

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Road Test: 2024 Ford Maverick Lariat FWD Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

As an automotive journalist I do this frequently with the cars I am reviewing as I like to hear real world experiences from people who have put on thousands of miles under different driving and road conditions. In 212 miles driving through Southern California, we averaged 44.3 influencer. Do you have a teen headed off to college?

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Arc 1 Conversion Journal 10/1/2013 Big EV Grin

DIY Electric Car

In just the first month, I have done about 400 miles of driving in this car. I like to use 1st and 2nd personally. My car is the ARC 1 over in the garage section of the forums, for anyone who wants to take a look. This car has continued to exceed my expectations. I have never run out of juice.

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Advantages And Disadvantages Of Electric Cars

DIY Electric Car

Short Driving Range and Speed: Due to limited technological advancement in this area and limited battery life, most of the electric cars can go for about 100 to 150 miles and need to be recharged again. Most of the electric cars available today are 2 seaters and it can get quite uncomfortable if a third person tries to squeeze in.

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Pre-order discount on MOD’s new Berlin 3 e-bike, Jackery SolarSaga 100 Prime $120 off, Greenworks 1-day discounts, more

Baua Electric

It is joined by Jackery’s SolarSaga 100 Prime Bifacial DIY Solar Panel that is down at its all-time low of $179 , as well as a first-chance pre-order of the latest Solar Generator 1000 Roam Kit bundle. 179), more from $75 Bluetti’s latest AC50B portable power station covers personal needs at new $284 low (Reg. Electric Bike Co.

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