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  1. dallasfoto

    Currie Ezip SLA Battery life

    Yes, I heard that about the front fork three years ago and changed it around. Thanks folks for all the advice on battery.
  2. dallasfoto

    Currie Ezip SLA Battery life

    I cannot tell if my original Currie Ezip battery is now dying earlier because of cold weather here in Dallas this week or if maybe now it is finally time to replace it. I've had the bike three years and I guess I've probably recharged it now beyond its life. Any suggestions? I did buy a second...
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    Being interviewed for local TV...help!!!!

    Well that sure was an eye opener. When I was riding the light rail and bus system here for a few years, I figured out the daily commute was about $2.13 per day for a total of 44 miles round trip. That was using the annual pass here which saves you a lot in time and trouble. No need to have 3...
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    Being interviewed for local TV...help!!!!

    I don't know yet. Both Channels 5 and 8 are talking to me. Will post time and date when I know.
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    Being interviewed for local TV...help!!!!

    I am committing this list to memory TylerDurden!!! Thank you!
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    Being interviewed for local TV...help!!!!

    Yeah...these mainstream media Baribizon Barbie and Ken dolls only want really hot soundbytes. I will make the point that the bike is relatively cheap but the fuel cost is the hard hitter on this. Also I will plug Green Mountain Energy here in Dallas, they only feed the grid with wind and solar...
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    Being interviewed for local TV...help!!!!

    Thanks DCM! You think it's safe to go with 1600 MPG???? Sounds about right to me from reading his post.
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    Being interviewed for local TV...help!!!!

    I am being interviewed shortly in Dallas about Ebikes and our mass transit, etc. Has anyone really seriously figured out what we get on these things MPG? I was trained in classical music, not math and physics. I have heard it's absurdly high like 1800 MPG. Would love to say that but it sounds...
  9. dallasfoto

    Shockdyno's solar E-Zip trailer

    Wow...I want one! This is quite wonderful. Your fifty dollar panels make me really want to pursue the idea of a solar charge station awning at school. A science project for the middle schoolers. I really need a "battery info for dummies" book. I still don't understand how much solar power I...
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    Awesome Electric Car? Anyone know this thing?

    Well christ someone had better start relaxing some rules or there won't be any oil left anyway. Geesh
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    Awesome Electric Car? Anyone know this thing?

    Contacted the sellers today. Also sent this to my auto insurance guy and he said forget it...they won't insure it, and you cannot get it tagged, at least here in TX. Pity...it's a for real Ecar right now.
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    Awesome Electric Car? Anyone know this thing?

    I want to find out more about this Ecar on the market right now. http://zero-gas-car.com/ Anyone know about this and how good it is? 12 thousand is pretty cheap
  13. dallasfoto

    Toyota's new electric powered people mover

    That thing is so pathetic, it's almost a cruel joke that the whole concept of an EV is either stupid or impossible. Maybe NiMH patent-killers at Chevron invested in this to get Toyota to design a piece of shit. Houston is going to do ANYTHING it can to get people to think EV is stupid or...
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    Saw my first Smart Car Today!

    Very kewl. Have you ever tried the McD's used oil fuel? A neighbor in my old town used it very well. About 800 bucks for the "heater"...he had a pickup...in the rear bed...he said it heats the cleaned oil to 85 degrees or something like that. He had these giant coffee filters in his garage to...
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    poll: do you wish for higher fuel prices or lower

    At a party last night, in Dallas, I heard someone say that "whew gas is dropping again...I think I will get that Escalade afterall." A mere twenty five cent drop down from 4 dollars had this asshole thinking already about a big new car. Until gasoline hits 25 bucks a gallon, American drivers...
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    Introduction, first post, and, inevitably, questions

    I am a newbie at all this and I bought a cheap Ezip. One of my first concerns was rain. From reading around on here, it seems that on this particular bike the throttle/controller is the only real concern. Apparently simple Saran wrap or a plastic bag over the throttle will reduce risk a lot. But...
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    150cc scooters selling like hot cakes

    Yup...maybe...Exxon and Chevron are just about ready to level America off at $3.25 a gallon now. Sighs of relief all 'round. GM announces a great third quarter in profits as they unload all their Hummers and Escalades because fuel costs have dropped nicely since August. And Americans begin this...
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    Saw my first Smart Car Today!

    Yeah...because of shit drivers, our cars are all required now to have extra crap in them to save our lives. Maybe if there were more cops on the highways pulling over these idiots who are texting and applying mascara while doing 80 mph, maybe we would not need the crap they add. In ten years in...
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    WSJ Article on Evehicles in Texas.

    Even if nuclear were totally safe, it is yet another finite energy source. We are running out of uranium, too. As far as wind power killing birds, is it really a lot of birds? I mean is a species extinct or even reduced because of wind farms???? We either give up all energy sources and use...
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    real dumb question about Ezip Trailz

    We are nearly there. We are not ready to face the end of oil. And there are predictions of major world chaos when it runs out. I do not own any land right now for growing food. I could probably survive with no electricity or car gasoline, but I would not be able to sustain life without food. And...
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    WSJ Article on Evehicles in Texas.

    Sorry but the fat, lazy American will not change his habit until gasoline hits $20 a gallon. Watch Exxon-Chevron-Shell get us leveled nicely at $5 per gallon for a coupla years and watch us go right out and buy Hummers again. Fantasy? I lived through this in 1973. Oh sure we all had Chevettes...
  22. dallasfoto

    2008 E-zips at walmart...

    Exactly. An awful lotta people have very short job commutes. The Ezip is just fine for us. Oh I know in a year, when I need a battery pack, I will feel differently but right now, this small investment is good. For those going a long distance each day, obviously the Currie bikes are not sufficient.
  23. dallasfoto

    2008 E-zips at walmart...

    This attitude will keep people in cars forever. 1. First of all, some of us know enough about tools to LEARN as we go with these bikes over time. These cheap bikes are not perfectly made and there are flaws but they are cheap enough for some of us to take the plunge into alternate...
  24. dallasfoto

    2008 E-zips at walmart...

    I did not mean to imply in any way that 350 is peanuts. As a school teacher, it's not. However....when i saw that some of the Lithium bikes can run upwards of two grand, I could not justify that kind of money. Yes these Ezips have definite limitations and my commute is very short and sweet. I am...
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    2008 E-zips at walmart...

    I just got my Ezip via Northern Tool on Amazon because Walmart was not carrying them. I love mine...for $348, it zips me all over the area, although my commute is just three miles a day. The battery recharges fast, the motor is not that loud, for the price, this ebike is a very good deal. Mine...
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