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    Major Manf EV Specs?

    Hello All, It seems like there is a lot of EV's on the horizon from big auto manf. Nissian, Mitsu, etc. I'm trying to find specs for these cars. Specs such as when they are supposed to be produced, performance specs, expected costs, etc. I don't suppose anyone could point me to a handy-dandy...
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    Have you seen this Prius replacement battery pack?

    This came up on another list I'm on. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320338233525#description Its supposedly a prius replacement battery pack using the housing of the orignal and they stuff it with A123 cells and supercapacitors and a charger. There are a ton of...
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    Th!nk City to be produced in the U.S.

    Hello All, Okay I swear I'm not a shill for Th!nk I just think that it would be a great car to own in the SF Bay area. Autoblog green reports that Th!nk is moving produciton into the U.S. http://www.autobloggreen.com/2009/03/12/th-nk-details-u-s-manufacturing-sales-plans-hopes-to-sell-cit/...
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    Are these BYD BEV specs believable?

    I've been reading over at ABG and wow the BYD specs are well....unbelievable to me. http://www.autobloggreen.com/2009/01/13/detroit-2009-byds-plug-in-hybrids-the-f3dm-and-f6dm/ Their Fe battery is cheaper to make than Li-Ion Thier plug-in hybrid will go 60 miles all electric The car is going...
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    Consumer Reports Test Hymotion Plug-in Prius

    Autoblog green has a little snippet about CR testing a Hymotion Plug-in Prius http://www.autobloggreen.com/2009/01/06/consumer-reports-tests-plug-in-prius-conversion-finds-it-lackin/ It didn't get a super favorable review. CR could only get 67MPG not the claimed 100mpg. One thing that...
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    Th!nk In Trouble?

    Hello All, Saw this reuters report today about Th!nk http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKLF23844320081215?sp=true Man it doesnt look good for them. They need $30 mill to keep going and they are 'temporarily' shutting down production and laying off 50-70% of the workers... I hope they...
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    Leasing Batt or buying with an EV?

    Hello All, I just spent an enjoyable amount of time on this great website for EV's- http://www.dannyscontentment.net/ somehow this guy gets to test drive all the EV's! I watched his video blogs about the Think City EV and I got to wondering about their leasing the battery idea versus buying...
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    Does anybody know anything about the batt for the Zero MC EV

    Hello Again, Saw this neat looking electric offroad mc online and their battery packs look interesting http://www.zeromotorcycles.com/fastest.php Well they are pretty darn expensive at ~$3K for a 2kWhr batt...58V @ 35Ahr http://www.zeromotorcycles.com/store.php They say their batt are Li-ion...
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    Negative Li-Ion battery news

    Hello All, I don't know how much y'all follow the news related to EV's but I noticed that last week I seemed to see a lot of negative news items about Lithium Ion batteries? The only one I saved was this one quoting a researcher at ANL...
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    Anyone know whats going on with the Think City EV?

    I have not heard anything about the Think City EV for a while. Weren't they supposed to be selling them in Europe already and then selling them in the states in the beginning of 09? Anyone know what's up? Thanks, Daniel Neumansky Alameda CA
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    10 million cars off the road by 2012?

    Hello All, Did anyone else read this on treehugger? http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/04/gas-7-per-gallon.php The study has a dire (for ICE vehicles I should say) prediction of when gas hits $7/gal that people will start abandoning their cars in droves. Here's what I find strange-no...
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    Li-ion battery packs for sale local Craigs list

    Hello All, Saw this add on my local Craigs list and thought maybe some of you e-bikers would be interested. http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/ele/675062386.html I don't have any connection with seller. Would these even be a reasonable choice for an e-bike? They do seem cheap.
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    The Think City Car

    Hello All, I've searched and didn't see any topics related to this so I hope I'm not retreading familar ground. I want to build my own NEV but Think is already making a CEV that looks pretty awesome. http://www.gizmag.com/ukp14000-thnk-city-electric-car-ready-for-showrooms/9032/ Small 2...
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    New Member Introduction -2

    Hello All, I've posted a short note on the EV-bicycle forum but I've got another idea I wanted feedback on. It does seem like this board is mostly geared towards electric bicycles but I thought I would try this here. If someone knows of a more appropriate board please do pass it on. The I...
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    New Poster Introduction

    Hello All, I've been haunting this board for a bit now and thought I should introduce myself and get some feedback on a couple of ideas I've got. I live in the San Francisco Bay area, California USA. I like tinkering in my spare time and I would love to some day build a recumbent electric...
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