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EAA Flyers:
EV Information
Auto Emissions
EV Conversions
These links or FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
page is a general knowledge base of EV information.
Common TERMS:
EV,
Electric Vehicle: generally
a car, truck or van that performs same as a fuel vehicle
nEV,
neighborhood EV, low speed vehicles (lsv):
operates below highway speeds. Not for highway use.
Grid,
electric utility power: is inexpensive
compared to fossil fuel, and can come from RE sources.
RE,
Renewable Energy: solar, wind,
hydro, geothermal, tidal, wave, biomass.
PV = Photo-Voltaic, aka solar
hybrid vehicle: has electric components, but
uses a fuel source to power the vehicle, aka hev.
fcv, fuel cell vehicle: has an electric drive train,
but uses a fuel source, not the grid, to power the vehicle.
afv, alternative fuel vehicle: these can be EVs, or vehicles
that use fuel other than gas or diesel.
If you have EV questions, you can
either find the nearest EAA
Chapter to near you, and attend any of our free EAA
Chapter meetings: to ask questions or obtain free rides
in EVs. Or you can Subscribe
to the EV List It is
a free service. Just follow the procedure to subscribe,
send your questions to the EV List users, read your answers,
and get off anytime you want. EV List’s main focus = Electric
Vehicles using batteries.
Electric
Vehicles for Sale (full size EVs for sale)
EV Converters,
repairs, & kit or component suppliers
Canadian
Electric Vehicles Ltd. (EV conversions & components
in BC)
Cloud Electric
Vehicles (Conversions, Supplies, Racing, Eboats+ in
WA)
Electric
Vehicle Systems conversions & restorations of
antique & orphaned EVs in MA
Electric Motor Cars 713.729.8668 [email protected]
in TX
voltsmobile.com
(converter and EV repairs in WA)
EVs
of Texas (EV conversions and EV components)
EVparts.com (EV
components)
ElectroAutomotive (EV
kits & components)
KTA (EV kits &
components)
EVs
of America (EV kits & components)
InnEVations
(EV components)
NETGAIN (EV components)
Metric Mind (EV
components)
Search for EV
conversion Links
EVet
(Clare Bell repairs & upgrades: Sparrows, Think Citys,
USElectricars & conversion EVs)
RAV4_EV_Drivers
– of the RAV4 EV
Think_EV
– drivers of the Ford Th!nk EV
Sparrow_EV
– drivers of the Corbin Sparrow EV
Force_EV
– drivers of the Solectria Force EV
Reva_drivers
– of the REVA EV
Smart_EV
– drivers of the DC Smart EV
EV1-Club – drivers
of GM EV1
EV plus – drivers
of Honda EV plus
Ranger_EV
– drivers of Ford Ranger EV
USElectricar_EV
– drivers of USElectricar EVs
FeelGoodCar_Drivers
– of the Dauphine EV
Sebring_EV
– drivers of Citi / Commuta – car / van
Tropica_EV
– drivers of the Tropica, Zebra or Xebra
heibao_ev
Neighborhood
Electric Vehicles (nEVs – Low Speed vehicles
LSVs – designed to drive on city streets at sub highway
speeds. Although some nEVs are legally equipped, you must
check to see if they are allowed to drive on your city
streets):
NEVs
– nEV discussions
Electric
Vehicles Northwest (nEVs & Electric Bikes)
Power
Assisted Products (Reseller of small EVs like bikes
and scooters)
ZAP (Electric bikes,
scooters, zappy, underwater Electric mover, GEM nEVs)
The Neighborhood Electric
Vehicle Company (Gizmo 3-wheeled nEV)
Bombardier (Canadian
Neighborhood Electric Vehicle – nEV)
GEM (nEV)
Gorilla Vehicles
(sturdy & versatile nEV)
Voloci Electric Scooters
Lido
segway_ht
– discussions
electric_cycling
-discussions
Iinsurance
compainies that cover EVs Farmers. Progressive, Geico,
State Farm, +
(read all threads at the bottom for all EV driver experiences)
Electrothon & plans
BlueSky
Design (Electrathon products)
Electrathon Mexico
(Electrathon EVs)
Global
Light & Power (EV &
Electrathon parts)
Robert Q. Riley Enterprises
(EV plans)
electrathon_ev
– discussions
Individuals
The
EV List Photo Album (All the
EV List users EVs)
EV-1
Owners (Interesting experiences
from an EV1 owner)
EV1
Drive Across America (An EV1
owners exciting trip from LA to Detroit)
EV1 Club
of Northern CA
Scott
C. Kennedy (He owns a Tropica)
Bruce
{EVangel} Parmenter (EV, hybrid,
fcv, nEV & RE information links)
EV Related
Organizations
National
Electric Drag-Racing Association
NEDRA (Hot, Fast EV’s)
EV
Council Of Ottawa (Canadian
EV organization and resource)
Australian
Electric Vehicle Association
Japan
Electric Vehicle Club (Choose
the English pages)
National
Station Car Project (EVs to
public Transportation)
EVAA
(EV industry organization. Manufacturers, utilities, etc.)
Bay
Area Action (Converting an MG
to electric power)
The
Alternative-Fuel Vehicle Directory
(Presented by Gary Noe, VirginiaWesleyan College)
Electrathon
America (Official home-page)
Denver EV Council (in
CO)
NEW
YORK STATE ELECTRIC AUTO ASSN
Electric Buses
EVI Buses and Trollys
Electric Boats
Electric
Boat Association of the Americas
Reservoir
Runner (electric outboard motor)
Solar EVs
World
Solar Challenge (Official Australian
WSC website)
Sunswift
(University of New South Wales
solar car)
Winston
High School (Texas – Solar Car
Racing Organizers)
EV Technology Points:
US Battery
Trojan Battery
Saft Battery
Tour de
Sol
EV Challenge
Alternate Neighborhood
Transportation
Northern California
Solar Energy Association
Johnson Controls
(Batteries)
Electri Lite,a 2 seat
electric bike-car (prototype)
Crusing Equipment
(Meters and gauges)
Vicor (Makes electronic
components for use in EVs)
Brusa (Switzerland.
Makes electronics for vehicles and boats)
Hawker Energy Products
(Batteries)
Kilovac (High voltage
contactors)
Unique Mobility (Motors
& controllers)
Prestolite (Motors)
Vogel Electric
(repairs and rebuilds motors – 661-323-1995)
Electric HumVee Project
(Defense related hybrid prototype)
Sacramento Municipal Utility
District (search EV)
Electric Power Research
Institute ( EPRI )
EPRI
Report: Advanced Batteries for Electric Drive Vehicles
(pdf reader)
Union
of Concerned Scientists
San Diego
Gas & Electric
CEERT (Center for
Energy Efficiency & Renewable Technologies)
Institute For Transportation
Studies (UC Davis)
UCLA/ Stanford
EV History (Archive Project)
Notre Dame
(Formula Lightning)
Twike
Gizmo
Daktari (Australia. Electric
car and bus conversion company)
KFB
(Sweden. KFB – Government transportation
research authority)
hybrid (fuel-electric) discussions
Insight_hybrid
– drivers of the Honda Insight
Prius_hybrid
– drivers of the Toyota Prius
Civic_hybrid – drivers of the Honda Civic hybrid
Escape_hybrid
– drivers of the Ford Escape
ram_hybrid
fcvs (fuel cell vehcle) discussions
fuelcellvehicles
– general discussions
honda_fcv
toyota_fcv
nissan_fcv
hyundai_fcv
ford_fcv
gm_fcv
Political Points
and Other Government Entities
CARB
(The California Air Resources Board)
ZERO EMISSIONS
VEHICLE (ZEV) Program
BAAQMD
Charger Installation Grants help pay for Calif. public
EV charging
PEVDC.org
The President of
the United States
US House of Representatives
US Senate
California
Assembly
California Senate
California Energy
Commission
NREL Hybrid Electric Vehicle
Site
Million
Solar Roofs Initiative
Cal Voter
Website
Clean Cities
Other Points
EV
World
Home Power Magazine
Electric Vehicle
Progress (afv information)
EMagazine (an
Environmental Magazine)
Electrifying Times
Sustainable
Business.com
Solstice (An
online resource for sustainable development)
Envirolink
(An environmental web site)
Web Directory
(Environment Oriented)
Solar Energy International
(Renewable Energy Education)
Real Goods Trading
Co.(Alternative energy goods for sale)
Renegade
Porsche Club (Has a great 914 EV story by Clare Bell)
Car-List
(Car club listings and want-ads)
Trace Engineering
(makes inverters for off-grid use)
Siemans Solar (solar
PV panel manufacturer)
Ballard Power Systems
(fc manufacturer)
Disclaimer
The listings are provided
for information purposes only. If your link was removed,
it was found dead on regular dead link maintenance.
The Electric Auto Association
makes no claims or endorsements of the companies or the
products listed on our web pages .It is up to you to research
for yourself, whether products or services you purchase
are real or worth the money you’re going to be spending.
Similar to buying a gas car, You should do your homework
(talk to customers, contact the Better
Business Bureau, read books and magazines, etc.),
and then make your own educated buying decision.
Find out more about Electric
Vehicles by using the above sources, or attending our
Free EAA meetings, or our EAA public EVents. You may also
show your support by becoming an EAA member. Your membership
will support our volunteer efforts to keep the public
aware of their cleaner, easier, fun transportation option.
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