We’re getting a little carried away here. The addition of Matthew Hauber to the team has given us some mechanical expertise we’ve just never really had before. And that has given us some opportunities – not on anything particularly magical, but on very ordinary physical things. They count. As we became accustomed to Speedster Part […]
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The BMS/Charger thing has actually got me in a rage these days. The stupidity and greed are palpable in the air. But it is not innocent stupidity and greed. It is probably the most damaging thing being done today in EV land. The U.S. Congress and Senate, two of the exemplar houses of stupidity and
It Just Keeps Getting Worse… Read More »
It’s December in Missouri. We endure short, dark, cold days now with ghostly winds and a heavy dampness. It is notably wretched. The problem with global warming is that it means different things to different people. Climate change is mostly frightening to those who have a good climate to start with – ergo the concern
Starting All Over Again Read More »
YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS. This from viewer and Speedster Electric builder Eric Kriss: Brain and I are practicing our diction and enunciations so we can sound just like our superheroes, GREEN ENVY and CARBON FOOTPRINT. Jack Rickard http://EVTV.me
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Dear Mr. Jack, First I want to tell you that I am a big fan and I watched all your episodes and I really enjoy what you are doing. I live in Serbia, I just graduated from college and the thesis topic was electric vehicles. Thus began my interest in electric cars and especially for
A Personal Correspondence – Now Shared Read More »
This week, we kind of sort of wrapped up the Mini Cooper Clubman and are now driving it. Which is quite fortunate in that it was 9 degrees Fahrenheit here this morning – a bit brisk. Cape Girardeau Missouri is blessed with four full 3 month long seasons and the spring and fall are truly
2009 Mini Cooper Clubman Electric and the Rinehart Motion Systems Controller Read More »
I ran across a very interesting video courtesy of viewer Brandon Hollinger http://ampREVOLT.com/. Brandon has done a lead acid conversion of a 1970 Saab 96 that looks quite well done for a Pb car. And he’s started a LiFePo4 Miata project for someone else. Jay Whitacre received his Phd in Materials Science in 1999 at
What HE Said. What I said. Read More »
This week we resume after our Thanksgiving break. ;We have a lot of little things going on, and some recurring questions I’ve finally a minute to form some kind of cogent explanation for that won’t sound like total nonsense. [jwplayer file=”news120310 – iPhone.m4v” hd.file=”news120310-1280.mov” image=”http://23.21.184.60/evtv-word-press/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/news120310.jpg” streamer=”rtmp://s2v8uso6bi7t47.cloudfront.net/cfx/st” provider=”rtmp” html5_file=”http://media2.ev-tv.me/news120310 – iPhone.m4v” download_file=”http://media2.ev-tv.me/news120310-1280.mov”] The first had to
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