The Snowy Plover Project -- Electric/Alternative-Fuel Vehicles The Snowy Plover Project -- Electric/Alternative-Fuel VehiclesHere are some great sites to start with:
Electrifying Times, Vol. 6, No. 1&2 Preview 2000 issue subjects and web links gleaned from the magazine by the Snowy Plover (sp@snowyplover.com) Website: http://www.electrifyingtimes.com 63600 Deschutes Market Rd., Bend OR 97701. Bruce Meland, Editor. Phone: 541-388-1908 Fax: 541-388-2750 email: etimes@teleport.com Remy Chevalier, Assistant Editor, Environmental Library Fund, 25 Newtown Turnpike, Weston CT 06883, Phone: 203-227-2065 email: remychevalier@hotmail.com John Wayland, Staff Writer, E-Car, 435 ne 114TH Ave., Portland, OR 97220 Phone: 503-254-5299 email: ecar@europa.com Wendy Petersen, Graphic Design, The Source, 704 NW Georgia, Bend, OR 97701 Phone 541-383-0800 email: wendel@empnet.com Kris Trexler, Contributing Writer, Orange County CA email: ktedsel@pacbell.net Marshall Houston, Portland OR email: Mhoustonx@aol.com, John Bryan, Boise ID email: jbryan@micron.net FIAT Seicento Electric http://www.fiatseicento.com Toyota E-COM Community Electric Vehicle Panoz Q9 Le Mans Hybrid Racer Toyota RAV4-EV http://www.toyota.com/times/safety/features/electric.html GM EV1, Kris Trexler’s "Charge Across America" http://www.ev1.pair.com/char_across_america/ For info about the GM EV1, call 1.800.25ELECTRIC or visit http://www.gmev.com Dodge Intrepid ESX2 http://www.chrysler.com/specials/concept/concept5_e.htm Toyota Prius HEV Electric Lotus Elise Luciole Firefly two-seater http://www.nies.go.jp John Wayland test drove and wrote about it. Ultra capacitors for regenerative braking energy capture and rapid acceleration http://www.maxwell.com EVS-15 conference (10/3/98) http://www.avere.org/evs15 PEI Hybrid Drives (used in a HumVee) http://www.pei-electronics.com Connectors at: http://www.kilovac.com http://www.radsok.com Nissan Altra EV is not yet (as of 22 Jan 1999) to be found at: http://www.nissan-usa.com World's first EV with Lithium Ion batteries (no Memory Effect as in NiCads, high power density as in Laptop computers. Daimler-Zebra A-Class Electric (Platform for multiple configurations including hybrid, EV, and more) http://www.mercedes.com Twike http://www.halcyon.com/evsnwa Citroen Electric http://www.citroen.com/usr/html/citroen/eng/2000/2700/2710e.htm Ford 1999 Ranger EV http://www.fleet.ford.com/vehicles/afv1rangere.asp Chevy S10 Electric Pick UP http://www.gmev.com Renault Electric Clio http://www.renault.com/gb/13/clio/pgm/txt/renouv.htm Toyota Prius Hybrid EV (HEV) http://www.toyota.com/times/safety/docs/prius.html Cool looking book about the founder of Solectra autos (James Worden). A 'David and Goliath' story, Title "Charging Ahead", by Joe Sherman http://www.oup-usa.org/docs/0195094794.html (Oxford University Press). Optima batteries: http://www.optimabatteries.com Schock parts: http://members.aol.com/schock565 Auburn Scientific State of the Art Electric Vehicle Motor Speed Controllers Trace Engineering, Power Solutions http://www.traceengineering.com The Norwegian "Think" electric vehicle company ( http://www.think.no ) has been acquired by Ford Motor Co. and should get a big boost from Ford's marketing experience and financial clout. Vectrix makes some cool EV scooters in RI 401-848-9993 Daimler-Benz Fuel Cell Car (NECAR 3). http://www.mercedes_benz.com Toyota RAV4 Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle http://www.toyota.com/times/safety/feature/fuelcell.html EV components and parts: http://www.evparts.com Peugeot 106 http://www.peugeot.com/hub_peugeot/1810/en/html/innovat/index.html also has the Peugeot Scoot'Elec scooter. AC Propulsion Inc. Tzero car now in limited production http://www.acprop.com Corbin Sparrow, small 3-wheeled Ev for commuters. Motorcycle class. http://www.ev-sparrow.com $12,900 qualifies to use carpool lanes since 1 rider is full capacity. 120 volt standard outlet, full charge in 6 hrs. Lectra, Electric motorbike. http://www.motorbike.org Honda EV Plus. http://www.honda1999.com/cars/ev/ AVS 25 Hybrid EV Electric Bus uses a micro turbine to gen power. Z.E.R.O.-1, EV Race Car http://www.r-d.co.jp/products/products.htm GM Ovonic NiMH batteries www.ovonic.com Friends of the Earth ( http://www.foe.org ) has completed a survey that finds 70% of American voters support "green taxes" on polluting energy sources to fund tax reductions on labor and income. OK congress!, ball's in your court! Can the impeachment crap and do this! http://www.zapbikes.com scooters, bicycles and "kiddie" push-scooters. Solectria Sunrise Car http://www.solectria.com 4-passenger solution developed by the ?David? from the ?David and Goliath? book above. MIT feller. Chrysler EPIC VAN http://www.chrysler.com Charger Electric Bicycles: http://www.charger.com Electric Auto Association http://www.eaaev.org since 1967, publishing the "Current Events" magazine (pun: EV in EVents). http://www.electricauto.com claims a new electric propulsion system that combines batteries with fuel cells. Sounds interesting. Bicycle power from http://www.estelle.de Electric car racing at http://www.nedra.com Visit The Snowy Plover Bookstore
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