Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["Aliza" <realfood@wonderfulfarm.com>]

To make this related to this listserve - here is a link to an ev tractor:o) - http://www.flyingbeet.com/electricg/  If folks are intersted I'll try to find the link to the research showing that even if you used a coal fired grid (not recommended LOL) you would still be much better off with all the cars plugged in.  I think it may be on Cal cars but I would have dig a little bit to find it.

 

Also the city of Berkley California - always ahead of the times - is voting on offering 20 year loans for solar conversions for anyone in the city.  The payments would be about the same as their current electric bills.  I have always thought that small grid tied solar would be the difference that makes the difference in urban situations.  No need for nuke plants if the houses are making the power for the grid:o) 

 

Here is a list of good ev conversion links:

 

http://www.acpropulsion.com/ - these folks make a very nice AC propulsion system. 

 

http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/03/19/zap-releases-details-and-drawings-of-their-impending-644-horsepo - not in production yet but it looks like a goody if they get there.  For the wealthier folks though - that whole $60,000 price tag is a bear LOL

 

http://www.ev-blue.com/ - these folks do ev conversions and sell parts

 

http://www.evdl.org/ - this is the home of the edvl discussion list.  These guys know their stuff.  Highly recommended if you are interested in EV.

 

http://www.flyingbeet.com/electricg/ - cool ev conversion on a tractor

 

http://www.wrightspeed.com/ - these guys are building a high end sporty car in the same league as lamborghini and porsche.  They use the propulsion system from ACPropulsion.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqqtJpfZElQ - here is a utube video of the wrightspeed prototype

 

http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/ - here is the photo album for AustinEV.  Lots and lots of conversions.  Some really cool and some maybe not so cool.  There information sections are excellent if a little outdated.  Look at the ev resources up at the top and open the link to building an EV.  Pretty good and thorough.

 

http://www.metricmind.com/index1.htm - Ac drive systems

 

http://www.electroauto.com/ - these guys have some conversion kits

 

HTH

 

Aliza

----- Original Message -----

From: Ken Hargesheimer

To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org

Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 4:56 AM

Subject: [Livingontheland] electric car

Some weeks ago, an article was in the newspaper about a man in Midland/Odessa who commutes 60 miles round trip to work.  He converted a small car to electric and it costs him $9 a month for energy.

 

Ken Hargesheimer

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