Video Links: EV Conversion Stories, Races, News Clips
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E.V.S.C. Video Links of Interest.
The Electric Vehicle Society of Canada - selected VideosContact the Editor, Robert Weekley, by email if you have Video Links you would like added to this page: editor@evsociety.ca
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Self-Conversions & Prototypes:
March 21, 2009, 3Wheelin' EVs - Freeway capable and Neighbourhood EVs |
3 wheeled electric vehicles at the 36th annual EV rally hosted by the Electric Auto Association Silicon Valley. |
Olympia, Washingtons's Richard's Convertible 1975 Volkswagon Bug. |
Japanese scientists show 800 hp, 230 mph electric car. |
This is the heart of australia. the true DIY guys and girls solving the energy crisis! |
"A new hybrid-electric technology could be the car of the future!"
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"We had this battery powered car at our technology class for the day, it runs completely on batteries, no gas at all, ever".
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There's a new car coming onto the market that reportedly costs a penny-per-mile to drive. It's the latest "gas sipping" vehicles on the road. |
Stumbled upon this EV1 such an awesome car such a shame that it was killed off for the interests of a few wealthy individuals! |
December 09, 2007, EV1 lives again! The EV1 rides out of EV heaven to vex GM |
WWU now keeps this revived EV1 in hiding, "off the streets", in obedience to evil GM.
Will they dare to drive or video it? *
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October 26, 2007, Project ForkenSwift electric car conversion: it's legal! |
Brockville, Ontario October 26, 2007! 1992 Geo Metro - breaking the 17 second barrier! |
August 03, 2007, 245 mpg ZENN Electric Car - The Zero Emmission, No Noise Vehicle |
Electric car does the equivalent to 245mpg! |
Los Angeles' Electric Motorsports Thundersky Lithium Powered Electric Bike does 75 miles a charge! |
San Antonio's John Anderson's 70 mph Electric Motorcycle. |
Knoxville, MD's Mike Harvey's Convertible 1992 Volkswagon Cabriolet. |
Kirkland to Seattle in a Sparrow, 55 mph on I5 - no problem, October 2002 |
September 27, 2006, An EV1 Experience 06b Speed | An EV1 Experience 06c Speed |
But is is fast? An EV1 Experience is video I took while renting a GM EV1 from evrentals at LAX in 2002 before they were crushed.! |
October 02, 2006, Dodge Viper 500 hp Vs T-Zero Electric Car - See Who Wins |
Only about 15% of the energy from the fuel you put in your tank gets used to move your car down the road or run useful accessories, such as air conditioning. The rest of the energy is lost to engine and driveline inefficiencies and idling. Therefore, the potential to improve fuel efficiency with advanced technologies is enormous. With an Electric Car it costs just $2.00 per 100kms with MUCH more performance than with petrol at $20.00 per 100kms. |
March 19, 2008, Electric Drag Bike - 0 to 60 in Under 1 second |
Electric Motorcycle goes against the Gas powered cars and eats them up! |
July 30, 2007, White Zombie: Get Under the Hood of an Electric Dragster |
Electric vehicles are making their presence felt at amateur drag races across the country, challenging gas-powered cars and motorcycles. John Wayland, a self-described "amp head," explains how the cars work. (July 30). |
September 24, 2007, Speed Records with White Zombie! 11.555's @ 110.76 in the 1/4 mile! |
The White Zombie as appeared on The Speed Channel's "Speed Records", Using Motorcycle Lithium Battery Pack. |
Mythbusters proof there 500 hp 50 battery X1 car can beat a porsche, and bike dragster but can it beat a F3 car? |
Lead acid batteries are very big, heavy with low amp output. |
January 21, 2007, 340 Hp 4wd PROEV Lithium Polymer Electric car racing SCCA |
PROEV Electric car in race test in SCCA road race (Moroso track, west palm beach), beating conventional gas cars. First electric car to win gas versions Full traction, two engines, running in this test at half power. battery: 100 Amps at 351.5 volts of KOKAM lithium polymer, storing 35 kW of energy on board. Batteries can supply peak discharges of 800 Amps (280kw). More info at www.proev.com |
May 20, 2008, Lithium-ion Electric Race Car - Engineering TV |
Compact Power Develops Special Lithium Ion Demo Race Car - Runs Pike's Peak - Beats Record - Twice! 240V, 20 kW Motor is off the shelf, delivers 0 - 60 in ~ 3 Seconds! About 500 Cells installed, with just Air Cooling, side mounted, weigh about 800 lbs. Manganese bsed cells are not Fire Prone, and are wired Series-Parallel. More info at www.compactpower.com |
November 11, 2007, The Killacycle & Scotty Pollacheck do 7.824 @ 168.49 MPH in the 1/4 mile! |
Pomona AHDRA Nov 10th, 2007! This weekend at the AHDRA
(All Harley Drag Racing Association) California Nationals Scotty Pollacheck bested his
own existing world record of 8.08 sec @ 163 mph with a 7.82 sec @ 168 mph
on the A123 Systems Killacycle Electric Dragbike. |
April 24, 2007, The Killacycle & Scotty Pollacheck's 6.95 sec 195 mph pass in the 1/4 mile! |
Pomona AHDRA Nov 10th, 2007! Scotty Pollacheck's 6.95 second/195 mph pass at the Northwest Dragbike/Woodburn Tulip Festival Drags in Woodburn, Oregon on April 22, 2007. Nice job Scotty!! Breaking the 7 second barrier. |
December 05, 2007, EVS23: Vectrix vs. KILLACYCLE, (Soon?) A123 12v battery-Tape 3 |
New 3-wheel Vectrix compared with Bill Dube's KILLACYCLE; |
Live conversion of a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid to a PHEV by Basin Electric Power Cooperative in Bismarck, North
Dakota. |
By Clayton B. Cornell, July 9th, 2009, Gas 2.0 Launches “EV War” Website: ElectricCarRace.org |
SAN FRANCISCO - Yesterday, Gas 2.0 (gas2.org) launched ElectricCarRace.org a site challenging cities across the nation to be first to develop city-wide electric vehicle infrastructure. A two-minute video featuring the Mayors of Portland and San Francisco kicked off the competition, along with posts written by Mayor Newsom, Portland General Electric, and the CEO of Coulomb Technologies Richard Lowenthal. (Multiple Video Links in Article!) |
By Clayton B. Cornell, July 9th, 2009, Chevrolet Volt Test Drive: Video of Driving GM’s Electric Car |
"Remarkably Unremarkable" has been the phrase of choice when describing how the Chevy Volt prototype drives. And that's really a compliment, since the car was engineered for consumers who won’t accept compromise, even for a an electric car. |
By Sebastian Blanco on Feb.10th 2009, Washington 2009: Riding in the Chrysler EVs |
People are rightly skeptical about whether or not the
Chrysler electric vehicles will ever make it to market. For now, all we can say for
sure is that some of Chrysler's EV prototypes can go for a spin around the Washington
DC Convention Center.
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