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st0ckman.blogspot.com David Murray may drive the quietest car in North Texas, powered only by a small electric motor, and not creating any emissions. “The most common question I get is, ‘Is this an electric car?’ and then they’re like, “Is it a hybrid?’ Nope, it’s a real electric (car),” Murray said. When his car is low on fuel, Murray simply plugs the power cord into the nearest outlet. “Yeah, just plug it in here. Just a regular old extension cord,” Murray said. The self-described computer geek from Kennedale bought the 1993 Eagle Talon from a junkyard for just $750. “First thing I did when I got the car home was pull the engine out,” Murray said. He then spent about $4000 more to convert the gas-guzzler to run on electricity alone, doing all the work himself in his garage at home. “I bought the electric motor and I was like well, I gotta figure out a way to couple it together with the original transmission,” he said. The car can hit 55 mph, driving right past the high prices at gas stations. “I hear people complain about them at work all the time. I just grin,” he said. Murray spends just $7 per month on electricity to charge the batteries — enough to go about 300 miles. “I don’t even look at the gas prices,” Murray said.

Car bomb hits Tajikistan police station, 25 hurt
A car packed with explosives rammed into a police station in northern Tajikistan on Friday, triggering a powerful blast that injured at least 25 people, interior ministry officials said.

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Car ‘stolen and torched’ in Ashcott
FIRE crews believe a car was stolen and set alight in Bradley Stream Road, Ashcott, last night.

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The Nissan Leaf is powered by Lithium Ion batteries and due to be launched in Japan, the US and Europe in late 2010. It also includes advanced IT systems.

A lot of the “energy” for electric cars comes from fossil fuels. So, I don’t think you’re making much of a difference with electric cars (you’re simply trading one fossil fuel for another). So if an electric car got engery from an electric “gas station” that was fueled by wind power (or another renewable source), would it be more eco-friendly?

The electric window to one side of the car has gone dead. It is now stuck in the down position but the other window side works fine though.

I checked both fuse locations inside the car and hood but none of them have fuses for the windows.

I’ve even checked the car manual and there’s nothing about window fuses or how to get the darn thing up in situations like these.

I’ve even resorted to a pair of pliers to see if I could dislodge it. I’m all out of ideas – please help!

Electric cars ‘may be costlier than petrol vehicles’
Motorists considering buying an electric car are being warned that they can be more expensive to run than conventional petrol vehicles.

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Most people nowadays are considering doing an electric car motor conversion. This is because of the rising fuel prices that inflated their car gasoline expense bill. With most household having more than one car, gasoline expenses have become a major issue. Unfortunately, sending a car to a professional garage to be retrofitted into an Electric Vehicle (EV) will cost more than $4000. The investment is too high for most car owners. An alternative is to do an electric car motor conversion via a Do It Yourself (DIY) project from home.

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The Tesla Roadster electric car has now gone into full public production, and with a chassis based on the acclaimed Lotus Elise and performance to match, this could be the first all electric car you would actually want to own. It also seems that with perfect timing Tesla has launched its new products into a world where, with uncertain petrol supplies and global warming, the electric car has suddenly become more appealing.

There have been a number of attempts in the past to produce a viable electric car, however the technology and public demand meant that these versions were never a great success. The biggest drawback was due to poor battery technology, which meant that such cars were lacking considerably in performance to keep up with modern traffic, and had a woefully poor range to match.

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Not those expensive sports cars; a regular car that can be tuned up for racing. I was thinking the old honda civics maybe? I heard any car can go fast, but each car has there limit of going so fast before they lose control or something, what car is capable of going fast without losing control?