http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/23/handmade-converted-evs-kiev-ukraine-ct-exclusive/ Handmade EV & Converted EV In Kiev, Ukraine
[images http://i1.wp.com/cleantechnica.com/files/2013/09/handmade-ev-in-kiev-ukraine.jpg handmade ev in kiev ukraine Image Credit: Zachary Shahan / CleanTechnica (CC BY-SA license) http://i1.wp.com/cleantechnica.com/files/2013/09/electric-car-handmade.jpg electric car handmade Image Credit: Zachary Shahan / CleanTechnica (CC BY-SA license) http://i0.wp.com/cleantechnica.com/files/2013/09/electric-car-kiev-handmade.jpg (additional pics of these cars, all images courtesy of Alternativa) http://i2.wp.com/cleantechnica.com/files/2013/09/driving-and-recording-in-Electra-2.jpg http://i1.wp.com/cleantechnica.com/files/2013/09/driving-in-Electra-2.jpg http://i0.wp.com/cleantechnica.com/files/2013/09/converted-ev-kiev-ukraine.jpg converted ev kiev ukraine videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbR3T9wR6pk A test ride in a handmade electric car built by a 75-year-old man in Kiev, Ukraine. Thanks to greencubator and Alternativa for making this possible. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tA3yyMqNxFM (Here’s one with a bit more details about the car) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8AA_6sSYts (Here’s one in which we find out a little bit about the creator of the car) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2fvvXtbGH0 (The creator of the car thinks it would be better with a solar panel on top - if someone wants to donate a panel) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuNA5jbwNFo (Sound is a bit low here, but here’s one final thanks to the folks who made this ride possible) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9dUGLtMG3c (An interview about the car with the man who converted it, including a bit more info about the group that came out for me on that day to show off their EVs. An EV converted from a gasmobile in Kiev, Ukraine. Thanks to greencubator, Alternativa, and Activ Solar for supporting the trip! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kL-edah9gMI (And here’s a video from my ride in the car) ] Aside from the Bio Auto electric car I wrote about the other day, I also got to check out a couple of interesting DIY electric vehicles while I was in Kiev, Ukraine*. Video and pictures of these EVs are below. This first EV is certainly something special. As you’ll hear in the interview, the 75-year-old man in the following videos built the Electra 2 by hand. He’s an inventor who has had a successful career despite no formal training, and he builds EVs in order to get more people aware of and inspired by the awesomeness that they contain. This is his second handmade EV (the first one is called Electra 1). Pretty awesome car. Here’s a video from riding in it: This second EV was actually converted from a gasmobile earlier this year. EV conversions are nothing new, but very cool nonetheless. This is actually my first time riding in one, and I have to say that it felt awesome — the same as other EVs ... [© 2013 CleanTechnica] http://gas2.org/2013/09/25/ukrainian-man-builds-diy-electric-car/ Ukrainian Man Builds DIY Electric Car (w/ video) [2013/09/25] Out there, in the streets of Ukraine, Zachary Shahan ran into a 75 year old (retired) engineer who built himself a sporty-looking DIY electric car that features an ... For all EVLN posts use: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=evln&sort=date Here are today's archive-only EV posts: EVLN: BYD e6 electric taxi service in Shenzhen.cn {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-A-Handmade-EV-And-A-Converted-EV-In-Kiev-Ukraine-videos-tp4665410.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
