The EV FAQ & The EV Discussion List

The EV FAQ is a general knowledge base for EV information.
Check out the EVFAQ on the Phoenix EAA Site. 

The EV Discussion List is an email newsgroup dealing with
all aspects of electric vehicles. From electric components, motors
& batteries, to infrstucture issues, we talk about it all. Join us if you
are interested in the future of the electric vehicle.

The EV Lists Archives (BIG!   No...HUGE!!!   Expect to spend lots
of on-line time viewing these files.)

EV Companies/Individuals/Schools/Other

US EV Companies HomePages:
InnEVations (Electric Porsche Spyders & other EV items)
Wilde Evolutions (EV parts house)
Electric Conversion (Controllers, chargers, consulting)
Electric Vehicles Northwest (Lightweight EV & NEV Coop)
Solectria Corporation
   (Home of the Sunrise, a ground up EV that went 373 miles on one charge)
Global Light & Power (EV & Electrathon parts house)
ZAP Powersystems (Makes electric bicycles and retrofit kits)
Tropica/Zebra (A ground-up EV sports coupe)
Idiosync (Manufacturers electric scooters)
Battery Automated Transportations
   (B.A.T. developes EVs, hybrids, and electric bicycles)
Electric Vehicles of America (East coast EV conversion company)
Power Assisted Products (Reseller of small EVs like bikes and scooters)
The Sparrow (A ground-up, one person EV)
Mike's Auto Care (EV conversion & repair shop in San Mateo, CA.)
Solar Scooters (Makes electric scooters)
ElectroAutomotive
   (EV Parts House. Bolt in kits for VW Rabbit and Porsche 914)
The Neighborhood Electric Vehicle Company (Gizmo 3-wheeled NEV)
It's Electric Vehicles Inc (West Coast Solectria Dealer)
KTA (EV & Electrathon parts house)
Blue Sky Design (Electrathon products)

Major Auto Manufacturers EV Pages:
General Motors (EV1, the first modern EV from a major manufacturer)
Toyota (They are going to make a RAV-4 EV)
Ford (Info on the Ecostar, conductive charging, and more)
Honda (Making the EV Plus)
Daihatsu (European Website)

International EV Points:
Austrailian Electric Vehicle Association
Japan Electric Vehicle Club (Choose the english pages)
Electric Go Karts (England)
Mexico Solar Car Project (other Mexico links also)
Paul Comptons HomePage (England)
Light Electric Vehicles
  (Switzerland. A plan to put 200,000 vehicles on the road by 2010)
Tulip Station Car
  (France. PSA Peugeot Citroën. Inner-city EV transportation)
Praxitele (France. Inner-city EV transportation project)
Canadian Electric Vehicles Ltd. (A Canadian EV conversion company)
Pivco (Norway. Building a ground up EV for commuters)
Daktari (Austrailia. Electric car and bus conversion company)
KFB (Sweden. KFB - Government transportation research authority)
EV Webpoint (Sweden)
Celco (Italy. Electric Scooters)
Bombardier (Canada. Manufacturers a Neighboorhood Electric Vehicle)

Individuals:
The "It's Electric" HomePage (The HomePage of the EVUpdates Editor)
Jeremy Phillips HomePage (He's converted a Honda Del Sol)
Jerry Halstead's HomePage (He's converted a Mazda 626)
Bruce Parmenter's HomePage (He drives an electric S10 Blazer)
Electric VW Microbus Conversion
Electric Motorcycle Project
Scott C. Kennedy's HomePage (He owns a Tropica)
Brian L. Matheny's conversion (Electric pick-up)
EV Information Network (Monica & Chip Gribben's Homepage)
An EV-1 Owners HomePage (Interesting experiences from an EV-1 owner)
EV-1 Drive Across America (An EV-1 owners exciting trip from L.A. to Detroit)

EV Related Organizations (USA):
Electric Auto Association
          (The EAA is a consumer oriented EV resource)

Sacramento EVA
Phoenix EAA
San Jose EAA
Silicon Valley EAA
San Francisco/Peninsula EAA
North Carolina Triangle EAA (Raleigh area)
North Texas EAA (Dallas area)
Mid-America EAA (Kansas/Missori)
North Bay EAA (San Francisco area)
New England EAA (Boston area)
Seattle EVA

Oregon Electric Vehicle Association (Portland. Non-EAA EV Club)
Eastern Electric Vehicle Club (Pennsylvania. Non-EAA EV Club)
ZEV Activist Network News (From the Planning & Conservation League)
Unofficial Electratron HomePage (From a Denver Electrathon group)
Bay Area Action (Converting an MG to electric power)
Calstart (Public/Private EV Developement Organization)
National Station Car Project (Home-Train/Train-Work Transportation)
The Alternative-Fuel Vehicle Directory
  (Presented by Garry Noe, Virginia Wesleyan College)
Electric Vehicle Association of America
  (EV industry organization. Manufacturers, utilities, etc)
EV Council Of Ottawa (Canada. EV organization and resource)
EVTC (Electric Vehicle Racing Organization)
GM EV-1 Owners Club (official site)
National Electric Drag-Racing Association (Hot, Fast EV's)
Electrathon America (Official homepage)

Electric Boating Info:
Electric Boating Association
  (Speaks for iteslf. Europe and US information)
Electric Boating Web Site (Site with multiple points on electric boats)
Reservoir Runner (electric outboard motor)

EVs For Sale:
Jeremy Phillips HomePage
Electric Vehicles Northwest HomePage

Schools:
West Virginia University (Formula Lightning)
Notre Dame (Formula Lightning)

EV Technology Points:
Ovonics (Batteries)
Johnson Controls (Batteries)
The Motor Doctor (EV Motor Info)
ElectriLite, a 2 seat electric bike-car (prototype)
Crusing Equipment (Meters and gauges)
Vicor (Makes electronic components for use in EVs)
Brusa (Switzerland. Makes electronics for vehicles and boats)
Hawker Energy Products (Batteries)
Kilovac (High voltage contactors)
Unique Mobility (Motors & controllers)
Prestolite (Motors)
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Inc. (Makes EV charging stations)
EdisonEV (Charging equipment & installation)
Ballard Power Systems (Fuel Cell Manufacturer)
Electric HumVee Project (Defense related hybrid prototype)

Other EV Related Points:
McClellan AFB EV Program
  (Developing alternative fueled vehicles, including EVs)
Sacramento Municiple Utility District
  (SMUD is a leading utility that is helping develope EVs)
Arizona Power Services (Phoenix area utility with an EV program)
Electric Power Research Institute
LA Division of Water & Power (So.Cal Utility EV pages)
Union of Concerned Scientists
1997 American Tour de Sol (East Coast EV Rallye)
The International Center for Technology Assessment (CTA)
  (Technology Policy Reviews)
San Diego Gas & Electric (Southern California utility EV pages)
CEERT (Center for Energy Efficiency & Renewable Technologies)
Intitute For Transportation Studies
  (UC Davis, Transportation Research Center)
EV World (On-line EV Magazine)
UCLA / Stanford EV History (Archive Project)
Scientific American Magazine Article on EV's
Project: Power Commute (New Jersey Station Car Demonstration)

Solar Car Points:
1999 World Solar Challenge (Official Austrailian WSC website)
Sunswift (University of New South Wales solar car)
Team California (Combined UCBerkeley/Stanford team)
Official Sunrayce '97 Site
   (1230 mile race from Inianapolis, IN. to Colorado Springs, CO.)
Winston High School (Texas - Solar Car Racing Organizers)

California and US Political Points and Other Government Entities
      Write your elected official a letter. Some even have email !

Politics:
The President of the United States
US House of Representitives
US Senate
California Assembly
California Senate

Government, EV Related:
California Energy Commission
  (Speaks for itself. Lots of energy related stuff and EV info also.)
NREL Hybrid Electric Vehicle Site

Government, General:
CARB, The California Air Resources Board
(The folks who started it all.)
Million Solar Roofs Inititive   (Move to get more solar energy systems installed)

Other Political Information:
CalVoter Website
(non-profit, non-partisan organization helping educate the California voter)
Cloakroom / Politics Now
  (Politcal information provided by various news organizations)

A few locations where you can "SEARCH" for EV info
        (or anything else for that matter).

Galaxy || Infoseek || Lycos Search Engine || YAHOO || EINET
Starting Point || WWW Yellow Pages

Misc "Other" Points

Solstice (An online resource for sustainable development)
Envirolink (An environmental web site)
Web Directory (Environment Oriented)
Solar Energy International (Renewable Energy Education)
Personal Rapid Transit (An idea for mass transit systems)
HomePower Magazine (They have an EV section in the magazine)
Real Goods Trading Co.(Alternative energy goods for sale)
The Rocky Mountain Institute (Information on the Hypercar)
Robert Q. Riley Enterprises
  (General info on numerous items, including EVs)
Electrifying Times (A magazine concerning many things, including EVs)
E Magazine (E - The Environmental Magazine)
Renegade Porsche Club (Has a great 914 EV story by Clare Bell)
Car-List (Car club listings and want-ads)
Trace Engineering (Makes inverters for off-grid use)
Siemans Solar (Solar PV panel manufacturer)
American Hydrogen Association (A possible fuel source for EVs)
Suggestions for this area are wlecome.

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