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Written on: 06 January 2008 [23:43]
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ecoadmin
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registered since: 20.07.2007
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Welcome to the ecocar-forums! If you are new here, we would love to hear from you. Drop us a line and let us know why you are here and how you have found us! ecoadmin Twike 890
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Written on: 26 April 2008 [21:09]
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insight
 registered since: 26.04.2008
Posts: 34
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Just found this site through a link from the Honda Insight website...I have owned and run a 2000 yr Insight for five years now...no problems except the PCV valve has to be cleaned with WD40 occasionally (twice in five years)..Car has a life time mpg average of 75 and I regularly get well over a hundred mpgs with tank averages of 83 mpg..This is Imperial gallons. I also own a mini city el EV from Germany but have not had the time to register it for the road yet so it is in storage.Must get this done as it will make a perfect urban run-a-round where the Insight is not at its best for economy. However my other half thinks I should sell it (probably cause its a single seater + child)so watch this space?? Insight [This article was edited 1 times, at last 26.04.2008 at 21:14.] |
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Written on: 26 April 2008 [22:18]
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ecoadmin
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registered since: 20.07.2007
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Hello insight and welcome to the Green Car Network Community! Its great to have someone knowledgeable here who knows the Insight inside out. I remain hopeful that Honda will come up with a replacement for the Insight soon. A bit more competition for the Prius would be good for everyone. Cheers, ecoadmin Stefan Twike 890
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Written on: 16 June 2008 [19:31]
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smithoffred
registered since: 16.06.2008
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Hello ecocarforum. I found your site while looking for alternatives to the $4 a gallon circus. I've always believed that that best things come out of adversity and now that so many people are having their lives disrupted because of oil and the greed that surrounds it, good things will happen. This forum is a good example what needs to happen. People getting together, exchanging ideas, and visualizing the good that can come from the mess we're in. Thank you for what you're doing, I'm glad to be a small part of it. smithoffred. |
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Written on: 16 June 2008 [19:44]
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ecoadmin
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registered since: 20.07.2007
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Hi there...great to have you onboard smithoffred and welcome in our growing community. And thanks for your encouraging words, this is the fuel I need to keep the Green Car Network going! Being part of the solution is indeed a good feeling. ecocarforum.com might not be the solution to the mess we're in, but offers a platform to exchange ideas, hopes etc. and the combined knowledge of all community members is a powerful information resource for those who want to know more about greener cars and plan to trade-in their inefficient vehicle. Cheers, ecoadmin Stefan Twike 890
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Written on: 12 July 2008 [19:03]
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macHVD
registered since: 12.07.2008
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I found your site will searching for electric cars (or actually any alternative to oil). Actually I started to follow a bit this area a good year ago, but only found this forum quit recently. For me, I would like to get to know the different alternative powered cars, since this is the way to go in the future. Oil is becoming very expensive (€1,6 in Belgium per liter - about $ 9,6 a US gallon) and the environment is not feeling too good with all that oil. Personally I believe the high oil prices are - in a way - good, since it will trigger the creativity to find acceptable alternatives to oil. An it will - hopefully - make us consumers think about our own mobility. Like do we really have to travel to the other side of the world to go on vacation ? |
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Written on: 12 July 2008 [22:40]
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ecoadmin
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macHVD wrote: I found your site will searching for electric cars (or actually any alternative to oil). Hello macHVD! Great to hear that our community site can now also be seen on Google or other search engines....I hope you find the site useful and interesting. The more people join and share their thoughts and ideas, the more knowledge comes together. I see the high oil price also as a chance to move to reduce our dependancy on it, on the other hand it creates the risk that we overpromote other energy sources/carriers which seem a lot greener at first but turn out to be as bad as oil in regard to the environment. Improving our efficiency and lowering consumption (traveling to the other end of the world...) is as important as switching to other sources. Once again, welcome to our forums. Twike 890
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Written on: 13 April 2009 [09:17]
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archiebell
registered since: 13.04.2009
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ecoadmin wrote: Welcome to the ecocar-forums! If you are new here, we would love to hear from you. Drop us a line and let us know why you are here and how you have found us! ecoadmin Hi Everyone from Ireland.  Undoubtedly the "greenest" country in the world having more than forty shades of green here  ,I havent seen any Irish E.V'ers. Doubtless there are some as well as the increasing Prius owners on Irish roads.(if you are out there please let me know).  I,m in the North West of Ireland, in County Leitrim, between hilly and Beautiful Donegal and Yeats county Sligo.  An Incredibly beautiful Region. Part of a rare and stunning Country. Hilly for Electric Vehicles, but the odd hill never stopped an Irishman/woman and I,m half Irish/Half Scots  from William Wallace country so I,m going to do a green/tartan E.V. Conversion, hoping that the hills don,t stop me--too much.. Started on April 1st, it,s Initially called E.V. Fool.Originally a 93 Toyota 3 Door Corolla Hatch. I,m mating that with a Forklift Motor and Reach truck parts.  As someone NEW to E.V. technology and electrics but mechanically aware i,m following in the footsteps of brave souls with completed E.V.s who were in the same place once. The whole project motivated as a promotion vehicle to protest the withdrawal of Hospital Cancer Care from SLIGO GENERAL Hospital. (Meaning up to six hours and more brutal travel to Galway for some folk) Allied to this of course is a public awareness promo for local recycling initiatives. This is not a political forum though, and respecting that totally I say that apart from prominent graphics on the vehicle which outline the vehicles green and cancer campaign's origins, details in full will be given away from the E.V. discussions here. Please feel free to contact me away from this forum and I,ll gladly tell you what I know.That,s me for now. I collect the Fork Lift in the next two weeks, closely thereafter I get the adapter plate. The original 36 volt reach truck electrics will require parting and examination. Decisions will be made re controllers etc then. Aerodynamic mods are being considered which should drastically change the Corollas current appearance. I promise to include start photos in the next few posts but meantime? I,ll be glad to hear from anyone on any of the topics i've included in this, your introduction to "The Eire EV FOOL" .Wish me well please! Regards Abe
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Written on: 20 April 2009 [22:24]
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childress
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registered since: 14.08.2007
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Cheers! Good luck with your conversion! One of the most difficult things that I've read about is finding a base vehicle that is both light as well as rugged enough to handle the extra weight of the battery packs for the E.V. I'm not a E.V. conversion person, but there's got to be a good site out there on the 'net somewhere! Best 'o luck! Commute suck? Twike it; You'll like it!
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Written on: 21 April 2009 [00:09]
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iamian
 
registered since: 23.02.2009
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childress wrote: I'm not a E.V. conversion person, but there's got to be a good site out there on the 'net somewhere! One of the better places I've found is: http://www.diyelectriccar.com/ full of nice knowledgeable people ... several examples ... etc... RE & Efficiency enthusiast
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