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  Neighborhood Electric Vehicle Company
If electric vehicles are going to be successful this time around, they have to offer people solutions that meet their needs personally, socially and environmentally.
Electric vehicles must break out of the conventional automotive model and succeed on a social level, and this is where EV's have a distinct competitive advantage; at BOTH ENDS of the transportation spectrum.
MicroCars will inevitably be compared to the full size automobiles, and will have to demonstrate that their limitations will be offset by advantages.
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 Global Electric Microcars - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Global Electric Microcars (also called GEM) is a manufacturer of small electric cars for intra-city use.
GEM e2 NEV - A two-seat vehicle similar to a golf cart
GEM eS NEV - A two-seat pickup truck
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 Burning Down the House The flaming EV and the supermodel By Jim Motavalli
"Electric cars and golf carts are always overloading their chargers and burning up, but no one knows about it.'" Gossip columnist Adam Curry, who ran the story on his website next to a video clip of Kylie Minogue riding a mechanical bull in her underwear, says he's sure of it, too.
Reminiscent of microcars of the 50s like the BMW Isetta and Messerschmitt Tiger (but with clean battery power compared to their dirty two-stroke gas motors), neighborhood EVs reach heady speeds of 25 miles an hour, but that's OK because they're restricted to 35-mile-per-hour zones in many states.
I drove a GEM in Petoskey, a northern Michigan resort town where an amazing 100 of the beasts are in regular use.
www.electrifyingtimes.com /mota_gem.html   (619 words)

  
 Feature Article
Among concept cars, hybrid electrics are still going strong, and more of them are being built with lithium-ion batteries rather than the standard nickel-metal hydride.
Their Eliica electric concept car, unveiled at the last Tokyo Motor Show, has a 60-kilowatt motor, including the reduction gear, wheel bearing, and brake, in each and every one of its wheels—all eight of them.
For example, all-wheel drive using only an electric motor to power the rear wheels—soon to be offered on the company's Lexus RX 400h luxury hybrid sport-utility—was first seen on hybrid delivery vans sold only in Japan.
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 Dodge - the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
In 1914 the Dodge Brothers started their own auto company, which they named the DodgeBrothers Motor Vehicle Company.
Early models had some similarities to the Ford Model T, but with such refinements as electric rather than crank start, as were becoming popular with themiddle class.
Dodge is attempting to change this with the introduction of the new Dodge Charger.
www.encyclopedia-of-knowledge.com /?t=Dodge   (310 words)

  
 WorldChanging: Another World Is Here: Hybrid-Electric... Bicycle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Like most modern electrics, it has regenerative braking to help recharge the battery, but can be "refilled" from a standard outlet.
What differentiates the two models -- the Active and the Easy -- is that the Active also has a pair of recumbent bicycle pedals for each passenger, allowing the driver to extend the range of the vehicle, and get a bit of exercise while at it.
The electric-only version has to be upgraded to meet safety standards for three-wheeled motorcycles; the hybrid version, however, qualifies (in some states, at least) as an electric bicycle, limiting its highway use but not requiring extensive modification.
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 EADS [Definition]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
EADS is also the second-largest European arms manufacturer The arms industry is a massive global industry.
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Mercedes Car Group: Global Electric Microcars (GEM) Global Electric Microcars (also called GEM) is a manufacturer of small electric cars for intra-city use.
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 chrysler gem car Right Here !chrysler gem car   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Global Electric Motorcars, LLC (GEM), a wholly-owned subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler and the leading producer and seller of low speed neighborhood electric vehicles (NEV).
It' s a GEM (Global Electric Motorcar), the latest innovation from Diemler Chrysler.
However officer-in-charge of the Magnetic Island police station Sergeant Kerry Kraut said the car was a golf buggy and not an electric car compliant with road transport laws.
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 Manufacturers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
India`s first electric car (EV), to be produced by the Maini Group.
Manufacturer of electric and hybrid vehicles, including trucks, trams and shuttle buses for use primarily in off-highway applications.
Low-emission electric and hybrid-electric vehicles (buses, trucks, tow tractors, trams) and components.
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 Wired New York Forum - Dream Cars   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
GEM stands for Global Electric Motorcar, and since 2000, when it bought the company, DaimlerChrysler has turned out thousands of them at a shiny factory in Fargo, N.D. A tiny insect-like electric with a stripped-down, surprisingly tall body on which even doors are optional, the GEM looks like an outsized Happy Meal toy.
The Global Electric Motorcar was the brainchild of Dan Sturges, now director of Mobility Lab, an automotive research center in Southern California that he founded in 2001.
That company attracted backing and made the trans2, a GEM forerunner, in Livonia, Mich. But after 350 were sold, at $7,000 each, the molded plastic body panels began to weep an oily fluid that ruined the finish, required a recall and essentially bankrupted the company.
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 SVC Global
The ambitious plan to sell 15,000 cars a year was hatched by a German expatriate, a California luxury car converter and a Santa Rosa, Calif., electric car company called Zap.
And Zap, which is trying to put together the dealer body, has been in bankruptcy court for two years and loses money at an alarming rate.
Its electric cars are not permitted to travel faster than 25 mph under federal law.
web.www.svc.cc /board/html/article.php?sid=156   (931 words)

  
 Awesome Library - Science
As global population and oil demand rise, more and more people will be competing for less and less oil.
And it can carry the average rider for a full day, nonstop, on only five cents' worth of electricity." The device is expected to be available commercially toward the end of 2002 and is expected to sell for around 3,000 dollars.
Electricity is generated by a hand crank, batteries, a solar panel, or batteries.
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 Jeep [Definition]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
The Army was formed on June 14, 1775, before the establishment of the United States, to meet the demands of the American Revolutionary War....
[click for more] during World War II World War II was a global conflict fought between 1937-1945 or 1939-1945 involving every continent and the majority of the world's states.
They were originally made from US military jeeps left over from World War II and are well known for their flamboyant decoration and crowded seating....
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 Flayrah.com :: Unusually Good Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
She is effectively a copy of her surrogate mother, the result of samplings from skin cells fused with an empty equine egg.
"Idaho Gem", born on May 4th, is the first successful clone from the horse family.
Of these, Idaho Gem is the first birth, with his identical brothers due to be born in June and August.
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 global_electric_microcars   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
bed version of the eS Members and holdings of DaimlerChrysler AG  : Mercedes Car Group: Global Electric Microcars (GEM)
Car Audio and Video     Global Electric Microcars (also called GEM) is a manufacturer of small electric cars for intra-city use.
Pet Supplies     Global Electric Microcars (also called GEM) is a manufacturer of small electric cars for intra-city use.
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 allpar.com - Chrysler, Dodge, and Mopar news from early 2001
This is not unlikely given the fact that the company's cars are being phased out, with the small and mid-size vehicles (including convertible) being cancelled, the Jeep Grand Cherokee moved over to Mercedes, and the LH series becoming a Mercedes/Chrysler hybrid.
Also introduced at this event was GEM electric car, a four-seater with flexible doors (also available as a two-seat utility vehicle) designed for neighborhood cruising.
General Motors recalled three quarters of a million cars due to electrical fires, while NHTSA is investigating 164 complaints of non-deploying airbags on Chrysler minivans.
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 Allstate Scooters - Big Scooter Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Now that the kids are back to school, you can reward them for good grades with a Free Xtreme electric scooter when you buy two at the regular price!
ATLANTA, GA -- In response to tremendous increase in use of electric scooters to reduce transportation costs, reduce air and noise pollution and at same time provide an extremely enjoyable means of transportation, A1 Electric Scooters is...
Scooters, mopeds, microcars and/or 3-wheeled trucks that I presently own...
www.bigscooterguide.com /allstate-scooters.html   (653 words)

  
 AutoWeek - The Auto Enthusiast's Online Resource   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Car News briefs: Zap prepares to deliver Smart Fortwo microcars to U.S.; Ford designer reunion
California electric-vehicle maker ZAP has cleared the last hurdle in its effort to import Smart Fortwo microcars for the American market.
Environmental Protection Agency approval came in mid-April, and ZAP is already preparing to begin deliveries of the two-seater to dealers in the United States.
www.autoweek.com /news.cms?newsId=100860   (702 words)

  
 Autoindex! - research 1600 car makers, 40000 photos - the best and largest free online car catalog and biggest ...
Takara Toys, which is an internationally recognized toymaker and their Choro Q Motors pull-back cars are extremely popular in Japan embarked on producing electric vehicles and teamed up with a Japanese tuning company, called Cox in order to create stylish electric microcars.
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 AutoWeek - The Auto Enthusiast's Online Resource   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
It was the last major regulatory hurdle the company faced.
Zap, an electric vehicle maker in Santa Rosa, Calif., has a goal of selling 15,000 Smart cars a year in the United States.
It hopes to have 150 dealers signed up by mid 2005.
www.autoweek.com /news.cms?newsId=101309   (749 words)

  
 Follow Me Here... : 02/01/2001 - 02/28/2001   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
RIP Donella Meadows (1941-2001), a founder of the sustainability movement in environmental thinking and lead author of the seminal ecological tract, The Limits to Growth (1972).
Trained as a chemist and biophysicist, she taught global trend analysis and system dynamics at Dartmouth and was no stranger to information science; the Limits to Growth project was in no small part a computer modelling effort.
She was a recipient of a MacArthur 'genius grant' for her work, and participated in an international group of scientists which "built early and critical avenues of exchange between scientists on both sides of the Iron Curtain at the height of the Cold War."
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 Maybach - Novinky - Unikátní Maybach Exelero   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Maybach was revived as a brand in the early 2000s under the direction of Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes Car Group: Global Electric Microcars (GEM)
All of which would mean little, I suppose, if the backseat of a Maybach 62 weren't Thanks to its long 150-inch wheelbase, the Maybach 62 has a stability
Maybach Exelero má pod kapotou dvanáctiválec do V s objemem 5908 ccm se dvema turbodmychadly.
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 Recreation/Automotive   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
One of the world's largest independent manufacturers of automotive air conditioners and microprocessor powered cruise controls.
Other products include air conditioning replacement parts, electric door locks, remote keyless entry/security systems and remote starters.
ASC is a global producer of superior automotive water pumps and industrial components.
www.acont.co.uk /Recreation/Automotive/more2.html   (2652 words)

  
 V E N I C E W A T C H D A W G #110   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
So it doesn't look like much will get built or there will be any more
Zap has traditionally sold electric vehicles but has embraced the
But there's never been a microcar that could
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 Car Books, Motorcycle Literature, Repair Manuals - Motolit.com Index
Audi A6 Electrical Wiring Manual, A6 Sedan 1998-2000, A6 Avant 1999-2000, allroad quattro 2000, by Bentley Service Publications
Auto Electricity and Electronics Technology : Principles, Diagnosis, Testing, and Service of All Major Electrical, Electronic, and Computer Control sy, by James E. Duffy
Automotive Electricity and Electronics: Concepts and Applications, by Edward F. Mahoney
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