EV Links

Plug-In Vehicle Advocacy

• EAA Plug-in Hybrid Special Interest Group (http://www.eaa-phev.org/) — develop and document the modifications needed to convert hybrid electric vehicles into a "plug in" hybrid. The goal is to make conversion plans available as well as a list of parts needed.
• PlugInAmerica (http://www.pluginamerica.org/) — a coalition EV drivers, and clean air and energy independence advocates (PlugInAmerica is an affiliated organization ). This coalition advocates the use of plug-in cars, trucks and SUVs powered by cleaner, cheaper, domestic electricity to reduce our nation's dependence on petroleum and improve the global environment.
• CalCars— California Car Initiative to develop clean, efficient, and practical vehicles.
• PlugIn Partners

EV Research

• Dr. Andrew Frank (http://www.eaa-phev.org/wiki/Dr._Andrew_Frank) has done research on electric vehicle technology since 1971 and is widely recognized as the father of the modern plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV).

Electric Vehicle Development

• AC Propulsion (http://www.acpropulsion.com/) — developer of the tZero super-car, numerous conversions, and technologies.
• Commuter Cars— maker of the Tango
• Energy CS (http://www.energycs.com/) — developer of plug-in hybrid.
• Tesla
• Think North America
• Wrightspeed Inc.

Batteries

• Information
  • Battery University
  • EPRI Battery Report:Advanced Batteries for Electric Drive Vehicles
• Research
  • Sadoway Research Group
• Manufacture
  • Lead Acid (PbA)
    • US Battery
    • Trojan Battery
  • Nickel family (Ni-Cd and NiMH)
    • Cobasys
    • Nilar
    • Saft Battery
  • Lithium Ion (LiIon)
    • Lithium Technology Corporation— Gaia batteries
    • Saft Battery
    • Valence Technology— developer of advanced Li-Ion batteries for electric cars.
  • Sodium Nickel Chloride (Zebra)
    • MES-DEA S.A. Zebra Batteries

Discussion groups, forums, etc.

See our list at EV Forums

Magazines etc.

• EV World online magazine:http://www.evworld.com/
• Electrifying Times — Latest electric car news:http://www.electrifyingtimes.com/

Individual EV Conversion Pages

(showing how the conversion was done)

• EvHelp.com
• Jim's Electric Truck ("ET")
• Victor's Electric Honda
• Joseph's Electric Cabriolet
• The EV Photo Album(many conversion examples)

Electric Vehicles for Sale

See our EVs For Sale page

EV Conversion Services & Components

• seeEVsFor Salelink

Neighborhood Electric Vehicles

(NEVs — Low Speed vehicles LSVs — designed to drive on city streets at sub highway speeds. Although some NEVs are legally equipped, you must check to see if they are allowed to drive on your city streets):

• NEVs— NEV discussions
• BIG MAN
• Canadian Electric Vehicles (CEV)
• Cruise Car, Inc.
• e-ride
• Electric Vehicles Northwest(NEVs & Electric Bikes)
• Global Electric Motorcars (GEM NEVs)
• Gorilla Vehicles(sturdy & versatile NEV)
• Dynasty Electric Car Corporation
• Columbia ParCar
• Tiger Truck
• RoadRatMotors
• Western Golf Car— Lido LS
• ZAP
• Zero Emission No Noise (ZENN)

Insurance

Insurance companies that cover EVs Farmers, Progressive, Geico, State Farm, +
(read all threads at the bottom for all EV driver experiences)

Electrothon & plans

• Electrathon America
• BlueSky Design(Electrathon products)
• ElectrathonMexico(Electrathon EVs)
• Global Light & Power(EV & Electrathon parts)
• Robert Q. Riley Enterprises(EV plans)

 

EV Related Organizations

• Czech EV Club— Elektromobily. From the Czech Republic (English version of articles coming soon). This club dates back to the the 1960s.
• National Electric Drag Racing AssociationNEDRA (Hot & Fast EV's)
• EV Council Of Ottawa(Canadian EV organization and resource)
• Australian Electric Vehicle Association
• Japan Electric Vehicle Club(Choose the English pages)
• National Station Car Project(EVs to public Transportation)
• EDTA(aka: EVAA, EV industry organization. Auto Manufacturers, Utilities, etc.)
• Bay Area Action(Converting an MG to electric power)
• The Alternative-Fuel Vehicle Directory
  (Presented by Gary Noe, VirginiaWesleyan College)
• Electrathon America(Official home-page)
• NEW YORK STATE ELECTRIC AUTO ASSN

Electric Bikes / Scooters

• Electric Avenue Scooters
• The Green Commuter"All Things Green for all Green Commuters" in the Greater Washington, DC Area
• JDOBikes

Electric Buses

• EVI Buses and Trollys

Electric Boats

• Electric Boat Association of the Americas
• Cloud Electric Vehicles
• Reservoir Runner(electric outboard motor)
• Budsin Wood Craft(electric boats)
• http://www.tamarackelectricboats.com/(electric boats)
• PropEle Electric Boat Motors

Solar EVs

• World Solar Challenge(Official Australian WSC website)
• Winston High School(Texas - Solar Car Racing Organizers)

EV Technology Points

• EV Challenge
• Alternate Neighborhood Transportation
• Northern California Solar Energy Association
• Johnson Controls(Batteries)
• Efficient Drivetrains, Inc.
• Justin Dunn(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)
• Sacramento Municipal Utility District(search EV)
• Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
• Union of Concerned Scientists
• CEERT(Center for Energy Efficiency & Renewable Technologies)
• Institute For Transportation Studies(UC Davis)
• Twike(alsoTwike.US)
• Gizmo

Charging station location links, recommend ReCarGo or PlugShare first

http://www.recargo.com/search/

http://carstations.com/

http://www.chargepoint.net/find-stations.php

http://www.plugshare.com/

http://g.co/maps/jtxst

http://www.blinknetwork.com/locator.html

http://www.afdc.energy.gov/afdc/locator/stations/

http://www.semacharge.com/publicstations.php

 

Other Points

• EV World
• Home Power Magazine
• EMagazine (an Environmental Magazine)
• Electrifying Times
• IQS Directory, a FREE, comprehensive listing of manufacturers and suppliers serving major segments of the OEM industrial manufacturing marketplace across the United States and Canada. Industrial engineers and buyers rely on IQS Directory to specify products within a series of categories and buy products directly from manufacturers.
• Megawatt Motorworks, LLC, Discover the Potential 
• Sustainable Business.com
• Solstice(An online resource for sustainable development)
• Envirolink(An environmental web site)
• Web Directory(Environment Oriented)
• Solar Energy International(Renewable Energy Education)
• Real Goods Trading Co(Alternative energy goods for sale)
• Xantrex(formerly Trace Engineering—makes inverters for off-grid use)
• Shell Solar panels(formerly Siemens Solar—solar PV panel manufacturer)
• Ballard Power Systems(fuel cell manufacturer)
• Build It Green(environmental building resources)

Government Links

• National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  • NREL Advanced Vehicles and Fuels Reesarch
    • NREL Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles
    • NREL Fuel Cell Vehicles
• U.S. Department of Energy
  • DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
    • Alternative Fuels Data Center
    • Clean Cities Program
    • EERE: FreedomCAR & Vehicle Technologies Program
    • EERE: Hydrogen, Fuel Cells & Infrastructure Technologies Program
• Argonne National Laboratory
  • ANL: The Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy Use in Transportation (GREET) Model
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
  • NOAA Annual Greenhouse Gas Index (AGGI)

Laws on EVs, PHEVs and NEVs

• DOE Incentives and Laws
• DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
• DOE Summaries of federal laws
• UCS hybrid center with state and federal law summaries and links
• California Air Resources Board: Laws and Regulations

Peak Oil

• Association for the Study of Peak Oil
• Hubbert Peak
• Life After the Oil Crash
• Oil Crash
• Oil Depletion Analysis Centre
• Post Carbon Institute

Community Resources for Owners by Make

Tesla Motors

Tesla Motors Club Forum (vBulletin)
Unofficial Tesla Owners Map

http://www.tesla.com/

GM/Chevrolet
GM-Volt.com (vBulletin)
GM-Bolt EV

Nissan
My Nissan Leaf Forum (phpBB)

Ford
Ford Focus Electric Forum (phpBB)

 

Disclaimer

The listings are provided for information purposes only. The Electric Auto Association makes no claims or endorsements of the companies or the products listed on our web pages. Similar to buying a gas car, You should do your homework (talk to customers, contact theBetter Business Bureau, read books and magazines, etc.), and thenmake your own educated buying decision.